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Gen. Nicholson Vows to Work Alongside Afghan Partners for Years

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

necolson.mp4_snapshot_00.47_[2017.01.18_19.48.01]General John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan at the commemoration ceremony of the victims of Afghan war, has vowed to end the war’s path, continue and follow the direction of the victims’ goals.

Gen. Nicholson says there are still many serious challenges in Afghanistan that will take years to deal with them.

“This is our longest war in Afghanistan. It is very important that we focus on Afghan war and be involved in, due to the high risks,” said Gen. Nicholson, US top commander in Afghanistan.

Gen. Nicholson also noted about the success, progress and the abilities of Afghan security forces.

“The Afghan security forces were tested, but they prevailed on eight difference occasions. The Taliban attempted to seize cities around Afghanistan, in every single occasion, they were defeated by the Afghan security forces. and this is something that Afghan forces had never been required to do before,” Gen. Nicholson, US top commander in Afghanistan said.

“The Afghan security forces secure about to two third of the population of the country. We have more work to do. The Taliban only control about less than ten percent of the population, the rest of the country is being contested. We are working alongside of our Afghan partners year on year to improve that control of the population.”

Afghanistan embassy in the United States hosted a number of US, Afghan officials and the relatives of the victims to commemorate the victims of Afghan war.

“We are touched by the loss of our diplomat, but everyday tens of  Afghans lose their lives, families are left without their loved ones. And this is not just us, it is also Americans. We all are brothers in arms, we have come together to celebrate that,” said Hamdullah Muheb, Afghan ambassador to US.

Muheb also said about the positive changes, a peaceful and stable Afghanistan in the future.

“Of course, we are dealing with serious problems; Solving such problems take many years. Afghanistan will change into a peaceful, self-sufficient and stable country,  however, the direction is too long,” Muheb added.

In the meantime, the spokesman of White House in his last press conference said that there is still important works to be done and this is the responsibility that the new president will assume.

“The situation in Afghanistan continues to be one of concern and I think the President (Barack Obama) would acknowledge that this is an area where we’ve made important progress that has made the American people safer, but there’s still important work to be done in this region of the world and this is a responsibility that the incoming president will assume,” the White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his last daily news conference,” said Josh Earnest, White House spokesman.

This comes as all US officials emphasized that the new elected president will review its foreign policy, specifically toward Afghanistan.

Reported by Nazira Karimi from Washington D.C

Edited by Zack Arya from Kabul

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Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Thursday afternoon, the National Center for Seismology reported.

The quake was at a depth of 70km and epicentered in the mountainous north-eastern area of Ashkāsham.

The jolt was felt across the region including in Kabul, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan

There were no immediate reports of any casualties.

In October last year, over 2,000 people were killed when four 6.3-magnitude earthquakes struck in Herat province.

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Bayat Foundation helps needy families in Balkh

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

As part of Bayat Foundation’s Ramadan aid campaign, needy families in Mazar-e-Sharif, in Balkh province, received much needed food packages this week.

The aid package includes rice, flour and oil.

“In continuation of Bayat Foundation’s assistance, this time also a quantity of food such as flour, oil and rice was distributed to needy families in Mazar-e-Sharif; Inshallah, these contributions will continue,” said a representative of the foundation.

Needy families that received aid packages expressed their gratitude but called on other aid organizations to help the needy during these difficult times.

“Many thanks to Bayat Foundation, I thank Bayat Foundation for helping the needy and poor people of this region,” said a recipient said.

“I would like to thank Bayat Foundation for their cooperation in helping the needy in this holy month of Ramadan; it is hoped that traders and charities will do such sustainable work,” said another recipient.

Bayat Foundation is one of the charitable organizations that has played an important role in helping the needy in Afghanistan over the last two decades.

In addition to distributing aid packages to needy and vulnerable families, it has carried out numerous other projects, including the construction of health centers and schools.

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MoI registers over 8,700 criminal cases in the past six months

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Abdul Matin Qani, the Ministry of Interior’s spokesman said on Thursday that in the last six months, 8,747 criminal cases have been recorded across the country.

Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Qani said of these cases, 7,233 have been solved while the remaining 1,525 are still being investigated.

He said 12,540 people have been arrested in connection with these crimes.

In addition, 21 kidnappers have been killed, 18 hostages have been freed and 172 people have been arrested in connection with kidnappings in the same period of time.

Qani also said in the last six months 837,000 passports have been distributed. He said three new passport offices will be established in Kabul in the near future.

“10,000 passports are distributed to citizens daily by the Passport Department,” said Qani.

On the issue of narcotics, he said drug cultivation, production and trafficking has been eradicated. He said drug manufacturing equipment and 377 drug factories have been destroyed across the country.

According to him, the ministry has also made advances in collecting illegal weapons, fighting corruption and improving police skills.

Qani stated that during this period, no security incidents took place in most provinces across the country.

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