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Six Afghan Military Corps On The Offensive Against Militants
Tolo News: The United States Department of Defense said that for the first time six military corps in Afghanistan are on the offensive against insurgents. Pentagon says the offensive mode against insurgents will result in better coordination among government forces. Click here to read more (external link). More Security News Commandos Involved In 68 Operations To Combat
Afghan Spinner Mujeeb Zadran Signs For Hampshire
Tolo News: The Hampshire County Cricket Club of the United Kingdom on Thursday announced the signing of Afghan teenager Mujeeb Zadran for England’s T20 league. Mujeeb Zadran says it is a great honor for him to play cricket in England and that he is looking forward to this opportunity in his career. Click here to read more
Did Iran Have Anything to Do With Farah’s Attack?
Mohammad Habibzada VOA News May 17, 2018 WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s western Farah province has been the scene of fierce fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan government in recent days. Afghan officials blame Iran for the unrest. Gen. Fazl Ahmad Shirzad, provincial police chief of western Farah province, told reporters on Wednesday that Iran is supporting
Pentagon Raises Eyebrows With ‘In-Your-Face’ Afghanistan Tweets
Taliban fighters on the run following Afghan-led offensive in #Farah province, #Afghanistan. Video shows U.S. airpower (MQ-9s) in support. #AFGStrong #ForAFG @ResoluteSupport @MoDAfghanistan @DeptofDefense @usairforce pic.twitter.com/NxXNJMgRkE — USForces Afghanistan (@USFOR_A) May 16, 2018 William Gallo VOA News May 17, 2018 WASHINGTON — The black-and-white aerial footage shows a line of purported Taliban insurgents slowly walking along
Afghanistan Attacks Threaten Health System Gains
Reuters: Deteriorating security is forcing Afghanistan to spend more money on trauma care, rather than investing in women and children’s health, its health minister said Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV Afghanistan Dari News May 17, 2018
Drought Rescue Workers Prepare for High-Risk Mission in Afghanistan
Michael Hughes: International and local humanitarian aid workers at the request of Afghan authorities are preparing to launch a drought rescue mission in areas practically inaccessible to the government where more than 100,000 of the most vulnerable people reside. The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) appears to be leading the charge as worsening drought conditions threaten
My week with John ‘Mick’ Nicholson, Trump’s top general in Afghanistan
Al Jazeera: It was in my first year in Afghanistan that I first met John ‘Mick’ Nicholson, then a Lieutenant General working on US policy in Kabul, but a soldier who knew what was going on at the sharp end of the conflict having fought in the deadly Korengal Valley. Mick, as he was happy
How the World Bank Mismanaged the Reconstruction of Afghanistan
The Globalist: U.S. government investigators have found far-reaching mismanagement by the World Bank in its capacity as the administrator of the largest multi-country official fund to assist the Afghan government with its social expenditures and to reconstruct the country. A report to the U.S. Congress, issued by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), found that