Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 15, 2016 Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court say they have “reasonable basis” to believe the United States committed “war crimes” by torturing prisoners in Afghanistan. The U.S. military subjected at least 61 detainees in Afghanistan to “torture, cruel treatment, [and] outrages upon personal dignity,” an initial investigative report said
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 14, 2016 An Afghan official says the suicide bomber who killed four Americans inside the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan was a former Taliban member working there. The attacker was identified as Qari Enayatullah, a resident of Laghmani village of Bagram district, district governor Haji Abdul Shukur Quddusi said
Steve Herman VOA News November 13, 2016 MUSCAT, OMAN — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric has sowed anxiety and confusion about the foreign policy path he will pursue. During the Republican primaries and in the general election contest against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the wealthy businessman was vague on some key issues, including
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 12, 2016 The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an explosion at the NATO air base at Bagram that killed four and wounded at least 14. In a statement, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said an explosive device detonated at the base north of Kabul at dawn November 12, and that
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 11, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama has asked Congress for an additional $11.6 billion to fund the fights against militants in Afghanistan and Iraq. The request seeks an additional $5.8 billion for Pentagon military operations in Afghanistan and for the campaign against the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and
Tolo News: Following Donald Trump’s surprise win on Wednesday in the U.S presidential election race, New York’s prestigious Baruch College held a post-election discussion where the institute’s president Mitchel B. Wallerstein noted the possibility of a Trump administration bringing in more troops to Afghanistan. In answer to a question on Trump’s stance on Afghanistan, Wallerstein said:
Tolo News: Just hours after Donald Trump became the U.S president-elect on Wednesday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani congratulated Trump on his win. Ghani said in a statement that the U.S “is an essential and important strategic partner to Afghanistan in development of the country and fighting terrorism.” “The government of Afghanistan hopes that in close cooperation
Al Jazeera: The outcome of the US presidential election has a far-reaching impact, and in Afghanistan’s capital, some have definite ideas about who they would like to see in office: Republican nominee Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. This is the country where America’s longest war has been playing out since 2001. It’s where US
The Future of Freedom Foundation: The latest massacre of many innocent people by U.S. forces in Afghanistan provides another demonstration as to why it is imperative that the American people stop deferring to the authority of the national security state and demand the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan. In a war that has
KABUL, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was investigating airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province that caused civilian casualties, the mission said in a statement on Sunday. On Thursday, a series of air strikes were carried out in Buz-e-Kandahari area of provincial capital Kunduz city, following