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Water shortages worsen in Afghanistan as drought persists
More than the two million Afghans affected as La Nina has devastating effect on the planting season and Afghans are facing water shortages due to the persistent drought.
Monday, 24 December , 2018 -
Rand Paul defends troop withdrawal in Syria, Afghanistan: “Can the people who live there not do anything?”
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky strongly defended President Trump’s decision to withdraw the approximately 2,000 American troops fighting ISIS in Syria and urged him to end the 17-year-old military campaign in Afghanistan.
Monday, 24 December , 2018 -
US General: Troop Reduction in Afghanistan, Rumors
The U.S. commander of international forces in Afghanistan said Sunday he has not received orders for a troop withdrawal from the country.
Monday, 24 December , 2018 -
Iran Border Police ‘Mistreatment’ with Afghan Refugees, Deputy AMB Summoned
Iran’s deputy ambassador says the move by the Iranian policeman requires a thorough investigation for a video went viral on social media last week.
Sunday, 23 December , 2018 -
US Troops Withdrawal from Afghanistan welcomed by the Afghan FM
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision regarding the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and reiterated Pakistan’s desire for peace in the region.
Sunday, 23 December , 2018 -
Trump’s New Strategy, Thousands of US Troops to Leave Afghanistan
U.S. President Donald Trump will upend his own strategy to bring peace to Afghanistan and end America’s longest war if he proceeds with plans to withdraw about half of the 14,000 U.S. troops there, according to veteran diplomats and U.S. officials.
Saturday, 22 December , 2018 -
Report: Afghanistan, Syria Deadliest for Journalists in 2018
At least 63 journalists around the world were killed doing their jobs in 2018, with Afghanistan being the deadliest place for journalists worldwide, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018 -
Team from Afghanistan to join Taliban Peace talks in Abu Dhabi
An Afghan peace negotiations team has arrived in Abu Dhabi, an official said Tuesday, a day after talks attended by US and Taliban representatives were held in the city aimed at ending the 17-year conflict.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018 -
German-Israeli Heron 1 Drones extended to Fly over Afghanistan until 2020
Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH until mid of 2020.
Tuesday, 18 December , 2018 -
US Meets Taliban to Discuss the long-lost Peace in Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban officials were set to meet in the United Arab Emirates Monday to discuss ending the long-running war in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 18 December , 2018 -
Human Catastrophe still Runs in Afghanistan; 20 Killed Including Children in Airstrike
At least 20 Afghan civilians, including 12 children, were killed in an airstrike targeting a Taliban commander in the eastern province of Kunar, local officials said.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Why US May Be Inclined To Protract Its Stay In Afghanistan – Analysis
While the Trump Administration has experimented with both offensive and reconciliatory gestures, violence perpetrated by the Taliban as well as ISIS continues stifling the process of political resolution and state-building exercises. This would prolong US presence in Afghanistan regardless of the Taliban’s demand that the foreign troops leave Afghanistan before any peace talks begin.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Afghanistan-Pakistan’s Water Conflict Looms
For Afghanistan, the Kabul River is far more than a tool of coercive diplomacy against Pakistan.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018 -
Pakistan to Host US-Taliban Peace Talks, Yes to Trump’s Letter
Pakistan Imran Khan says US is scheduled to meet soon with the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad has facilitated the dialogue at Washington’s request as formerly President Trump asked in a letter seeking Islamabad’s support.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018 -
Kabul Trilateral Talks; China Pledges to Help Longstanding Afghan-Pakistan Suspicions
China pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan overcome longstanding suspicions, as officials from the three nations met on Saturday in the latest round of diplomacy aimed at opening talks with the Taliban to end the Afghan war.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018 -
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan Officials Meet Today in Kabul
The second tier of Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral dialogues is being held today (Saturday) in Kabul aimed at discussing regional peace and strengthening economic and counter-terrorism cooperation.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018 -
Khalilzad meets Turkmen officials on Afghan peace
US special representative for Afganistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad also traveled to Turkmenistan and discussed the Afghan peace process with Turkmen officials.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
The Taliban are not ready for peace talks: Abdullah Abdullah
The chief executive officer of the NUG Abdullah Abdullah said at a national conference on peace in Kabul that armed oppositions have never been ready to negotiate with the government.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
Taliban killed 12, wounded six in an ambush that hit a convoy of security personnel in Kabul
The death toll from a suicide bombing targeting a security forces convoy outside Kabul jumped to 12, officials said, with eight civilians killed in the latest Taliban-claimed attack near the Afghan capital.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
More Victims by Taliban, at least 10 UK G4S killed in Afghanistan
A British citizen was among 10 killed by a Taliban attack on a G4S compound in Afghanistan, the UK security firm has said.
Tuesday, 11 December , 2018
