Afghanistan
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The photo stands out: three Chinese diplomats in dark suits are surrounded by nine Taliban leaders, in shalwar kameez (long tunic), turbans and brush beards. Not a smile. Communist China, deeply anti-religious and engaged in a fierce repression of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, a region bordering Afghanistan, where beards and other religious symbols are enough…
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As President Joe Biden stood in the rain on Wednesday among the tombstones of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, thoughts of his late son Beau were not far from his mind as he explained his decision to begin America’s exit from its longest war. The president’s elder son earned the Bronze Star while serving in…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that peace talks with the Taliban could begin “in a week’s time,” following the completion of a crucial prisoner exchange. “To demonstrate the government’s commitment to peace, the Islamic Republic will soon complete the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners,” Ghani told senior officials at the presidential palace. “With this…
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Accusations of fraud and misconduct, more than scores of Taliban attacks, threatened to overwhelm the results of Saturday’s vote for the next president of Afghanistan, denying the winner legitimacy and frustrating efforts to restart peace talks to end 18 years of war. When polls closed Saturday, Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi said there had been…
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These were among the key findings in a new United Nations report into the threats posed by ISIL presented to the UN Security Council on Thursday by senior UN counter-terrorism officials The report also detailed how UN Member States and the UN system are continuing to strengthen, refine and promote the effective use of tools and measures to address…
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A suicide bomber carried out an attack near the Kabul airport Sunday, killing 14 people and narrowly missing Afghanistan’s vice president, who was returning home after living in Turkey for over a year, security officials said. According to a report from the Associated Press, the blast occurred near Kabul International Airport shortly after the convoy of the…
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The United Nations (UN), Amnesty International and Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), among other concerned citizens around the world, have condemned the incessant murders in Afghanistan and called for peace among all warring parties. Afghan Journalist, Sabawoon Kakar, is laid to rest after a bomb attack in Kabul on 30 April 2018, which killed eight…
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Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a blast that targeted a voter registration center in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday. The blast was carried out by a suicide bomber and claimed at least 31 lives, with 54 others sustaining injuries, officials said. These photos sent to me by some eyewitnesses show that the explosion left many…
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At least 24 persons have been confirmed dead, and over 40 injured in a suicide bombing attack on Monday. The horrific incident occurred in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, officials said. Media reports confirm a Toyota Corolla driver was behind the car bombing. The suicide attacker reportedly collided with a commuter bus carrying a…
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* By Peter Bergen CNN National Security Analyst Editor’s note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is the author of “United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.” For more analysis of the jihadist threat today read…
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A confidential report on the Dallas cop killer Micah Xavier Johnson which tells of his disgusting past behaviors, has been exposed by the military. The revelation comes as a shock, following previous statements that described this psychotic murderer as ‘an introvert’. Now the numbers are beginning to add up, as the latest information says he was not…
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It is a mystery yet unsolved and we fear it might remain so forever. 15 years have passed since the carved Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan was blown up. The edifice in the country was the world’s largest standing Buddha before it was destroyed. But somewhere on the Baxianshan Mountain in Pingshan County, located in…
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