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OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Taliban and the dreaded terror organisations Daesh and Al-Qaeda have launched a third offensive against the country’s border area with Tajikistan, following two earlier attempts to take control of the strategic area on Tajikistan’s southwestern border. The geopolitical impact of the place is enormous, and the danger of it falling into enemy hands becomes more and more acute by the day – leaving distant players in the broader conflict wringing their hands – and doing pretty little. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — A UN report on Afghanistan published on July 25 shows a record number of civilian casualties since counting began in 2009, with 5,166 civilians recorded killed or maimed in just the first six months of this year, of whom almost one-third were children. The total civilian casualty figure recorded by the UN between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2016 has risen to 63,934, including 22,941 deaths and 40,993 injured, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The Taliban group in Afghanistan has issued a statement for the Central Asian countries amid concerns that the ongoing violence in Afghanistan could destabilize the region, Afghanistan’s KHAAMA PRESS news agency reported on July 18. Continue reading
ISLAMABAD (TCA) — Pakistan has reacted towards Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s remarks at the NATO Warsaw summit in Poland where he raised concerns regarding the distinction between good and bad terrorists, Khaama Press reported on July 10. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has welcomed Washington’s decision to slow down U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
KHOROG, Tajikistan (TCA) — On June 26, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon inaugurated the Pamir Mountain Welcome Centre (PMWC) and Youth, Sports and Culture complex in Khorog in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. Continue reading
