KABUL—Afghanistan has withdrawn its ambassador and diplomats from Pakistan’s capital following the kidnapping of the ambassador’s daughter, the Afghan foreign ministry said on Sunday, a new blow to relations at a sensitive time for the Afghan peace process. The daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan was seized on Friday and held for several hours by…
Afghan Ambassador’s Daughter ‘Severely’ Assaulted in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD—The daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan was abducted in the middle of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad by unknown assailants, held for several hours and brutally attacked, officials in both countries said Saturday. No one has been arrested in connection with Friday’s assault on Silsila Alikhil, 26. The Afghan foreign ministry issued a statement…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 16)
Americans on both sides of the aisle are thinking of ways to help the Cubans, the Pentagon says that suspects who were allegedly involved in the assassination of Haiti’s president were once trained by the U-S military, and female journalists in Afghanistan face new threats.
Officials, Taliban Strike Ceasefire Deal in Western Afghanistan, Says Provincial Governor
KABUL—Government officials in a western Afghan province said on July 15 that they had negotiated “an indefinite ceasefire” with the Taliban to prevent further attacks on the capital of the province. The move came after the terrorist group secured complete control over all the districts in Badghis Province, reflecting wider gains by the Taliban over…
Bush Warns of ‘Consequences’ as US Withdraws From Afghanistan
Former President George W. Bush believes there will be consequences for the United States pulling out of Afghanistan. Bush, a Republican who was responsible for the 2001 invasion of the Middle Eastern country, told Deutsche Welle that withdrawing is a mistake. “Because I think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad and sad,” he…
The Future of Afghanistan and US Policy Lessons
Commentary Soon Afghanistan will become a Taliban-run state. It will not be a bed of roses. There have already been executions of serving Afghan military personnel and the beginning of taking away the rights of women. It will get worse. But we need to ask the question: Why did we lose the fight? The short…
British Defence Minister Says UK Will Work With Taliban Should They Come to Power
Britain will work with the Taliban should they enter the government in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace told The Daily Telegraph in an interview published on Tuesday. “Whatever the government of the day is, provided it adheres to certain international norms, the UK government will engage with it,” he was quoted as saying in…
Afghanistan: Overcoming Defeat and Denial
Commentary With each passing day in Afghanistan the Taliban grows stronger, and the pro-American government forces grow weaker. Anecdotally, you can see the momentum building in the news coverage. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Long War Journal, which has been tracking war in Afghanistan for years, estimates that as of Sunday the Taliban controlled…
Penalty for Early Withdrawal
Commentary Retirement plans warn of a “penalty for early withdrawal.” Might that also apply to the withdrawal of American and NATO forces from Afghanistan? If you set aside the victory by coalition forces that expelled Saddam Hussein’s overmatched troops from Kuwait in 1991, the United States has not won a war since World War II. Not in…
Finland Halts Deportations to Afghanistan After US Troops Leave
HELSINKI—Finland will temporarily halt deportations to Afghanistan because of potential instability there following the withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign troops, its immigration service said on Monday. Jaakko Purontie, head of the immigration service’s legal department, told Reuters no time frame had been set for the suspension of deportations. “For the time being, we do…
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