1TV: “The situation on the territory between India and Russia remains tense. In particular, the developments in Afghanistan still raise concern. Decisive actions are required to help that country in dealing with such challenges and threats as terrorism, extremism, and illicit drug trafficking,” Putin said, Sputnik reported. Click here to read more (external link).
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — Up to nine militants loyal to the extremist Islamic State (IS) outfit were killed as their hideouts were attacked by aircrafts in eastern Afghanistan Friday night, local government official said Saturday. The operations took place in Bandar village of Achin district in Nangarhar province. A vehicle of the armed
The National Interest: “If fundamentalism comes to Afghanistan, war will continue for many more years. Afghanistan will be turned into a center for terrorism.” These words, spoken on March 10, 1992, through an overwhelmed translator, stand in time as the final plea of a man at the helm of a dying regime. Click here to read
Press TV September 13, 2016 The Daesh terrorist group’s progression in Afghanistan is a severe security threat for Russia, says a Russian Foreign Ministry official. Moscow is extremely worried about “the rise of Daesh in Afghanistan because it has far-reaching geopolitical consequences for Russian safety,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry’s director of the Second Asian Department
Reuters: It’s been decades since the Russians laid millions of landmines in Afghanistan, and the explosives are still taking lives. Now funding to clear the mines is shrinking, and a rising Taliban insurgency is complicating things. Reuters Correspondent Josh Smith says the victims of all this are mostly children. Click here to watch video (external
The National Interest: After the Soviet Union’s withdrawal in 1989 and the ending of financial assistance in 1992, Afghanistan descended into financial oblivion. The very foundation of Afghanistan’s economic system and livelihood prior to the Soviet Union’s intervention was primarily dependent on muscle labor and rural subsistence farming. The subsequent invasion wrecked a system of living
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani during his election campaign pledged to appoint qualified individuals regardless of their political affiliation to government institutions and Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions. “We have not promised the sharing of government, the government does not belong to us, this is supposed to be an asset of the nation,” Ghani said at the time. But instead,
Tolo News: Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said Thursday that the country will export nearly 300,000 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables to Russia as Moscow has applied customs duty exemption on Afghan products. The ACCI said Afghan businessmen are trying to use the opportunity and rise their exports to Russia. Click here to read
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 23, 2016 Presidents of member states and countries with the status of observers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) were in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, on June 23 for the start of a two-day summit. SCO leaders at the gathering are talking about issues that include regional security and the current situation in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 22, 2016 Russia says the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will discuss a “very tense situation” in Afghanistan when the grouping holds its summit in Uzbekistan this week. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on June 22 that an estimated 60,000 “armed extremists” were fighting in Afghanistan, including 10,000 under the flag