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Iran’s Soleimani Killed in Airstrike – Baghdad

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(Last Updated On: January 3, 2020)

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad International Airport, Thursday, the Pentagon said.

In a statement late Thursday, the Pentagon stated that “General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.” It added Soleimani “had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months.”

The Defense Department added that U.S. forces conducted the attack at President Donald Trump’s directions.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran also confirmed the death of its high-profile general in a statement, Friday.

Alongside Soleimani, Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis was also killed in this attack.

Meanwhile, Mohsen Rezaee, a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran tweeted that they will avenge this killing.

Soleimani, 59, has gained fame since the presence of the Iranian Quds Force in Iraq and later in Syria and other Middle Eastern countries. His death will surely affect the political scene in international politics around the globe.

It is worth mentioning that last week thousands of protestors hailed over the US embassy in Baghdad. This was followed by Mark Esper, US secretary of defense’s announcement to deploy U.S. 750 soldiers to the Middle East.

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More needs to be done to boost local industry, says Kabir

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(Last Updated On: April 17, 2024)

The deputy prime minister for policy, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, met with Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, at Sapidar Palace on Tuesday and discussed issues around the quality of domestic products and the need to grow and develop the industrial sector.

Azizi said that good trade relations with neighboring countries has resulted in stable prices of goods in the country.

He said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry works closely with the private sector. As a result, the private sector functions in a befitting manner and the Islamic Emirate has provided necessary facilities.

Azizi said that based on the Islamic Emirate’s good economic policies, there has been a significant development in the import/export sector in the country.

Kabir in turn voiced appreciation for efforts by the leadership of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and said: “The unprecedented efforts of the IEA’s administrations and the stability of the Afghan currency caused the price of food ingredients to remain in the right state and our people also be able to buy essential materials.”

He emphasized the need to work for a balance in trade with neighboring countries, and said more efforts were needed to improve the quality of domestic products and to grow the sector.

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Russia and Tajikistan hold joint military drills along Afghanistan border

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(Last Updated On: April 17, 2024)

Russia and Tajikistan conducted a joint four-day military exercise along the border with Afghanistan in order to be prepared for any “potential threats”, Tajik media reported this week.

Russian military personnel from the 201st military base in Tajikistan participated in this exercise. Reports stated military personnel practiced various combat tactics, especially tactics to counter terrorist groups that illegally enter Tajikistan.

This comes amid repeated concerns expressed by Afghanistan’s neighbors about what they claim are terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan.

The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the drills but has repeatedly denied the presence of terrorist groups in the country. The IEA has also continuously said no militant group will be allowed to threaten another country from Afghanistan.

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Media Violation Commission bans two TV channels

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(Last Updated On: April 16, 2024)

The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.

ّIt is said that the decision against the channels was taken for “not observing the principles of journalism.”

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