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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Authorities in Turkmenistan have launched a campaign to register army reservists — nearly all men under 50 — amid concerns about militants in neighboring Afghanistan, according to a Defense Ministry source and accounts by citizens, RFE/RL's Turkmen Service reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The US and NATO Forces spokesman in Afghanistan says Afghans and the Taliban have “a real serious opportunity ahead of them”, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reports. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — 2018 was another difficult year for Afghanistan with no end to violence still in sight, but some of the recent developments may signal a glimmer of hope that the 17-year long war would near its end in the coming year. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Stratfor: Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a “significant” withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, U.S. news media are reporting, with some quoting unnamed officials as saying the decision has already been made, RFE/RL reports. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The death toll among Afghanistan's security forces will no longer be sustainable unless urgent measures are taken to address recruiting and training issues, a top U.S. general has said, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — On November 30, US Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Covert joined Colonel-General Rajabali Rahmonali, commander of the Main Department of Border Guards under the State Committee on National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan, to open a new border post at Ushturmullo in Shahrituz District on Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan, the US Embassy in Dushanbe reported. Continue reading
