Associated Press: A company founded by a London-based banker signed agreements Friday with the government of Afghanistan to explore for gold and copper in the north of the country. Centar Ltd. said it hopes to begin exploration in two sites next year and would within a year become one of the largest private-sector employers in the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 5, 2018 Afghan officials said at least four civilians were mistakenly killed when the Afghan Air Force carried out an air strike targeting Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan. Abdul Raziq, the police chief of Kandahar Province, said the Taliban had mounted an attack in the Maroof district when security forces
Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) confirms that the Taliban and their families get benefit of the government’s healthcare services in some provinces.The Minister of Public Heath Feruzuddin Feruz on Friday said that they are providing healthcare services with no differentiation. “The Taliban are against the government, not their families, that is why health
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 5, 2018 Afghan officials have rejected a proposal to have foreign military contractors take over training and advising of the Afghan armed forces. The rejection comes after a renewed lobbying campaign by the founder and former CEO of the Blackwater security company, Erik Prince, who for the past few weeks
Mohammad Habibzada VOA News October 4, 2018 WASHINGTON — As concerns mount over the security of Afghanistan’s upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 20, Afghan officials are downplaying the threats and saying that the country’s security forces are capable to securing thousands of polling stations across the country. On Thursday, the Afghan government unveiled its security
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 4, 2018 NATO says a U.S. military member in Afghanistan has been killed, at least the sixth American fatality this year amid a sharp uptick in fighting by Taliban and other militants. A statement released by the alliance’s Resolute Support mission said the unnamed person was killed on October 4 but did
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 4, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s government has formally rejected and outlawed a plan, advocated by an American businessman, to privatize the 17-year-old war in the country, effectively ending a heated debate on the issue. Erik Prince promoted his proposal on Kabul television as recently as last week for the government to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 4, 2018 Pakistan’s foreign minister called on the the United States to restore good relations and military aid and stop blaming Islamabad for militant attacks on Afghanistan, even as he pledged to support negotiations with the Taliban to end the Afghan war. Shah Mehmood Qureshi visited Washington on October 3