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NATO to Agree to Send More Troops to Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

NATO allies are set to agree on Thursday to increase by some 3,000 personnel the troop levels for the alliance’s Afghanistan training mission, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.

“We have decided to increase the number of troops … to help the Afghans break the stalemate,” Stoltenberg told reporters today ahead of the alliance’s defense ministers meeting later this week.

According to NATO chief, about half the additional troops will come from the U.S. and the other half from non-U.S. NATO allies and partner countries.

Stoltenberg said the troops would not have combat roles but would be part of NATO’s Resolute Support mission which aims to provide training, advice and assistance for the Afghan security forces and institutions.

“We will not go back into combat operations, but we need to strengthen the train, assist and advise mission to help the Afghans break the stalemate, to send a clear message to the Taliban insurgents that they will not win on the battleground,” NATO chief emphasized,” the only way they can achieve anything is by sitting down at a negotiating table and be part of a peaceful negotiated political solution.”

When Stoltenberg was asked about the allies approach toward Pakistan support of terrorism, he said that the issue was raised with Pakistani officials in political and military level and no country can give sanctuary to insurgents.

“No country should provide any kind of sanctuary to the Taliban or the terrorists because that just makes the fight against terrorists more difficult,” Stoltenberg concluded.

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IED explosion in Badakhshan leaves 8 dead and wounded

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(Last Updated On: May 8, 2024)

Eight security force members were killed and wounded in an IED explosion in Badakhshan province on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed.

The Ministry of Interior said three policemen died and five others were wounded in the explosion.

Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, said: “Unfortunately, at around 11:00 AM today, a sticky mine (magnetic IED) that was already embedded in a motorcycle exploded in the Jawozon area of Faizabad city, Badakhshan province.”

According to Qani the device detonated while a convoy of police was traveling through the area. Police had been carrying out a poppy clearing operation.

Police are investigating the incident, Qani said.

So far, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the explosion.

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Khurasan beats Istaqlal 1-0 in ACL; Sorkh Poshan thrash Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1

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(Last Updated On: May 8, 2024)

Khurasan Faryab defeated Istiqlal Kabul 1-0 in the 35th match of Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) in Kabul on Tuesday, while Sorkh Poshan Khafi thrashed Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1 in the 36th match of the tournament on the same day.

Khurasan’s only goal against Istiqlal Kabul was scored by Farid Ahmad – who was declared man of the match.

In the second match of the day, Sorkh Poshan Khafi’s four goals were scored by Habibullah Hotak and Omid Rajabi.

Khurasan’s Habibullah Hotak received the man of the match award.

Wednesday’s matches will see Abu Muslim Farah FC take on Adalat Farah FC at 1 PM, while Maiwand FC will play Jawanan Wahedi FC at 3:30 PM.

The matches are broadcast live on Ariana Television.

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Pakistan is using its territory against Afghanistan: MoD

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The Ministry of National Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) has strongly rejected Pakistan’s claim that the recent attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan was planned from the territory of Afghanistan.

Late last month five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a suicide bombing near Besham, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Inayatullah Khwarazmi, said that Daesh came from Pakistan to the territory of Afghanistan and its goals were organized from there.

He said that Pakistan should respond to these actions.

Khwarazmi, said that in an area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is under the security of the Pakistan Army, the killing of Chinese nationals is either the weakness of the security institutions or their cooperation with the attackers.

Khwarazmi says that the Islamic Emirate has assured China that Afghans are not involved in such incidents.

The territorial tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are on the rise again. In the latest issue, Islamabad has accused Kabul of harboring terrorist networks.
Pakistan’s intelligence service has claimed that the Besham attack was planned in Afghanistan.

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