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Understanding the Taliban, Pakistan and China nexus
US President Joe Biden's declaration to pull out all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, has led to the difficult search for viable solutions which can possibly be achieved only through compromise evolving around common security challenges and an effective resolution of the ongoing Afghan war.
Pak Army selling 'Kashmir opium' to domestic population to stay relevant, grab resources
These politicians who have played a critical part in ensuring supply of "aid" and other largesse from the US, despite the fact that Pakistan has consistently worked at the cross purposes of US interest in the region. In the name of Kashmir, it has also targeted every Indian-origin US politician who may not be inclined to serve their agenda, and/or seen closer to India, Disinfo Lab reported.
Khamenei endorses Raisi as new Iranian Prez
Khamenei gave his official approval to Raisi at a ceremony broadcast live on state television, reports Xinhua news agency. In June, Raisi was elected by the Iranians as their eighth president since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 by promising to improve the economic conditions which have been seriously affected by US sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic.
'UN must step in and guide Afghanistan away from catastrophe'
That would mean the United States, Russia, China and other members of the council coming together to authorize a special representative to act as a mediator. With the pivotal support of member states, this would put pressure on both sides to halt the fighting and reach a settlement, said the authors in an opinion piece for New York Times.
4th US police officer who responded to Capitol riot commits suicide
In a statement issued on Monday, the Department's spokesperson Kristen Metzger said that Gunther Hashida, assigned to the Emergency Response Team within the Special Operations Division, was found dead in his residence on July 29, reports Xinhua news agency. Metropolitan Police Officer Kyle DeFreytag was found dead on July 10, according to department public information officer Sean Hickman.
Pak clarifies IS remarks by FM Qureshi
MoFA spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said certain sections of the media had "have misquoted and twisted" Qureshi's remarks on the need for peace and stability in Afghanistan through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process. "His remarks cannot be in anyway be misconstrued as advocacy for a particular side in the Afghan conflict.''
US orders 24 Russian diplomats to leave by Sep 3
"We received a list of twenty-four diplomats who are expected to leave the country before September 3, 2021," Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday citing Antonov as saying to a media outlet. "Almost all of them will leave without replacements because Washington has abruptly tightened visa issuing procedures."
'Will turn Afghanistan into ruins so that it can't compete with Pak'
Abdullah Gul told a gathering in Makin, South Waziristan, that his father expelled the Russians from Afghanistan, and with the help of the Mujahideen, they overthrew the government of Mohammad Najibullah. He added that now he is going to destroy the current republican state of Afghanistan and turn the country into ruins so it cannot compete with Pakistan.
Louisiana reinstates mask mandate amid Covid resurgence
According to the mandate, which will come into effect on Wednesday and remain until at least September 1, all people aged five and older mush wear a face mask at indoors places. The mandate also applies to K-12 schools, universities, and other higher education institutions, which return to on-campus learning in the coming weeks. In accordance with new guidance from the US CDC, all people on campuses should be masked indoors, regardless of their vaccination status.
Afghan Prez blames US withdrawal for violence: Report
Taliban fighters assaulted at least three provincial capitals overnight, Lashkar Gah, Kandahar and Herat, after a weekend of heavy fighting that resulted in thousands of civilians fleeing the advancing militants, the Guardian report said. On Monday, Ghani told Parliament that "an imported, hasty" peace process "not only failed to bring peace but created doubt and ambiguity" among Afghans.
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