Takeyoshi Kuramaya, Japan&s ambassador to Afghanistan, said in a meeting with Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy prime minister, that the lack of diplomatic presence of Western countries in Afghanistan has caused them to be unaware of the positive developments in the country.
According to him, the international community should have...
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Write comment (100 Comments)The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) on Tuesday issued a report by the Senior Study Group on Counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan and highlighted the urgent need to recalibrate the US counterterrorism strategy amid growing strategic competition with China and the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan.
The USIP report argues...
Read more: US think tank calls for revised counterterrorism strategy amid growing concerns
Write comment (90 Comments)The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said on Wednesday that last year, the value of exports totaled $1.79 billion while imports totaled $8.57 billion.
According to NSIA, fruits accounted for the largest share of export items last year, totaling over $645 million.
Medicinal plants, minerals and vegetables were the next top three...
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Write comment (94 Comments)Gunmen wearing balaclavas ambushed a prison van in northern France on Tuesday to free a drug dealer known as &The Fly,& killing two prison guards, severely wounding three and triggering a major police manhunt.
The brazen, morning attack at a toll booth in Incarville in the Eure region of northern France underlines the growing threat of...
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Write comment (92 Comments)Read more: [Afghanistan] - Russia offers aid after ravaging floods in Afghanistan
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