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US Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis said he plans to make decisions soon to President Donald Trump on whether to increase the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and whether the totals should be based on military requirements rather than pre-set limits. Mattis said he will collect his thoughts and then …

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance remains firmly committed to its resolute support mission in Afghanistan. During a pre-ministerial press conference ahead of the two-day NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels, Stoltenberg reaffirmed commitments to train, advice and assist Afghan forces in their bid to curb the Taliban. …

A six-party meeting on Afghanistan with participation of Russia, Iran, China, India and Pakistan took place on Wednesday in Moscow. Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign (MoF) has sent its strategy and policy head to this meeting to represent Afghanistan and that the Afghan sovereignty would not go under questions, a governmental …

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned late on Monday after coming under fire over whether he discussed the possibility of lifting U.S. sanctions on Russia before Trump took office. Retired General Keith Kellogg, who has been chief of staff of the White House National Security Council, was …

Several thousand people have taken part in demonstrations across Germany in support of Afghan nationals who are being obliged to return home after their asylum requests failed. Nearly 12,000 have been asked to leave. Several thousand people protested in cities across Germany on Saturday against the obligatory repatriation of failed …

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov says Moscow is prepared to establish contacts with the United States on Afghanistan and this will be to the benefit of everyone, first of all the Afghan people. According to Lavrov, Russia maintained some contacts on Afghanistan with the previous US administration but they were …

US President Donald Trump addressed troops at MacDill Air Force base in Tampa, Fla. and told them that he is “100%” behind them in the fight against “radical Islamic terrorism.” Saying that “radical Islamic terrorists are determined to strike our homeland,” Trump made passing reference to his proposed ban on …

US retired general, ex-CIA chief David Petraeus stresses on Washington’s mission to not allow Afghanistan turn into a safe haven for terrorism. David Petraeus says the only way for Afghanistan mission is enabling Afghans to take the control of their country themselves. “They accomplish that mission without us doing that …

Googoosh, famous Iranian singer, actress, and cultural icon has been banned from entering to the United States due to Trump’s executive order, banning refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries. The singer, 66, whose real name is Faegheh Atashin, was told on Tuesday she was not allowed to fly from the UK …

British Prime Minister Theresa May who was speaking with the U.S. Republicans on Thursday said that the days of protracted military interventions in foreign countries were over, adding the Britain and the U.S. should never again try to “remake the world in their own image”. But she urged the U.S. …

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that any decision by the United States to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan would worsen the situation in the country, Interfax news agency reported. The ministry said it had not spoken to the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump about the issue. “As …

President Donald Trump has made defeating “ISIS and other radical Islamic terror groups” his “highest” foreign policy priority, according to a statement posted on the White House website moments after Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president. A day after his inaugural speech, Donald Trump said that Washington has no option …

A historic high-rise in the heart of Tehran caught fire and collapsed Thursday in a giant cloud of smoke, killing dozens of firefighters who were battling the blaze, Iranian news media reported. At least 50 firefighters were killed in the collapse of the 17-story Plasco Building, a symbol of modernity …

Chairman of the NATO military committee, General Petr Pavel said that the capabilities of Afghan security forces is very important for the stability of the country. Speaking at NATO’s Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session in Brussels, Gen. Petr Pavel noted that the continuation of Afghan security forces development …

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 …

The Donald Trump’s administration will review all foreign strategies, specifically policies toward Afghanistan, US Senator, Tom Ridge said. Senator Tom Ridge says the new US government will support those who advocate the institutionalization of democracy. “I think with the new president and with a new set of foreign policy advisers, …

Turkish police have captured the gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day at a hideout in an outlying suburb of the city after a two-week manhunt, officials said on Tuesday. Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin named the man as Abdulgadir Masharipov and said he was …

President Barack Obama said goodbye to the people of America on Tuesday night, declaring that ISIL will be destroyed, and no one who threatens America will ever be safe. Obama who was delivering his farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago after two terms as Presidency said that he is …

Iran’s ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died at the age of 82 as a result of a heart attack. Rafsanjani was an influential Iranian politician who was the fourth president of his country from 1989 to 1997. He played an important role in the 1979 Iran’s revolution but later in …

US congressman, Dan Burton says the Brack Obama’s eight-years policy toward Afghanistan should be evaluated. Burtan declares that US new administration tries to have effective military and political cooperation with Afghanistan. “I think our policy toward Afghanistan is extremely important, but I think we need to have a different approach …