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Sopko Doubts Afghan Forces’ Self-Sustaining Capacity
Tolo News: Afghan military forces face heavy turnover rates and a lack of quality equipment, shortcomings that are keeping the country from being self-sustaining even after 18 years of war and $83 billion in US security support, the US special inspector general for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John F. Sopko, said on Monday. Click here to read more
UN: Afghan, NATO Forces Killed More Civilians this Year than Insurgent Groups
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 30, 2019 The United Nations says more Afghan civilians were killed by government and NATO-led troops than by the Taliban and other insurgent groups in the first half of 2019. The U.N.’s mission in Afghanistan released a report Monday that showed a combined 717 civilians were killed by government and
Afghan Soldier Kills Two U.S. Troops In Kandahar Province
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 30, 2019 An Afghan soldier has shot and killed two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, officials say. A spokesman for the Afghan military said on July 30 that the two soldiers were killed when a member of the Afghan National Army opened fire on troops inside a
Afghanistan To Face Uzbekistan In CAFA U16 Championship
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U16 National Football Team will face Uzbekistan in their fourth match of the CAFA U16 Championship in Tajikistan on Tuesday. The match will start at 5:30pm Kabul time on Tuesday. On Monday, the Afghan side defeated the powerful Iran 1-0. Click here to read more (external link).
Pompeo Says Trump Wants To ‘Reduce’ Foreign Forces In Afghanistan By November 2020
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 29, 2019 WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says President Donald Trump wants combat forces of the United States and its allies reduced in Afghanistan before the next U.S. presidential election in November 2020. Pompeo made the remarks on July 29 during a talk on foreign policy hosted
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – July 29, 2019
The Worth of a Girl
VOA News: What does a child bride bring to a marriage — a dowry, social status, domestic labor, business connections? What is her value to two families, the one she leaves and the one she joins? And what is the cost to the girl? Early marriage doesn’t happen in only one region or in one religion.
Uzbekistan Focused on Developing Trade with Afghanistan
The Diplomat: Tashkent is set to become a dominant trade partner to Afghanistan as the two sides continue to negotiate on major projects. Uzbekistan has focused on fostering trade relations both globally and regionally. Tashkent has chased and negotiated various trade opportunities, and one country that stands out is Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external
Pakistan PM Khan may soon visit Afghanistan
1TV: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan may soon visit Afghanistan in an effort to help the peace process , a Pakistani newspaper has said. Khan’s close aides told The Nation that he had promised to play a ‘more positive’ role in the Afghan peace process during his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington.