Press TV September 4, 2017 A Nobel laureate and several Muslim nations have strongly denounced and staged protests against Myanmar’s government over persecution of Muslim Rohingya minority in the western state of Rakhine. Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, said in a statement posted on social networking website Twitter that her “heart
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal September 4, 2017 Five of the world’s leading emerging economies have issued a statement that includes for the first time Pakistan-based militant groups as a regional security concern and calls for their patrons to be held accountable. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which comprise the BRICS grouping, called for an
Tolo News: In a major sign of long-term support for Afghanistan, the United States and NATO alliance are moving to support the Afghan Air Force by investing billions of dollars in the nation’s Air Force. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, commander of Train, Advise, Assist Command said in an interview with TOLO news on Sunday that $7
Press TV / September 3, 2017 Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is expected to embark on a four-nation tour of China, Russia, Iran and Turkey as tensions rise between Islamabad and Washington over the latter’s new strategy in Afghanistan. The tour will begin on Friday, more than two weeks after US President Donald Trump
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Michael Hughes: China’s immediate public defense of Pakistan against charges of harboring terrorists levied by President Donald Trump should be seen as a troubling sign in Washington – for Beijing’s staunch support will allow Islamabad to destabilize Afghanistan indefinitely and with impunity. U.S. threats to cut-off aid and cozy up to India will also amount to
Salon: As I noted in my article earlier this week, these sworn statements describe Prince as someone who “views himself as a Christian crusader tasked with eliminating Muslims and the Islamic faith from the globe.” His directions have also “encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life.” If Prince indeed became a so-called viceroy in Afghanistan,
Reuters: Australia’s military watchdog has issued a public plea for information regarding rumours of possible war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan. The ABC reported in July on an alleged cover-up of the killing of an Afghan boy as well as hundreds of pages of leaked defence force documents relating to the secretive operations of the
The Economist: Many Afghans clutch at their tribe rather than their country. These attitudes slide into political life. Regional politicians appeal to their own clan rather than to the national interest, and officials are often promoted on kinship instead of merit. None of this encourages good governance: ethnic disputes in parliament have ended in punch-ups. Similar
Nazrana Ghaffar VOA News September 1, 2017 It’s easy to understand why Heela Najibullah would crave revenge. Her father, Afghan President Najibullah, was executed by the Taliban, his body and his brother’s dragged by a truck through the streets of Kabul before they were strung up for public display. But Heela has managed to quell