Monthly Archives: May 2018
Why Xi-Modi Vow to Cooperate in Afghanistan Has U.S. Strategic Planners Worried
Michael Hughes: It is only natural for the Pakistanis to be reeling over the recent marathon strategic talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi – especially given the fact the two leaders pledged to launch a joint economic development project in Afghanistan. The implications of the meeting are quite clear from
Pakistan Reopens Major Trade Route With Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 1, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has formally reopened a major trade route with landlocked Afghanistan after nearly four years. Authorities had closed the remote Ghulam Khan border crossing in North Waziristan in 2014 after launching a major army-led counter-militancy offensive in the tribal district, once condemned as the “epicenter” of international
Report: Afghan Security Forces See Drastic Decline
William Gallo VOA News May 1, 2018 The number of Afghan security forces declined sharply over the past year amid worsening violence, according to a U.S. government watchdog’s latest assessment of the conflict. Afghan police and army forces saw an almost 11-percent decline, according to the report released Tuesday by the Special Inspector General on
Tolo News in Dari May 1, 2018
Shpageeza Cricket League to begin on June 30
1TV: The 2018 season of Shpageeza Cricket League, Afghanistan’s domestic T20 league, will begin on June 30, the country’s cricket board said Tuesday. The date was set during a meeting at the board that discussed also fixtures for first edition of Afghanistan Premier League that is set to take place in UAE in October. Click here
24 Percent Of Qualified Afghans ‘Remain Unemployed’
Tolo News: According to the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled, two million Afghans are unemployed in the country. At least 24 percent of qualified Afghans are job seekers across the country, the labor minister Faizullah Zaki said, stressing the need to create an effective solution to overcome unemployment in Afghanistan. Click here to read
Pak-Afghan situations could trigger third world war, claims Pak politician
Khaama Press: Awami National Party (ANP) central general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain made the claims as he was speaking during a press conference on Monday. He went on to claim that “Superpowers including Russia, China and USA are fighting in Afghanistan but Pakhtuns on both sides are becoming victims of their war.” Click here to read more
Former Afghan female Air Force pilot wins asylum in U.S.
1TV: Niloofar Rahmani, who became Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing pilot in the country’s air force, has been granted asylum in the United States. Rahmani requested asylum in U.S. after completing 18-month training course in the country. She won asylum after 16-month wait. Click here to read more (external link).
Poppy Harvest Season Underway in Eastern Afghanistan
VOA News | April 30,2018: Poppy harvest season is underway in Afghanistan, the world’s largest producer of opium. Farmers in eastern Nangarhar province say they do not have any other options but to cultivate poppy to make a living. U.S. and Afghan forces continue to target drug-processing labs across Afghanistan in order to target Taliban financial