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Posted inAfghanistan

Help never arrived for ‘betrayed’ Afghan troops

by Dave Makichuk June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Their mission was fairly straightforward, if not daunting. Recapture Dawlat Abad, a district center in northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province, that had been overrun by Taliban forces. The group of 50 elite Afghanistan special forces were to be backed up by 170 troops from the army, police and intelligence agency, who would follow up to secure it […]

Posted inSouth Asia

Afghan quagmire presents a complex scenario

by Manoj Kumar Mishra January 30, 2019January 30, 2019
Tahir Dawar
Posted inAfghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Police officer’s murder sparks unfair accusations

by Imad Zafar November 16, 2018November 16, 2018
The Afghan President's national security adviser Hanif Atmar resigned this week and is likely to make a stand in the upcoming presidential election. Photo: AFP/ Vitaliy Belousov/ Sputnik
Posted inAfghanistan, South Asia

Afghanistan gets a diplomat as its new national security adviser

by Ruchi Kumar August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

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