Former top US diplomat: Trump is right on Afghanistan, wrong on Pakistan
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Ghani Says Afghan Taliban Headquartered in Pakistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 2, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani alleged Friday Taliban insurgents fighting the government in Kabul are using Pakistan as a headquarters and demanded the neighboring country take immediate action against them. The charges underscore intensifying bilateral tensions in the wake of recent deadly attacks in the Afghan capital that
U.S. General Sees Afghan Troop Gains In Fight Against Taliban
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 2, 2018 A top U.S. commander says he has seen improvement in Afghan forces’ capabilities in the fight against Taliban extremists in Helmand Province since the American military returned to the troubled region nine months ago. But Marine Brigadier General Roger Turner told a Pentagon news briefing on February 1
Taliban Attacks in Kabul Hurt Local Economy
VOA News / February 1, 2018: The recent Taliban attacks in Afghanistan’s capital not only took dozens of lives, they also hurt the local economy. Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industries says Kabul’s business community suffered more than $10 million U-S dollars in losses from the violence and chaos. Related Kam Air Still Struggling After
Protest Held In Kabul Amid Tense Afghan-Pakistani Ties
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 1, 2018 Dozens of angry protesters have gathered outside the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul, chanting slogans such as “Death to Pakistan” and burning flags of the country. The demonstration on February 1 came as senior Afghan officials returned from a visit to Islamabad, where they had pressed Pakistani authorities to
Taliban openly active in 70% of Afghan territory: Study
Press TV January 31, 2018 A new study finds that the Taliban militants are openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan’s soil, fully controlling four percent of the country and having presence in another 66 percent. The study released by the BBC on Tuesday shows that the Taliban forces are in full control of 14
Afghan Spy Chief, Interior Minister Make Surprise Pakistan Visit
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 31, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Top Afghan security officials have made a surprise visit to Pakistan, to discuss mutual cooperation with civilian and military leaders following a series of deadly Taliban and other militant attacks in Afghanistan. The visit Wednesday took place hours after U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan urged
Iran’s top leader says U.S. relocates IS to Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that the United States has been relocating the so-called Islamic State (IS) to Afghanistan to justify its military presence in the region. By transferring the IS terror group from Iraq and Syria to Afghanistan, the United States seeks “to justify the continuation
New US Watchdog Report: Bleak US Results in Afghanistan
Ken Bredemeier VOA News January 30, 2018 WASHINGTON — A new report paints a bleak picture of U.S. efforts to secure Afghanistan, more than 16 years after the United States invaded the South Asian nation following the September 11 terrorist attacks. U.S. involvement in Afghanistan now amounts to the longest conflict in American history, but the
Trump: ‘We Don’t Want To Talk With The Taliban’
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 29, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected the possibility of negotiations with the Taliban anytime soon following a series of deadly attacks in Afghanistan. “We don’t want to talk with the Taliban,” Trump said at a January 29 luncheon with representatives of the UN Security Council. “There may be