News Of Asia

PM Abdullah ‘Will Not Attend’ Peace Jirga

15 Apr, 2019 5 views

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in a statement said he will not attend the Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace – scheduled for April 29, where almost 2,500 delegates will attend to decide on the future …

US Security Agency Chief Reportedly Meets Afghan Officials In Kabul

13 Apr, 2019 27 views

Reports indicate that Haspel met with President Ashraf Ghani and NDS Chief Masoom Stanekzai. CIA Director Gina Haspel visited Afghanistan this week to discuss a number of issues including maintaining and possibly expanding the …

Afghanistan War Cost, Timeline and Economic Impact

12 Apr, 2019 35 views

The Ongoing Costs of the Afghanistan War BY Kimberly Amadeo March 15, 2019 The Afghanistan War is a military conflict that began in 2001 and has cost $1.07 trillion. The Bush administration launched it in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks by al-Qaida. The United States …

Hope blossoms in spring as Afghans keep close eye on peace talks

10 Apr, 2019 39 views

In the eastern province of Kunar, spring usually brings more fighting, but this year could be different. by Laura Cesaretti and Fazelmunallah Qazizai Men chat in a village near Asadabad, Kunar Province [Laura Cesaretti/Al …

Security Council Secretaries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan discuss fight against extremism, border crossing

8 Apr, 2019 5 views

The situation in Afghanistan, fight against religious extremism, functioning of border crossing points were discussed during bilateral consultations between the Security Councils of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan on April 5 in Tashkent, the Foreign Ministry …

Uighur debate shows shifting influence in Turkish policies

4 Apr, 2019 27 views

  Turkey’s security officials are divided over how to handle China’s ongoing repressive policies against the Uighurs, a Turkic minority living mainly in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Pro-Russian circles believe Turkey shouldn’t take any approach that might …

Trump lauds progress in ‘ridiculous’ Afghanistan war

3 Apr, 2019 18 views

By Alyza Sebenius and Nick Wadhams | Bloomberg News President Donald Trump said Tuesday that NATO allies have made progress toward meeting his demands to increase their defense spending, in a meeting with the …

US military hardware was left to be looted:’Billions Worth Equipment’ Missing From Paktika Base: Governor

2 Apr, 2019 55 views

Reference: FOB Sharana was initially established as Camp Kearney on 21 November 2004. This was followed by the construction of an airstrip and helicopter landing zone. It was completed in 2005 and the name …

Russia’s Gazprom CEO Miller visits Turkmenistan

1 Apr, 2019 8 views

Delegation of Russian gas giant Gazprom led by its CEO Alexey Miller paid a working visit to Turkmenistan. Miller met with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat on March 27, the company said. …