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India Takes Over Iran’s Strategic Chabahar Port
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 25, 2018 India has formally taken over operations at Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port, a move that could have significant geopolitical ramifications in the region. The port on the Indian Ocean, inaugurated last year, is being built largely by India and is expected to provide a key supply route for Afghanistan
Dozens Killed, Injured In Militant Raid On Kabul Government Compound
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan December 25, 2018 Afghan officials say at least 43 people were killed after militants stormed government offices in the eastern part of the capital Kabul, triggering an hours-long gun battle. Health Ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh said another 25 people were wounded in the December 24 raid on a compound housing
Reports of U.S. Drawdown in Afghanistan Fuel Regional Concerns, Speculation
VOA News| December 25, 2018: U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering cutting in half the number of American troops in Afghanistan in coming weeks. The move, not yet confirmed by the U.S. administration, has shocked officials in the war-ravaged country and around region. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad.
Aid agencies under threat in Afghanistan as Taliban attempts to tax them
CBC: Setting up regulations and tax collection ‘to make the Taliban look like a state’ – The Taliban in Afghanistan are becoming what one think-tank calls a “government in waiting,” taxing individuals in the provinces and extending a kind of regulatory jurisdiction over medical clinics and other public institutions. The Taliban have their own tax
Parties Doubt IEC’s Ability To Hold Presidential Elections
Tolo News: Major political parties and movements on Monday said the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is not capable of holding credible presidential elections. The parties called on judicial institutions to investigate “large-scale fraud” in the parliamentary elections. Click here to read more (external link). Related Int’l community urges changes in Afghan election commission leadership IEC
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – December 24, 2018
Car Bomb Hits Kabul Government Compound
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 24, 2018 Militants detonated a car bomb before storming a government compound in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in an ongoing attack on December 24, officials and eyewitnesses said. Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman at the Interior Ministry, said several gunmen entered the compound and that they were exchanging fire with the
Water shortages worsen in Afghanistan as drought persists
Al Jazeera: More than the two million Afghans affected as La Nina has devastating effect on the planting season. Afghans are facing water shortages due to the persistent drought that has ravaged the country this year. In many places, including the capital Kabul, local residents have to carry containers to fill at water points several