civilians pay a heavy price of afghan war

This is backed by the findings of the report that says that Afghan national troops and their NATO allies killed 717 civilians and wounded 680, 31% increase from the in 2018. . ... Afghan and Taliban, in their direct contact Qatar also emphasized desire to curtail the civilian losses as..

., war crimes judges reject afghan probe

The decision, angered human rights groups and means that Taliban, Afghan and United States will not face any investigation at ICC for their alleged crimes. ... We Afghan people have suffered Hadi Marifat of the human rights group AHRDO told Reuters... ..

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trump's envoy clashes with afghan government over proposed

WASHINGTON — The Afghan government has clashed with President Donald Trump's over troop withdrawal deal with Taliban, just foreign diplomats, Afghan officials and former U.S officials said.. ... The talks with Afghan this week coincided with series of attacks, including suicide..

afghan president orders probe into abuse of female athletes

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday ordered investigation after Guardian reported that members of the team were abused by men from the football federation.. ... Danish sportswear brand Hummel cancelled its sponsorship of Afghan team last month, calling for new..

afghan leader denies taliban are winning the war

In its most recent report to Congress, October, the inspector for Afghanistan said Afghan casualty numbers had been reported in classified form since September 2017 because U.S military command Kabul had stopped making them public at the request of Afghan government. ... U.S engagement..

afghan government rejects proposals to privatize war

By the founder of private military contractor, KABUL - Afghan officials have reacted angrily to speculation that foreign military contractors could take over training and advising Afghan armed forces, following push Blackwater... ... On recent visit to Kabul, he lobbied Afghan..

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erik prince, in kabul, pushes privatization of the afghan war

In recent months, the administration has pressed for reconciliation with Taliban, sending senior officials to meet with their representatives Qatar and appointing Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S to Afghanistan, as its envoy tasked with jump-starting talks between the militants and Afghan government.. ..

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us-afghan relationship is broken beyond repair

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's that American troops supporting Taliban is the in series of indicators that show that the relationship between Afghanistan and United States is broken.. ... The money is supposed to go to Afghan military and government institutions, despite the fact United..

u.s. media bury story of afghan civil war

Before U.S., Pashtun Taliban government was battling Tajik Northern Alliance insurgency, which U.S allied with in its campaign to overthrow Taliban government. ... At Bonn Conference held Germany December 2001 to create Afghan, Northern Alliance Tajiks demanded and got the important..

afghan officials reject u.n. advice

KABUL -- Afghan election officials said Thursday that they will increase the number of voting centers for next week's election, disregarding U.N advice to open fewer sites to prevent the fraud that characterized the first round of balloting. ... He said Afghan and international forces had..

afghan blast kills canadian soldiers

NATO and Afghan troops, meanwhile, clashed with militants in the province and called in airstrikes, killing 21 suspected fighters, Khairudin Achakzai said. ... Violence this year has killed more than 2,400 people, mostly militants, according to Associated Press count of figures from..

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