Tolo News: Pakistan’s use of extremist and terrorist proxies is a significant contributor to the global menace of Islamic extremism, former top U.S diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad said, recommending that Pakistan should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. Khalilzad said at the U.S House of Foreign Affairs Committee that Pakistan views the Taliban as an effective
VOA News Carla Babb July 12, 2016 BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN—The top U.S. general in Afghanistan says his forces are using the new authority they have been given to strike Taliban targets “almost daily” in support of the Afghan government’s efforts to rid the country of insurgents and terrorists. Speaking at Bagram Air Field on
Press TV July 12, 2016 At least 10 professional journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan, making 2016 the most violent year so far for reporters in the history of the war-ravaged country. The Afghan Journalists’ Safety Committee (AJSC), which released its January-June findings, said that it had documented at least
VOA News Carla Babb July 12, 2016 BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN—U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is in Afghanistan, just three days after international leaders agreed to support the war-torn country with about 12,000 NATO troops and funding for Afghan National Defense and Security Forces through 2020. Carter has met with President Ashraf Ghani and
Press TV July 11, 2016 President Barack Obama announced last week that the US strategy in Afghanistan has changed again, slowing the drawdown of US forces in the country. He even bragged about why he constantly reviews his strategy in Afghanistan, changes commanders, and makes adjustments, saying he is “guided by the facts, what’s happening
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani at a press conference about his Warsaw trip on Monday called on neighboring countries not to give shelter to insurgents. “Every neighboring country should respect our sovereignty and must not give safe havens to terrorists,” Ghani said. “Insurgency does not know any religion. Interference in Afghan security and giving shelter to insurgents
VOA News Mohammad Habibzada July 10, 2016 The Afghan interior ministry says police casualties in the country have dropped around 40 percent compared to last year. Interior ministry deputy assistant General Mohammad Salem Ehsas told VOA’s Afghan service that police reform has played vital role saving the lives of Afghan men and women serving in
KABUL, July 10 (Xinhua) — The Afghan security forces have killed 39 militants in five of the country’s 34 provinces since early Saturday, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “In past 24 hours, the army, police and intelligence service personnel conducted several operations to clear some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace
1TV: Addressing NATO leaders at Warsaw summit on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani criticized Pakistan for adopting a policy to differentiate between good and bad terrorists. “Our regional initiatives with neighbors are beginning to yield significant cooperative dividends. The exception is with Pakistan – despite clear commitments to a quadrilateral peace process, their dangerous distinction between good and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 9, 2016 WARSAW — NATO signaled unity in support for Afghanistan and a mix of “defense and deterrence” with dialogue to handle an assertive Russia at a crucial summit, seeking to address an array of challenges faced by the Western alliance and the wider world. At a two-day summit that