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Taliban’s military commission chief for Nangarhar districts killed in NDS raid
Khaama Press: A senior Taliban leader in charge of the military commission of the group for the 14 districts of eastern Nangarhar province was killed during an operation of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS). The governor’s office in Nangarhar in a statement said the senior Taliban leader Gul Mohammmad was killed late on
Afghanistan And Iraq At Risk Of Being Caught Up In Web Of US Sanctions Aimed At Iran
Forbes: Afghanistan’s economy is small and it is only the 145th largest exporter in the world. However, Iran plays a central role as the largest source of Afghan imports and the third largest destination for its exports, according to the World Bank. The importance of trade via Iran has been rising and was set to be
US wasted billions in failed Afghanistan stabilization program: Report
Press TV May 24, 2018 A US government watchdog has found that the United States wasted billions of dollars, purportedly trying to stabilize fragile parts of Afghanistan over the past 17 years. The assessment has been made by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko who presented a report in Washington on Thursday. “Despite
Pakistani Senate Looks Into Concerns of Hazara Minority
Madeeha Anwar VOA News May 24, 2018 More than 3,000 members of the Hazara minority have been killed in targeted killings and terror attacks in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province since 2001, leaders of the community told the country’s Senate Thursday. The Senate’s Committee for Human Rights held a special session to hear the grievances of
Pakistan Paves Way to Mainstreaming Restive Tribal Areas
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News May 24, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s national assembly passed a historic constitutional amendment Thursday, paving the way to bringing the restive Federally Administered Tribal Areas, known as FATA, into the political mainstream, just a week before the end of its tenure. The bill will be taken up Friday in the Senate. Until
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Ending polio in Afghanistan: Big plan, small details
Global Polio Eradication Initiative: Every child needs to be vaccinated to protect them from poliovirus. To achieve this, detailed plans are prepared for vaccination teams. The aim is to find each child under 5 years of age – in Afghanistan, that is around 10 million altogether – and to reach them with vaccines. Click here to
Dostum-ARG Relations On The Mend: First VP’s Office
Tolo News: Office of President Ashraf Ghani’s First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum on Thursday said that relations between Dostum and the Presidential Palace (ARG) were improving, but officials gave no details about when Dostum would return to Kabul. Members of the public meanwhile said that Dostum has the right to return to his country –
CE hands over keys to apartments to 27 Afghan footballers
1TV: The apartments had been ordered by the then President Hamid Karzai after the team won first international football title South Asian Football Federation Championship in 2013. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Cricket Sunrisers To Get 2nd Chance At Finals Against Kolkata Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan issues warning for India as leg-spinner