VOA News Ayaz Gul May 8, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Afghanistan say that fresh airstrikes in an eastern volatile region have killed at least 34 Islamic State militants and destroyed a radio station the terrorist group was using for extremist propaganda. The Afghan Interior Ministry said Monday the strikes targeted IS hideouts in Naziyan and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 7, 2017 Pope Francis has criticized the naming of the U.S. military’s biggest nonnuclear explosive as “the Mother of All Bombs,” saying motherhood should not be associated with a deadly weapon. Speaking to students at the Vatican on May 6, the Pope said he was “ashamed” when he heard the
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 7, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Heavy fighting is raging in northern Afghanistan where the Taliban insurgency has overrun several districts since launching its so-called yearly “spring offensive” more than a week ago. The battlefield advances have again brought insurgents close enough to threaten Kunduz, the strategically important city the Taliban had briefly
Press TV May 6, 2017 Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai holds the US responsible for the rise of Daesh in his homeland, saying Washington is in cahoots with the notorious terrorist group it has created. “Daesh is a US product,” Karzai said in an exclusive interview with the US-based Fox News network published earlier this
Green Daily: I strongly condemn the Western governments’ anti-asylum seeker policies. Human rights values, international conventions and, most importantly, the major role they played in this crisis, oblige them to help those in need. They must follow international laws governing refugees. The so-called war on terror is the biggest lie of the century. In Afghanistan, we
Press TV May 5, 2017 The US military will ask the Donald Trump administration next week to deploy thousands more troops to Afghanistan, a senior official says. US media have reported that the Pentagon will request between 3,000 and 5,000 conventional military personnel, mainly to advise and assist Afghan military and police units in the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ron Synovitz May 4, 2017 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has approved the funding of 2,500 additional immigrant visas for Afghan interpreters and support staff who have helped U.S. troops and government officials in Afghanistan. The financing was included as part of a $1.1 trillion bipartisan spending bill that provides funds
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News May 3, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Almost three weeks after the United States dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb in Eastern Afghanistan, the Islamic State group continues to show battlefield resilience as well as run its FM radio channel in the area. Earlier this week the Islamic State Khorasan Province, the IS chapter
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 1, 2017 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan has continued to inflict “shockingly high” casualties on government forces and brought more territory under its control or influence, a U.S. government agency said Monday. The quarterly assessment by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR follows the April 19
Press TV / April 30, 2017 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the US-led military alliance is considering boosting its troop strength in war-ravaged Afghanistan. The NATO chief told Welt am Sonntag, a German newspaper, on Sunday that the 28-nation alliance is expected to make a decision by June on a possible troop increase in the