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In Reelection Bid, Trump Pushes Afghan Troop Withdrawal To Meet Campaign Promise

21st September, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

By Todd Prince Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 21, 2020 As negotiators for the U.S.-backed Afghan government and the Taliban militants hold historic peace talks in Qatar, few are expecting a deal to be easy or even successful. The two sides — who have been at war for nearly two decades and continue to kill

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Malala Urges ‘No Compromise’ On Girls’ Education In Afghan Peace Talks

21st September, 2020 · admin · 2 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 21, 2020 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says that “there should be no compromise” on the right to education for Afghan girls in ongoing peace negotiations between the government and Taliban militants. In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal on September 21, Yousafzai said that “peace is precious”

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Posted in Afghan Women, Education, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Malala Yousafzai |
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Nine Afghan Soldiers Killed As Negotiations Between Government, Taliban Continue

21st September, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 21, 2020 At least nine Afghan soldiers were killed in an attack late on September 20 despite ongoing negotiations between the Taliban and the Kabul government. Taliban militants killed the nine soldiers during the night in the northern province of Takhar, security officials said. The attack took place in the

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Takhar, Zalmay Khalilzad |
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75% of Surveyed Afghans in Favor of Republic

20th September, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

Tolo News: A survey by a Kabul institution of 4,912 Afghans taken by phone conversations across the country indicates that 75 percent of the respondents prefer a republic-style government as an outcome of the ongoing peace negotiations in Doha. 75% of the respondents said they prefer a republic system, 7% said they prefer an emirate,

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Society |
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Officials Confirm Civilian Deaths in Kunduz Airstrike

20th September, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Tolo News: Local officials on Sunday confirmed civilian casualties in an airstrike in the northern province of Kunduz that happened on Saturday.  Kunduz governor’s spokesman Esmatullah Muradi said that 20 people, including Taliban fighters and civilians, were killed and 15 others were wounded in the airstrike in Khan Abad district, but he did not give

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Air Force, Kunduz |
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Taliban Wants ‘Islamic System’ of Government as Focal Point of Afghan Talks

19th September, 2020 · admin · 2 Comments

Ayaz Gul VOA News September 19, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Delegates of Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban continue finalizing “rules of negotiations” for a power-sharing deal a week after the two foes launched their historic U.S.-brokered direct peace dialogue. Meanwhile, battlefield hostilities between Afghan forces and Taliban insurgents continued to inflict heavy casualties on both sides

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Posted in Afghan Women, Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Afghan Air Strikes Target Taliban Militants, But Civilians Also Reported Killed

19th September, 2020 · admin · 4 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 19, 2020 Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says more than 30 Taliban militants have been killed in air strikes in the country’s north, although provincial officials said civilians were also among the dead. The ministry said two air strikes targeted a Taliban base in the Khan Abad district of the northern province

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Air Force, Kunduz |
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Paktia Provincial Councilor Shot Dead In Southeastern Afghanistan

19th September, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 19, 2020 Afghan officials say the deputy head of the provincial council in the southeastern province of Paktia has been assassinated by unknown gunmen. The provincial media office said Ayub Gharwal was on his way to a university in the provincial capital of Gardez when he was attacked and killed

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Assassination, Paktia |
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H.R. McMaster says Trump policy in Afghanistan partners with Taliban against Afghan government

18th September, 2020 · admin · 5 Comments

CBS News: “He, in effect, is partnering with the Taliban against, in many ways, the Afghan government,” McMaster said of the president’s plan in Afghanistan. See the full interview with the former national security adviser, Sunday on 60 Minutes. Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and partnering with the Taliban has made the United States less safe,

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, Salahuddin Rabbani |
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Afghanistan receives additional Super Tucanos

18th September, 2020 · admin · 4 Comments

Janes: Afghanistan has received a further four Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack turboprop aircraft, with a delivery ceremony held at Kabul International Airport on 17 September. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Security, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Air Force |
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