Press TV December 2, 2016 US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that retired Marine General James Mattis, an outspoken critic of the Iran nuclear agreement, will serve as his secretary of defense. “We are going to appoint ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis as our secretary of defense. But we’re not announcing it until Monday so don’t tell
Tolo News: Hackers who call themselves ‘Hazaristan Cyber Army’ on Friday hacked the website of Afghanistan’s National Security Council (NSC), one of country’s main security bodies. The hackers uploaded the image of a Daesh flag along with the pictures of several Afghan officials including NSC chief Mohammad Hanif Atmar, head of the Afghan intelligence agency Massoum Stanekzai,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 17, 2016 An Afghan-born man accused of injuring more than two dozen people in September bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey was indicted on November 16. Ahmad Khan Rahimi, 28, was charged in an indictment filed in Manhattan federal court with eight counts, including using a weapon of
Washington Examiner: With confirmation concerns increasing for President-elect Trump’s top two picks to run the State Department, Rudy Giuliani and John Bolton, top officials are now considering California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a top House foreign policy expert, according to sources. Rohrabacher, once a Reagan speechwriter and a House member since 1989, emerged Tuesday night as a
Steve Herman VOA News November 13, 2016 MUSCAT, OMAN — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric has sowed anxiety and confusion about the foreign policy path he will pursue. During the Republican primaries and in the general election contest against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the wealthy businessman was vague on some key issues, including
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 13, 2016 Afghanistan’s parliament has dismissed two more cabinet ministers because of poor performance, bringing the total number of ministers removed to five over two days. Lawmakers voted to fire Education Minister Asadullah Hanif Balkhi and Transportation Minister Mohammadullah Batash on November 13. The votes took place despite pleas from
Press TV November 12, 2016 Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, has sacked three government ministers, including the foreign minister, citing poor performance and their failure to timely spend allocated budgets. “The respected minister Salahuddin Rabbani of foreign affairs is voted down and we request the president to introduce another candidate and candidates
Al Jazeera: The outcome of the US presidential election has a far-reaching impact, and in Afghanistan’s capital, some have definite ideas about who they would like to see in office: Republican nominee Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. This is the country where America’s longest war has been playing out since 2001. It’s where US
Tolo News: Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, former member of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament), who was killed in an explosion in Baghlan province in 2007, had been a skilled economist who tried hard to put his country on the road to economic success. Today, a number of his plans have been implemented. Two key projects Kazimi
The Washington Post: Khanzir likes to lie in the sun. He spends long days sprawled across the grass, sometimes trotting over to greet the people passing by and admiring him. He almost seems to know he is popular, that visitors come from far and wide to catch a glimpse of him. Khanzir’s celebrity is derived from the fact