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July 1, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Washington Post: Another week, another scathing inquiry into how the U.S. government is wasting taxpayer dollars rebuilding Afghanistan. This time the focus is on a U.S. Agency for International Development program to deliver basic health-care services to the Afghan people and whether USAID even knows where the facilities it helps to fund are located. Full news...
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June 30, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
PAN: Counternarcotics police on Tuesday detained a military officer and two soldiers after recovering 19 kilograms of heroin they carried in a military pick up vehicle in northern Baghlan province. Baghlan deputy police chief Col. Abdul Rashid Bashir told Pajhwok Afghan News the drugs were being smuggled from northeastern Badakhshan province to Kabul. He said the anti-drug police seized the narcotics during a cordon in Pul-i-Khumri, the provincial capital. Full news...
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June 29, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Long War Journal: Jihadists have have been circulating photographs online purporting to show a Taliban “special forces” training camp somewhere in Afghanistan. The Long War Journal cannot verify the authenticity of the photographs, however they appear to be legitimate. The photos were not released by Al Emarah, the Taliban’s official media wing, nor on Voice of Jihad, but Taliban-linked accounts and profiles elsewhere online have published them. Full news...
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June 28, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: During a visit to the eastern province of Nangarhar on Saturday, Afghan army chief Maj. General Qadam Shah Shaheem said that militants in the area who operate as Daesh are associated to Taliban. He said only the flag has changed. Meanwhile, the commander of 201st Selab (Flood) Corps of the Afghan National Army, general Zaman Waziri said that the Afghan National Army was on high alert and ready to confront Daesh in areas where it operates. Full news...
- Afghanistan: UN official expresses deep concern after report reveals children bear brunt of conflictJune 27, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
UN News Centre: Last year saw more children killed or maimed in Afghanistan since monitoring of those statistics began in 2007, reflecting that “children are bearing the brunt of the conflict,” according to United Nations UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s latest report on children and armed conflict in that strife-torn country. Full news...
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June 26, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: Police in northwestern Faryab has detained a former provincial council member accused of killings and supplying arms and ammunition to the Taliban. Angar Tokhi was arrested from his neighbor’s house, chief of Faryab criminal investigation department told TOLOnews. “Angar Tokhi is accused of murders in Almar district,” he said. “Tokhi has also been accused of handing over arms to the insurgents.” Full news...
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June 25, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Washington Free Beacon: A 335 million USD U.S. Agency for International Development Office (USAID) investment in the Tarakhil Power Plant in Kabul, Afghanistan is in danger of being wasted or severely underused, according to a release from the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Full news...
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June 24, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: Insurgents claiming to be Daesh fighters have reportedly distributed leaflets in eastern Nangarhar prohibiting women from leaving their homes without any Sharia (Islamic Legal) excuse, according to provincial officials. The four-article pamphlet of so-called Daesh insurgents includes threats against the elders of Nangarhar and women of the eastern province – where officials have already confirmed sightings of the newly-emerged group, based in Iraq and Syria. Full news...
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June 21, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Killid Group: Samiaullah Aminzai, a resident of Nangarhar province, says the worsening violence and economic situation have forced hundreds of families to move to other parts of the country and abroad. He says that his aunt’s son Sulaiman first went to Iran and then to Turkey, and now he is in Greece. He was smuggled into Greece by human traffickers, he confides. His plan is to make his way into mainland Europe, and then send for his family. Full news...
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June 20, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Veterans Today: It was so much so that we have always suspected that high up “dupes” were used to sandbag on this childish “arm the moderates” nonsense, knowing it would not only be a smokescreen for the shadow government to field their own units, but also to tap into the Pentagon kitty for funding. In working to track the money flow — a normal tool in establishing who is running operations — our source told us, in regard to the Jordan training for example, that once the money got to Jordan for training, weapons and ammo, the paper trail hit a firewall. Full news...
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June 19, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: Lawmakers in Parliament on Friday panned officials at the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) for allowing corruption to siphon away much needed funds from its budget, including money that was meant to support programs for disabled Afghans and pensions for retired public servants. Alongside providing care and financial support for thousands of disabled people, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) is also responsible for paying the pensions of nearly 200,000 retired government servants. Full news...
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June 18, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Washington Post: Though stories of the United States wasting taxpayer dollars to rebuild Afghanistan are common, the federal government always proudly pointed to its successes investing in education there. But now, it seems, those achievements were likely inflated. Full news...
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June 17, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) and the United Nations Children’s Rights and Emergency Relief Organization (UNICEF) on Tuesday marked World Day Against Child Labor. Concerned at the increase in child labor in Afghanistan, UNICEF officials called on government to pay serious attention to this issue and not to ignore the problem. Full news...
