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Taliban to US: Leave Afghanistan or face Soviet-style defeat
Press TV December 27, 2018 The Taliban militant group has warned the United States it would face the same fate as the Soviet Union in the 1980s if it did not leave violence-wracked Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement on Thursday that US forces face “humiliation” and could “learn a great deal” from
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – December 27, 2018
Will be ‘merciless against enemies’: Amrullah Saleh
1TV: Amrullah Saleh, a former Afghan intelligence chief who was recently appointed as acting interior minister, on Tuesday vowed that he would be “merciless against criminals and enemies of the country.” “I hope when I leave the post, people would attach two attributes to me: a sincere servant of the people and a merciless minister against
Pakistan, US Military Leaders Review Afghan Peace Efforts
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 27, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The U.S. commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan traveled to Pakistan Thursday to discuss Afghan reconciliation efforts with Pakistan’s military chief, officials said. Gen. Austin Scott Miller’s visit came amid reports of a possible U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan and a renewed push to negotiate peace with
IS Spokesman In Afghanistan Killed In Drone Strike
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 27, 2018 The Afghan National Army says a leading spokesman for the affiliate of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan has been killed in a drone strike. An army statement on December 27 said Sultan Aziz Azam was killed the day before in an “IS hideout” in the
1TV Afghanistan Dari – December 26, 2018
Afghanistan Postpones Presidential Election
AP: Afghanistan’s presidential election, initially scheduled for April, will be postponed for several months to allow time to fix technical problems that surfaced during October’s parliamentary elections, officials said Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Confirmed: Iran talking to Taliban ‘to aid Afghan security’
Press TV December 26, 2018 Iran’s top security official has confirmed that the country has been holding talks with the Afghan Taliban in coordination with Kabul to help relieve rampant insecurity in Afghanistan. “The series of contacts and talks with the Taliban group have taken place with the knowledge of the Afghan government,” Ali Shamkhani,
Russia Hails Reported US Troop Reduction Plan in Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 26, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Russia has hailed the reported U.S. plans to pull some troops from Afghanistan as “a step in the right direction” but cast doubt on whether Washington really intends to do so. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharovav told reporters in Moscow Wednesday that the potential military drawdown could