Lawmakers and military families denounced President Donald Trump’s shocking remarks denigrating NATO troops who were wounded and died fighting for the United States in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Speaking to Fox Business on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Thursday, Trump asked if NATO “will be there if we ever need … Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people, including a Chinese national. The cause of the explosion was still under investigation, authorities said Tuesday. The militant group said in a statement published on the Aamaq news … Read more
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and China have called for more “visible and verifiable” steps to eliminate terrorist organizations based in Afghanistan and to prevent Afghan territory from being used for militancy against any country, according to a joint statement. The statement issued Monday following talks between Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Chinese counterpart … Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – For 10 hours a day, Rahimullah sells socks from his cart in eastern Kabul, earning about $4.5 to $6 a day. It is bad, but it is all he has to feed his family of five. Rahimullah, who like many Afghans has only one name, is one of millions of Afghans … Read more
By Michael Holden LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – A former senior British officer told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to have committed war crimes by executing suspects and despite widespread knowledge in the chain of command nothing was done. The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) ordered the inquiry after a … Read more
Donald Trump said he would “permanently halt immigration from all third world countries,” a day after two members of the national guard were shot in Washington DC in an attack that became a political blow to the President’s continued crackdown on immigration. In a social media post beginning with “a very happy Thanksgiving”, posted after … Read more