Press TV June 11, 2016 A US Army officer has been arrested for trying to kill Muslim worshipers and making death threats against members of a mosque in North Carolina before they were going to pray in observance of the holy Ramadan, authorities say. US Army Reserve major Russell Thomas Langford also left bacon at
VOA News Ayaz Gul June 10, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Authorities in Afghanistan are searching for a woman aid worker from the Aga Khan Foundation who has been kidnapped in Kabul. No group has publicly claimed responsibility for abducting Judith D’Souza, an Indian national who has been working in Afghanistan for the Aga Khan’s development network since last
Press TV June 10, 2016 At least four civilians have lost their lives and more than three dozen others sustained injuries when a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan. Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said the terrorist attack took place as a large
DW: Where is Rumi from? Should his character be played by Leonardo di Caprio? These are the questions currently preoccupying Afghans and Iranians alike. Now even the Afghan government has waged into the debate. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 10, 2016 President Barack Obama has approved giving the U.S. military greater authority to help Afghan forces battle the Taliban, including increased use of air strikes, AP and Reuters reported on June 9. Under the new policy, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, will decide when it is
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 9, 2016 The U.S. government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan says the United States has wasted billions of dollars in reconstruction aid to Afghanistan during the past decade — and renewed Taliban militancy now threatens the gains that were made. John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), told
The National Interest: The Kabul government seems headed toward an agreement with the militant wing of Hezb-i-Islami (HIG), a group that for the last fifteen years has been at war with the Afghan state. Returning fighters will receive amnesty and many may eventually be incorporated into the Afghan security forces. Key leaders are also being promised housing
Tolo News: A new report released on Wednesday by Open Society Foundations (OSF) said the U.S and allied forces’ mission in Afghanistan is undermining efforts by harming civilians. While the U.S frequently stresses it does all it can to prevent civilian casualties, the report said poorly planned air strikes, misidentified targets, unexploded ordinance and rogue partner troops
Khaama Press: Afghan security forces have seized at least 65 trucks of Lapis Lazuli illegally extracted from a mine in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Sediq Sediqi told reporters Wednesday that the police forces are doing their best to prevent the illegal extraction of Lapis Lazuli. Click here to read
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, June 9 (Xinhua) — Afghan forces have set free nine abducted passengers from the clutch of Taliban in the northern Kunduz province and the operation goes on to secure the safe release of remaining passengers, an army spokesman in the northern region Nasratullah Jamshidi said Thursday. “So far nine passengers have been released