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June 16, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Daily Times: In a society like Afghanistan, where a man cannot even look at a woman or girl in the cities and towns unless he has entered into a marriage contract with her, the men resort to Bacha Bazi (male-child prostitution). In this sexually repressed country, sections of society partake in unhealthy and abusive sexual relationships. Bacha Bazi is an old tradition in Afghanistan, in which young boys are dressed up as girls and made to perform at private venues. Full news...
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June 15, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Guardian: Afghanistan faces an existential crisis over its untapped natural resources. After decades of war and insecurity, the Afghan government and foreign investors are pushing to exploit minerals under the ground but real dangers exist with little enforced regulation. Like Papua New Guinea and Haiti, two other nations with natural wealth that are blighted by the “resource curse”, Afghanistan could be seriously considering leaving resources untouched... Full news...
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June 13, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
PAN: More than 40 female students and a number of teachers have been fell unconscious in Shaki district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said Saturday. The incident took place in Jarf Girls High School in the district where around a thousand students are enrolled. Full news...
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June 13, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The Associated Press: Taliban fighters overran checkpoints in a nighttime raid in Afghanistan’s volatile southern Helmand province, killing at least 20 police officers as the battle raged into Saturday, authorities said. The assault came as Afghanistan’s military acknowledged the Taliban controls at least four districts across the country. Full news...
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June 10, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: Afghanistan’s once-thriving Sikh community is dwindling fast as many choose to leave the country of their birth to escape what they say is growing intolerance and discrimination. Once boasting as many as 100,000 members in the 1990s, Afghanistan’s Sikh population, according to community leaders, has dwindled to an estimated 2,500. Full news...
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June 8, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
RTT: The conflict in Afghanistan is resulting in thousands of people being killed or wounded, forcing families to leave their homes and seek refuge in neighboring communities, said Mark Bowden, the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. Full news...
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June 7, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: Abdul Hadin, who was a member of the Afghan National Police (ANP) before losing a leg in a suicide attack, has blasted government for allegedly ignoring his plight. Hadi, who was left disabled in a Zabul bombing, claims the government has done nothing to help with medical treatment. Hadi who lives in northeastern Badakhshan said he served 13 years in the police force and he is the only breadwinner for his family. Full news...
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June 6, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
PAN: Residents on Saturday disputed official claim that seven people, including women and children, were killed on Friday in a roadside bombing, saying the wedding guests fell prey to mortar shells fired by security forces in southern Ghazni province. An official said on Friday the seven persons were killed and another six were injured in a landmine blast that struck a vehicle carrying wedding guests near the provincial capital, Ghazni City. Full news...
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June 5, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: The teachers’ strike has entered its sixth day but no government official has yet met with the strikers to listen to their demands, the protesters claimed on Saturday. Dozens of teachers from different parts of Kabul gathered at Habibia High School on Saturday where they accused the government of being silent on the issue. Full news...
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June 4, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
IWPR: Participants in a series of IWPR-organised debates said that many Afghan children are forced into hard physical labour in order to support their families, and miss out on education as a result. The discussion events held in Nangarhar, Paktia and Helmand provinces heard that children’s basic rights were often ignored. Full news...
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June 3, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: A new study by World Justice Project (WJP) illustrates Afghanistan is the second-worst country in rule of law after Venezuela topped the list of 102 countries ranked in the report. The U.S.-based non-profit association – which aims to advance rule of law around the world – released the index on Tuesday which was prepared based on responses from 1,000 people in each country and a total of 2,400 experts on how ordinary people see rule of law in their country. Full news...
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June 2, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Press Trust of India: War in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion that overthrew the Taliban regime and sparked an insurgency has killed almost 100,000 people, and wounded the same number, according to a new report from Brown University. The study, called Costs of War and produced by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies, looks at war-related deaths... Full news...
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June 1, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLOnews.com: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed its concerns about reports that the Afghan government recently exchanged 22 children born to militants fighting in Afghanistan for the freedom of 19 hostages being held by insurgents in Zabul and Ghazni provinces. The international advocacy group has demanded the government shed light on the matter. Full news...
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June 1, 2015 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
Xinhua: In the conflict-ridden Afghanistan, children are the most vulnerable sector of society bearing the brunt of war as many of them lost their fathers in the conflict and are forced to work on the streets to support their families. Nearly 3.5 million Afghan children, according to Dr. L.N. Balaji, deputy representative to Afghanistan of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), are out of school... Full news...