Atmar off to Russia to discuss delivery of Mi-35s to Afghanistan Khaama Press The National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar has left for Russia on an official invitation by his Russian counterpart to discuss mutual cooperation between Kabul and Moscow. | The Office of the National Security Adviser said Mr. Atmar will stay...
Afghan Army chief coming to India with revised wish list The Hindu India and Afghanistan will discuss stepping up defence cooperation when Afghanistan’s Army chief General Sher Mohammad Karimi visits New Delhi in late August, officials said, adding Afghanistan was likely to add to its wish list a request for m...
Afghanistan: Who are the Hazaras? Al Jazeera AFGHANISTAN'S HAZARAS | The Hazaras are one of Afghanistan's largest ethnic minorities Until the 1970s, Afghan law barred Hazaras from holding office or any position of national authority The 2004 Afghanistan Constitution granted Hazaras equal rights...
So Tina Fey’s playing Afghanistan for laughs. Good luck with that The Guardian Journalists loved the movie Spotlight because, rarely for Hollywood, it cast them as heroes rather than shady, two-timing, craven alcoholics or, in the case of female reporters, scheming narcissists – Rita Skeeter from Harry Potter or Kate Mara’s...
At last, a ray of hope for Afghanistan The Guardian Provisional results from the first round of Afghanistan's presidential election look as if they will stand the test of tortuous fraud checks and complaint processes. Decisive margins make them robust. Although Abdullah Abdullah, who emerged in the le...
Don't expect Afghanistan to change with this list of presidential candidates The Guardian You would think the final list of candidates for one of the most important presidential elections in Afghanistan's history, and the country's first democratic transfer of power, would provide some excitement. Instead there is little to cheer about. T...
Trump Views Geneva Convention As "Out of Date", Still Supports Enhanced Interrogation WorldNews.com | After inflammatory remarks calling upon Russia to hack into the e-mail account of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump is still raising eyebrows for his questionable remarks about the protections given by the Geneva Convention according to MSNBC. | When pressed on which international committee or group he did support, one reporter queried if the Republi...
11 Afghan soldiers, scores of militants killed in past 24 hours: MoD Khaama Press At least 11 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces lost their lives and scores of militants were killed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said. | “The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces are prepared for all kinds of devotion and with all force to maintain security and comfort for the people of Afghanistan,” a stateme...