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Afghans Remember Soviet Invasion as ‘Dark Day’

26th December, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo News: Afghans this week marked the 41st anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, calling it a “dark day” in the modern history of the country that led to devastating wars in Afghanistan.  Afghan politicians said that a lack of national consensus and the unending interference of outsiders prolonged the war in the country

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Posted in History, Russia-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Soviet-Afghan War |
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Daesh continues to operate in Afghanistan: Russia

18th December, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Ariana: Russia warns that the Islamic State, known as Daesh in Afghanistan, is building up its potential in Afghanistan to propagate extremist activities in the Central Asian countries. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security |
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Russian Helicopters accuse Ukraine of endangering lives of US, Afghan troops

9th December, 2020 · admin · 15 Comments

Ariana: Russian Helicopters, the manufacturer of Mi-17V-5 choppers used in Afghanistan, has warned that the lives of US and Afghan soldiers could be at risk as the helicopters are being repaired by unauthorized enterprises in Ukraine. Click here to read more (external link). Related Russian company criticizes overhaul of Afghan helicopters in Ukraine as ‘illegal’

Posted in Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security | Tags: Air Force |
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Trump Says Washington Would Retaliate If Bounties On U.S. Troops Confirmed

21st August, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 20, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on August 20 to retaliate if countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. U.S. media reported at the end of June that U.S. intelligence officials concluded months ago that Russian military intelligence offered bounties to Taliban-linked

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Posted in Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Russia Is Winning the Information War in Afghanistan

5th August, 2020 · admin · 10 Comments

FP: The country’s former occupier is using Kremlin-backed media to fuel anger toward the United States. Russia’s disinformation seeks to increase Afghan support for the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces and fuel suspicions about the intentions of the residual U.S. security force presence in postwar Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Opinion/Editorial, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Trump Says He Didn’t Discuss Russia-Taliban Bounty Allegations with Putin

29th July, 2020 · admin · 2 Comments

VOA News July 29, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump told the Axios news site that he did not discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin an alleged Russian plot to pay militants for attacks on American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Trump, in an excerpt of the interview released Wednesday, said he discussed “other things” with

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Posted in Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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No contacts on Afghanistan planned due to delays in prisoner exchange process

20th July, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Tass: No contacts on Afghanistan are currently being planned in any format as the process of prisoner exchange between Kabul and the Taliban radical movement (outlawed in Russia as a terrorist organization – TASS) has stalled, Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan and director of the Russian foreign ministry’s second Asia department, Zamir Kabulov, told

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Posted in Peace Talks, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, Taliban prisoner release |
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As U.S. Moves To Exit Afghanistan, Rivals Prepare To Swoop In

12th July, 2020 · admin · 12 Comments

By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 12, 2020 The U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was backed by most countries in the region, who shared the goal of ousting the extremist Taliban regime and eliminating the allied Al-Qaeda terrorist network. The governments in Tehran, Moscow, and Islamabad readily helped the United States fight the

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Posted in Iran-Afghanistan Relations, ISIS/DAESH, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Peace Talks, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Pakistan takeover of Afghanistan via Taliban |
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Taliban accuses Afghan government intelligence of torturing the group’s prisoners

11th July, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Ariana: The Taliban accused the Afghan intelligence of torturing prisoners of the group for admitting to receiving money from Russia to kill American soldiers. The claim of Russia rewarding Taliban fighters for killing US troops in Afghanistan is now slowly being linked to the Taliban and the Afghan government. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Ex-CIA Chief Says U.S. May Need To Respond With ‘Bold’ Action If Russian Bounties Prove True

11th July, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 11, 2020 WASHINGTON — The former head of the CIA said the United States may need to respond with “bold” action against Russia, including imposing harder-hitting sanctions, should a report prove true that Moscow offered Taliban-linked militants money to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. Leon Panetta, who served as CIA

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Posted in Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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