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U.S. To Send About 4,000 More Troops To Afghanistan
The Pentagon has considered to send about 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, according to a new report by the Associated Press.
An unnamed administration official told AP Thursday that the Pentagon will deploy nearly 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan and the decision could be announced as soon as next week.
According to the report, the additional troops will train and advise Afghan security forces. Others would be assigned to counter-terror operations against the Taliban and Islamic State militants.
The Trump Administration has been considering sending additional troops for some time. The U.S. President had reportedly been weighing a request to send 3,000 to 5,000 more U.S. troops to the country to break what top generals have described as a ‘stalemate’.
Earlier this week, Trump authorized U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis to set troop leavels in Afghanistan.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said,” This administration will not repeat the mistakes of the past. We cannot allow Afghanistan to once again become a launching point for attacks on our homeland or on our allies”.
The Afghan Defense Ministry, however, said that every option will lead to failure if the U.S. do not put pressure on Pakistan.
“If U.S. and NATO had pressure Pakistan, the ongoing war would have not lasted that long. It is a clear fact that without putting pressure on Pakistan no option could be efficient because terrorists have sanctuaries, being supported and funded there,” said the Defense Ministry Spokesman, Dawlat Waziri.
Currently, there are about 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan on a dual mission of training, advising and assisting Afghan forces in their fight against the insurgents and conducting counter-terrorism missions against al Qaeda and Islamic State groups.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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Traffic accident leaves one dead, four injured in Herat
Local officials in Herat say one person was killed and four others injured due to a traffic accident in Karukh district of the province.
The accident took place on Thursday night at 8:pm.
The injured individuals have been taken to Herat’s regional hospital by the personnel of Karukh district police headquarters, local officials said.
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