Search results for "AFGHANISTAN"
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NATO pledges to fund Afghan military through 2020
A NATO meeting in Poland agreed on Saturday to fund Afghan military through 2020, committing $ one billion annually, as Afghanistan continues to face uncertainty in the face of militant insurgency, endemic corruption, political infighting and...Jul 10, 2016 852 0 -
WH report : 64 to 116 civilians killed in US drone strikes since 2009
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order intended to better prevent non-combatants from being killed in drone strikes after releasing figures Friday that between 64 and 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other...Jul 1, 2016 634 0 -
US-Pakistan relations fundamentally significant : John McCain
Senator John McCain, who heads the Senate Armed Services Committee, has emphasized the United States and Pakistan have a fundamentally important relationship, and the emergence of ISIS security threat in Afghanistan has further heightened the significance...Jun 30, 2016 770 0 -
UN appreciates Pakistan’s extension of stay for Afghan refugees
The United Nations Thursday expressed appreciation for Pakistan’s extension of stay for registered Afghan refugees on its soil until December 31, 2016, and said their repatriation to Afghanistan should be governed by international laws. “We are...Jun 30, 2016 727 0 -
65 million refugees and shrinking survival islands
FEATURED IMAGE above shows a Yemeni refugee family in Darwin Camp Photo Credit: UNHCR/Yahya Arhab The number of refugees and displaced people spiraled to unprecedented 65.3 million last year, the United Nations said in another grim...Jun 21, 2016 848 0 -
Condemnations and shock as 50 dead in Orlando nightclub mass shooting
In the deadliest mass shooting in American history, fifty people were dead and another 53 injured, when a heavily armed man, identified in the media as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, went on a shooting rampage in a...Jun 12, 2016 764 0 -
Kerry: Action against Taliban leader shows US resolve for Afghan stability
Secretary of State John Kerry has said Mullah Mansour, the Afghan Taliban leader – who was targeted in Pakistan-Afghanistan border region with a precision US airstrike on Saturday – directly opposed reconciliation efforts, and that the action demonstrates...May 22, 2016 799 0 -
Culture Conversation: Lahore Literary Festival comes to New York
After steady improvement in bilateral cooperation in the last few years, this summer has brought mixed news for US-Pakistan relations. While Washington and Islamabad contemplate a resolution to the standoff over F-16 jets deal, the people of two countries had...May 21, 2016 2309 0 -
David Petraeus cautions against anti-Muslim political rhetoric
David Petraeus, former CIA chief and army general has cautioned against political rhetoric against Muslims, saying that kind of bigotry feeds into militant narratives and poses dangers for American national security and body politic. The retired...May 14, 2016 899 0 -
Trump for ‘America First’ foreign policy
Donald Trump, who has declared himself as the presumptive Republican nominee after this week’s sweeping primary victories, Wednesday said as president he would work with Muslim allies to curb radicalization. Unveiling his foreign policy priorities, the...Apr 28, 2016 755 0