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NATO Chief Hopes Alliance to Prolong Funding of Afghan Forces Till 2024 at Brussels Summit
BRUSSELS, June 15 (Sputnik) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that he expected the upcoming NATO summit to result in prolonging financing for the Afghan security forces till 2024. “Our training mission in Afghanistan is another key contribution to the fight against international terrorism. And I expect that we will agree at
Karzai Says He Will Not Run For President
Tolo News: Former president Former president Hamid Karzai said he will not run for president in the next presidential election as he rejected the reports about him saying he will be part of the campaign once again in 2019 election. Karzai said he will give a chance for new faces and younger generation to nominate as
India v Afghanistan: Test debutants beaten inside two days
BBC: Afghanistan lost 20 wickets in a day as their Test debut ended in a two-day defeat by India in Bangalore. Responding to India’s total of 474, Afghanistan were dismissed for 109 and 103 to lose by an innings and 262 runs. Hashmatullah Shahidi (36) was the top scorer for Afghanistan in either innings as
Historic Temporary Cease-Fire Takes Effect in Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 15, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Warring sides in Afghanistan have temporarily ceased battlefield hostilities for the first time in nearly 18 years after a Taliban limited cease-fire went into effect on Friday. The Afghan government already has halted its counter-insurgency operations for a week starting from last Tuesday to encourage the Islamist
New Moon Crescent Sighted, Eid on Friday, June 15th
Gulf News: The Shawwal moon-sighting committee in the UAE has announced Thursday is the last day of Ramadan. Saudi Royal Court and Bahrain announce Eid Al Fitr on Friday, June 15. Click here to read more (external link).
US Military Targets Pakistani Taliban Leader in Drone Strike
VOA News Carla Babb June 14, 2018 PENTAGON — A U.S. drone strike has targeted the leader of the Pakistani Taliban in an Afghan province near the border with Pakistan, a U.S. military official confirmed to VOA. Unconfirmed reports from locals Thursday said Mullah Fazlullah has been killed. The U.S. official, who spoke on the condition
National Institute Of Music Awarded Prestigious Polar Prize
Tolo News: The 2018 Polar Music Prize has been awarded to the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) and Dr Ahmad Sarmast, its founder and director, in recognition of how this inspirational organization has used the power of music to transform young people’s lives. The king of Sweden on Thursday night handed over the award to the
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – June 14, 2018
Decade of US Anti-Drug Efforts in Afghanistan Yields Zero Results – Inspector General
WASHINGTON, June 14 (Sputnik) – More than $8 billion spent by the United States in the past decade to curtail opium production in Afghanistan has been graded a failure, with poppy production at an all-time high and providing income for terrorist groups with help from corrupt Afghan officials, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John