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Associated Press US and Afghan officials are now estimating that the number of Taliban operating in Afghanistan is now a minimum of 60,000. The Taliban was estimated to be only 20,000 strong as little as four years ago. The increased number is a troubling development for the US and Afghanistan after over a decade of […]
Published time: 19 Nov, 2017 12:27 The Taliban attacked three checkpoints in the western Farah province late on Saturday, killing six policemen and wounding eight others, according to local media citing police spokesman Aqbal Baheer Farah. The official added that eight militants were killed in the battle. On Sunday, seven Taliban fighters were killed and […]
A former US Marine sentenced for urinating on the corpses of Afghans believed to be Taliban fighters in 2011 has had his conviction overturned. An appeals court ruled the Marine Commandant, who was seeking harsh punishment for those involved, had interfered in the trial. The Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the previous ruling […]
Published time: 26 Oct, 2017 12:30 A documentary detailing the struggles of squash player Maria Toorpakai, who was forced to disguise herself as a boy to play squash in a volatile area of Pakistan, has scooped a top award. ‘Girl Unbound: The War to be Her’ recently won the Peace and Sport Documentary Prize at […]
In a secretive trip to Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson doubted Pakistan’s ability to fight the Taliban. But he also denied the Taliban has any path to victory, despite the Pentagon chief saying they were “surging.” Tillerson arrived at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul on Monday, following an earlier […]
Published time: 29 Sep, 2017 12:55 Edited time: 29 Sep, 2017 13:05 The US accusations that Russia is supplying arms to the Taliban terror group are aimed at diverting attention from blunders which the Americans in Afghanistan made themselves, Russia’s Foreign ministry said. “The US generals continue the vicious practice of keeping afloat the issue […]
The US may cut aid to Pakistan or review its status as a major non-NATO ally if Islamabad does not do more to help fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. Pakistan said it is disappointed with the US’ “false narrative.” Tillerson’s comments come after US President Donald Trump blasted […]
Published time: 22 Aug, 2017 02:06 Edited time: 22 Aug, 2017 02:39 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the US is ready to help negotiate a peace deal between Taliban militants and the Afghan government that would give the Taliban “political legitimacy.” Read more “Our new strategy breaks from previous approaches that set artificial calendar-based […]
As the United States debates deploying 4,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to stem the advances of the Taliban, which has overrun much of the country, Western diplomats keep repeating the same old line: that only a political settlement can end the war there. By now, even the Pentagon accepts that negotiation, not triumph, is the […]
As the United States debates deploying 4,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to stem the advances of the Taliban, which has overrun much of the country, Western diplomats keep repeating the same old line: that only a political settlement can end the war there. By now, even the Pentagon accepts that negotiation, not triumph, is the […]
