US commander: No need for major change in Afghan war plan

The top U.S. commander in the Middle East said he doesn't expect any major change in the Afghanistan war strategy this fall, as a new general takes over the campaign a year after the Trump administration unveiled a broad new plan to resolve the 17-year conflict. Army Gen. Joseph Votel told reporters that the campaign to use military, social and political pressure to force the Taliban to the peace table is still valid. Incoming Afghanistan commander Army Gen. Scott Miller will make his own assessment of the war's progress, Votel said, but while he may make tactical changes on the ground fight, "I don't think that that will result in a relook at the strategy of the overall ...

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Ivanka Trump's Book Seen as Boon for Afghan Women

Women's rights activist Shafiqa Khpalwak is hoping to change public attitudes in Afghanistan with her newly released Pashto-language translation of Women Who Work, the 2017 book by U.S. President Dona ...

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US urges 'decisive' steps by Pakistan for Afghan peace

The United States is calling for "sustained and decisive steps" by Pakistan to bring Taliban leaders to the negotiating table with the Afghan government. The militant group has resumed attacks after ...

Afghan forces kill 10 Taliban as ceasefire is announced

Afghan security forces killed 10 Taliban militants as a ceasefire announced by the president took effect, an official said on Friday, and security forces said they would respond if attacked. The 10 i ...

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Mughal exhibition in Kabul a reminder of the city's artistic glory

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Pakistan kills 6 after coming under attack near Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Launches First Referral Network to Combat Trafficking in Persons

Speaking at the inauguration of the Afghanistan Network for Combating Trafficking in Persons (ANCTIP) on Wednesday, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said that the legal and judicial institutions shou ...

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Dozens of users have been identified on social media working in the interest of terrorists in Afghanistan

Hussein Fazel Sancharaki Deputy Minister of intelligence and Culture of Afghanistan, in a dedicated interview with the Afghanistan Journal, made an announcement on the identification of people working on social media for the benefit of terrorists and opponents of the government. Sancharaki says: The Ministry of Intelligence and Culture has been able to identify users who are working for the benefit of terrorist network through social media, stating that, “now we have identify more than 100 terrorist funds on social ...

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