July, 2016
IN THE NEWS: PAKISTAN READY TO INAUGURATE REBUILT BUSY AFGHAN BORDER CROSSING (JULY 26, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pakistan Ready to Inaugurate Rebuilt Busy Afghan Border Crossing SOURCE: VOA Tuesday, July 26, 2016 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan plans to inaugurate its newly built gate at a busy border crossing with Afghanistan on August 1, allowing authorities to effectively monitor and discourage illegal movement in either direction, […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHAN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES SOAR TO RECORD HIGH (JULY 25, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten AFGHAN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES SOAR TO RECORD HIGH SOURCE: Newsweek Pakistan Monday, July 25, 2016 *U.N. REPORT SAYS 1,600 CIVILIANS WERE KILLED, AND OVER 3,500 OTHERS WOUNDED IN ATTACKS OCCURRING FROM JANUARY TO JUNE 2016 Civilian casualties in Afghanistan soared to a record high in the first half […]
IN THE NEWS: AFGHANISTAN MOURNS DOZENS WHO DIED AFTER ISIS SUICIDE BOMBERS ATTACKED HAZARA MINORITY PROTEST (JULY 24, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Afghanistan mourns dozens who died after ISIS suicide bombers attacked Hazara minority protest SOURCE: Afghanistan Sun Sunday, July 24, 2016 Afghanistan mourns dozens who died after ISIS suicide bombers attacked Hazara minority protest Afghanistan Sun Sunday 24th July, 2016 • At least 80 people were killed and […]
IN THE NEWS: IMRAN, BILAWAL PROVE LUCKY FOR NAWAZ (JULY 23, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Imran, Bilawal prove lucky for Nawaz SOURCE: The News International Saturday, July 23, 2016 By ANSAR ABBASI ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif is lucky to have got an opposition like Imran Khan and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, both of whom are more interested in politics of hurling allegations and counter […]
IN THE NEWS: 80 KILLED IN ‘IS’ ATTACK ON HAZARA PROTEST RALLY IN AFGHAN CAPITAL (JULY 23, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten 80 killed in ‘IS’ attack on Hazara protest rally in Afghan capital SOURCE: Asia Times Saturday, July 23, 2016 By MIRWAIS HAROONI KABUL – Twin explosions tore through a demonstration by members of Afghanistan’s mainly Shi’ite Hazara minority in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 80 people […]
IN THE NEWS: PAK ARMY CHIEF, U.S.COMMANDER DISCUSS AFGHAN PEACE PLAN (JULY 21, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Pak Army Chief, US commander discuss Afghan peace plan SOURCE: Afghanistan Sun (ANI) Thursday, July 21, 2016 Islamabad, July 21 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif and United States top commander in Afghanistan General John Nicholson held talks on cooperation between the two countries for the […]
IN THE NEWS: TALIBAN SEIZE WINDFALL AFGHAN POPPY HARVESTS (JULY 21, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Taliban Seize Windfall Afghan Poppy Harvests SOURCE: Gandhara Thursday, July 21, 2016 By ABUBAKAR SIDDIQUE and MOHAMMAD ILYAS DAYEE LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — Nasim can’t hide his excitement as he buys jewelry and clothes for his fiancé in the dusty, teeming bazar of Lashkar Gah. This agricultural […]
IN THE NEWS: FAMILY OF AFGHAN TEENAGE GIRL WHO BURNED TO DEATH DEMAND JUSTICE (JULY 21, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Family Of Afghan Teenage Girl Who Burned To Death Demand Justice SOURCE: RFE Thursday, July 21, 2016 The family of a pregnant Afghan girl who was burned to death has demanded that the government bring the alleged perpetrators to justice. The family of 14-year-old Zahra says she […]
IN THE NEWS: 46 AFGHAN AVIATION PERSONNEL SENT TO INDIA FOR TRAINING (JULY 20, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten 46 Afghan aviation personnel sent to India for training SOURCE: Afghanistan Sun (ANI) Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Kabul, July 20 (ANI): Afghanistan has sent a group of 46 aviation personnel to India to participate in technical and professional training. A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority, Qasim […]
IN THE NEWS: TALIBAN STAGES FRESH ATTACKS IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN (JULY 19, 2016)
Selected by Olivier Immig & Jan van Heugten Taliban Stages Fresh Attacks in Northern Afghanistan SOURCE: VOA Tuesday, July 19, 2016 ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s Taliban launched new assaults in at least two northern provinces near the border with central Asian countries, but government officials have denied insurgent claims of battlefield advances. The deputy governor of […]