Saturday, 31 December 2016
ANA soldier among 6 dead in Logar, Nangarhar incidents
ANA soldier among 6 dead in Logar, Nangarhar incidents | Pajhwok Afghan News:
Salim Saleh, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News militants killed Qari Zubair, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member’s brother, in Pul-i-Alam, the capital of Logar province on Friday night.
Sayed Akbar Agha, a resident of the area, said Zubair was a common man and had no personal enmity with anyone.
Separately, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in a drive-by shooting in Mohammad Agha district, he said.
Sayed Akbar Agha, a resident of the area, said Zubair was a common man and had no personal enmity with anyone.
Separately, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in a drive-by shooting in Mohammad Agha district, he said.
How the Islamic State Could Be Reborn in Afghanistan
Despite a long war in Afghanistan, the regional powers are still far from reaching a consensus on how to end the bloodshed and find a win-win solution for all.
Recently, we have seen the re-shaping of alliances and re-balancing of interests in this strategically important region. Countries who were bitter rivals during the period of Afghan jihad are coming closer while those who remained aloof are actively expanding their role in Afghanistan.
The visits from Taliban delegations to Shiite Iran, a country that once came to the brink of a full-fledged war with the Taliban regime and that continued supporting the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance throughout the 1990s, will be a source of concern for the long time Taliban supporters such as Sunni Pakistan and Sunni Wahhabi Saudi Arabia.
India Supporting ISIS In Afghanistan?
India is facing rebuke from Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan alliance for supporting ISIS in Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/jC5U9zsiUE— CJ Post (@ClassifiedJourn) December 30, 2016
Friday, 30 December 2016
Sikh community leader shot dead in Kunduz city
Sikh community leader shot dead in Kunduz city in North of Afghanistan - Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency: The incident took place earlier this morning after a group of unknown gunmen opened fire on Sikh leader, Lala Dilsuz.
Provincial security chief Stanikzai confirmed the incident and said Dilsuz was shot dead around 9 am as he was on his way to his shop.
No group including the anti-government armed militant groups have commented regarding the incident so far.
A new wild card in Afghanistan war: Russia
A new wild card in Afghanistan war: Russia - CSMonitor.com:
Peace talks with the Taliban, hosted by Pakistan, have gone nowhere. Afghan troops are more effective, but still reliant on US air power. The Taliban’s territorial control is at its greatest extent since it lost power in 2001.
Peace talks with the Taliban, hosted by Pakistan, have gone nowhere. Afghan troops are more effective, but still reliant on US air power. The Taliban’s territorial control is at its greatest extent since it lost power in 2001.
US Funding For Afghan Militias
US Funding Subsidizes Abusive Militias in #Afghanistan https://t.co/jomzV0i7nW pic.twitter.com/RqRS8Av8z0— PMbeers (@PMbeers) December 29, 2016
Thursday, 29 December 2016
Our generals failed in Afghanistan | Foreign Policy
Our generals failed in Afghanistan | Foreign Policy: The ascent of David Petraeus and the Army’s rediscovery of counterinsurgency doctrine led many to believe that the military had dramatically adapted itself for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately the transformation was only skin deep. Petraeus was a myth, and the intellectual father of the Army only in the eyes of the national media. The institutional inertia of the military bureaucracy never caught up with the press releases. The result was a never-ending series of public pronouncements by senior leaders about the importance of counterinsurgency, accompanied by a continuation of Cold War-era personnel and rotation policies that explicitly short-changed the effort.
13 civilians injured in E. Afghan rocket attack
13 civilians injured in E. Afghan rocket attack - China.org.cn: "The rocket fired by militants struck a location in Torghar, an area in Bati Kot district this morning, resulting 13 civilians wounded," it said in a statement.
Among the injured were five children and two women, the statement said, adding that the wounded were shifted by the security forces to a main hospital in provincial capital Jalalabad city, 120 km east of the country's capital of Kabul.
Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Russia, China, and Pakistan meet in Moscow to discuss "growing ISIL threat" in Afghanistan
Russia, China, and Pakistan meet in Moscow to discuss "growing ISIL threat" in Afghanistan. https://t.co/Hn479gKKkH— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) December 27, 2016
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