At least 30 members of the border police were killed in a Taliban attack in Kandahar's Shorabak on the border with Quetta. At least 11 members of the border police wounded. Some members missing. 1 armored Humvee burned and 1 armored Humvee and weapons taken by Taliban, sources tell.
1 year ago"Please" - says German Chancellor Merkel to US - do not undercut our contribution to NATO/US in Afghanistan with an abrupt pullout. She notes how hard she's worked to convince her citizens THEIR security is also at stake "in the Hindu Kush." #MSC2019
1 year ago1 killed and 3 injured when IED exploded in Ghazni city. ALP patrol was targeted but it seems that civilians were hit
Afghans mark 30th anniversary of Soviet forces' withdrawal
In opening remarks to MSC2019, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen speaks about German deployment in Afghanistan. For reference: data on German deployments abroad by @IISS_org from our new MSCreport:
Taliban claims attacks on CP's in Shobarak and Spin Boldak district, SE Kandahar
[email protected] says there are still concerns about ISIS in Afghanistan Philippines Sahel and beyond "There is no one-size fits all approach to permanently defeating ISIS' influence across the globe. Our coalition is addressing the threat in each region."
1 year agoConsul in Astana wasn't allowed to visit 2 Ukrainians in custody, he is preparing a complain
1 year agoIn Astana the secret service detained two members of human right monitoring mission of @FedDirittiUmani: Valerii Iavtushenko and Lyudmyla Voloshina. Valerii was arrested together with his lawyer Tolegen Shaikov on his way to the Ukrainian embassy. Their phones were confiscated.
NATO chief @jensstoltenberg says it's important that the Afghan gov't becomes "integrated"ASAP in the peace process underway between the Taliban and US negotiators.
SecGen: The neighbors of Afghanistan
1 year agoTaliban IED blown up UK SOF tank in Grishk destrict Helmand province
The German government has opted to extend it's troop's mission in Afghanistan for another year. Germany currently has around 1,200 soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, part of NATO's Resolute Support mission.
Taliban say their next peace meeting with US envoy @US4AfghanPeace will take place in Islamabad, Pakistan, on February 18 where Taliban delegation will also meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
President Ghani leaves for Germany today to attend Munich Security Conference, his deputy spokesman says
Two rockets landed in PD8, Kabul city
1 year agoHeavy rainfall overnight Tuesday in Kabul resulted in widespread flooding of roads throughout the city – posing enormous challenges to commuters on Wednesday morning.
Kazakhstan: crude oil production growth amounted to 50 thousand barrels per day instead of decrease by 40 thousand barrels per day according to OPEC agreement
1 year agoAfghan Taliban check-point on Kandahar-Kabul highway in Zabul
1 year agoMilitary Charter ADB5037 UR82029 An124 Ruslan depart Leipzig en-route to Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan.
1 year agoTaliban fighters near Dawlatabad district center earlier today. Assault on district HQ ongoing right now. Surprise Taliban offensive in northern Faryab
Russia says U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan won't create a power vacuum and the Taliban can be a potential ally in the fight against Islamic State there.
Russia would like Taliban representatives to take part in Afghan presidential election, Moscow's special envoy to Afghanistan says
Russia, U.S. envoys to Afghanistan will meet in Turkey on February 22, says Russia's special presidential envoy to Kabul, says Zamir Kabulov, according to TASS.
Testimonies of Kazakh Uighurs of Xinjiang camps: "My hands were handcuffed, my legs were tied. They threw me in a pit. they poured water." Another man was told he could leave if he learned 3,000 Chinese words.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Haqqani, who is being held in Kabul, "should be released to start work on the negotiating team."
Russia says the time has come to lift sanctions on the Taliban.
Tajik independent journalist Khairullo Mirsaidov, who left the country, following his release from jail after an intense international pressure, has been reportedly placed again on the list of wanted people, by Tajikistan,
President Ghani says the Afghan government has a will for peace. He reiterates his call on the Taliban to join peace.
We should think about the future of Taliban fighters and their integration into society: President Ghani
Central Asia is the core region of the Asian continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north. It is also sometimes referred to as Middle Asia, and, colloquially, "the 'stans" (as the six countries generally considered to be within the region all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan", meaning "land of") and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent.
Central Asia include five republics of the former Soviet Union: Kazakhstan (pop. 17 million), Kyrgyzstan (5.7 million), Tajikistan (8.0 million), Turkmenistan (5.2 million), and Uzbekistan (30 million), for a total population of about 66 million as of 2013–2014. Afghanistan (pop. 31.1 million) is also sometimes included. (wikipedia)
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