Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 2, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump has described Afghanistan as a “lab for terrorists,” saying in a television interview that if the United States withdrew its military forces from the country, he would still leave a “very strong intelligence” presence behind. “I call it the Harvard of terrorists,” Trump said
Michael Hughes: Members of the Taliban and Afghan government are supposedly set to begin negotiations within the next two weeks but it is hard to imagine how they will overcome what appear to be irreconcilable differences over the very nature and structure of the country’s future political system. Taliban officials have openly stated they refuse to
1TV: The war in Afghanistan caused less civilian casualties in the first six month of this year than during the same period last year, an advocacy group said on Monday. A total of 1,981 civilians were killed and injured between January and June of 2019, The Civilian Protection Advocacy Group said in a report. The number was 2,639 during the
1TV: Afghanistan A cricket team left for Bangladesh on Monday to play seven matches against the hosts. The tour includes two four-day matches and five One-Day Internationals, which will be played between 5th and 29th July. Click here to read more (external link). Other Cricket News Afghanistan’s captain Gulbadin Naib defended his disastrous decision to bring himself on
Press TV July 1, 2019 Scores of people have been wounded with fatalities feared after a bomb-laden truck rocked Kabul, followed by gunmen battling special forces in an area housing military and government buildings. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the rush-hour explosion early Monday, which sent a plume of smoke into the air above the Puli Mahmood Khan neighborhood
AFP: Afghanistan’s Hamid Hassan felt he could have stopped Pakistan from getting over the line in a thrilling World Cup match if his one-day career hadn’t come to an end with a painful injury. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV June 30, 2019 American forces in Afghanistan tied to the 82nd US Airborne Division will become the first infantry Army battalion to employ pocket-sized drones on their impending deployment to the war-torn country. Soldiers with the Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat team were issued Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System in the spring and received training
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan June 30, 2019 KABUL — U.S. and Taliban negotiators are holding a new round of talks in Qatar to try to put an end to the war in Afghanistan, amid continued attacks by the militant group on Afghan officials and security forces. The seventh round of talks with Zalmay Khalilzad,