WASHINGTON, August 21 (Sputnik) – Rising civilian deaths, severe drought, capability gaps and a resilient insurgency are just some of the factors that are complicating US efforts to end the war in Afghanistan, the Defense Department Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel said in a report submitted to Congress. “Civilian deaths reached historically high levels,
William Gallo VOA News August 20, 2018 A plan by billionaire American businessman Erik Prince to privatize the U.S. war in Afghanistan is reportedly receiving renewed interest within the Trump administration, even though Afghan officials continue to criticize it as misguided. Prince is mounting a media campaign to convince President Donald Trump that his plan
Frud Behzan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 17, 2018 Hassan Rahimi recalls the last time he saw Farzana and Atta, his twin daughter and son. He had just ended a grueling shift at a local bakery. It was around noon when he arrived at the family’s cramped, one-room home in Dasht-e Barchi, a poor neighborhood
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News August 16, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Gunmen launched an attack on a training center on the grounds of Afghanistan’s intelligence service in Kabul, a day after a dozens of people were killed in assault on an education institution in the capital. Bahar Mehr, an advisor to minister of interior told VOA that four
Press TV August 15, 2018 Nearly 50 people have been killed in a bomb attack in front of an educational center in a mainly Shia Muslim area of western Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. “We can confirm the attack was caused by a bomber on foot. The bomber detonated himself inside the education center,” said
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 14, 2018 Taliban fighters have overrun an Afghan National Army operations base in northern Afghanistan while, further to the south, security forces are battling for a fifth consecutive day against Taliban militants who seized the city of Ghazni. Defense Ministry spokesman Ghafor Ahmad Jawed said Taliban fighters gained control of
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 13, 2018 Afghan government forces are battling the Taliban in Ghazni for a fourth straight day after the militant group launched an assault on the eastern city, officials say. Defense Minister Tareq Shah Bahrami said on August 13 that some 1,000 additional troops had been sent to Ghazni, the capital
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 12, 2018 Alem Rahmanyar Frud Bezhan SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan — Clad in a dusty blue burqa and clutching a piece of stale bread, Khaleda cowers in front of her three wailing young children in a makeshift refugee camp in northern Afghanistan. The 35-year-old, who only goes by one name, is among
MOSCOW, August 12 (Sputnik) – At least 103 people died and 133 were injured as the Taliban movement clashed with the government forces in the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan, local media reported Sunday, citing medical services. Ninety of the deceased were military or law enforcement, while 13 were civilians, according to 1TV broadcaster. On
WASHINGTON, August 10 (Sputnik) – Reports of civilian casualties following a July 19 US airstrike near the Afghan city of Kunduz have been refuted following an investigation, US Forces-Afghanistan said in a press release on Friday. “After carefully considering all relevant and reasonably available information, which included a review of the Afghan government’s report of