The Taliban: what could its return to power mean for Afghanistan?: The Taliban is typically portrayed as a group of men with beards and turbans, driven by Islamic fundamentalist ideology and responsible for widespread violence. But to understand the group that is poised to return to power in Afghanistan, and what we might expect from …
Afghanistan: two decades of Nato help leaves a failed and fractured state on the brink of civil war: Afghanistan is falling apart. With US and Nato troops leaving the country earlier than planned, experts are warning that the Taliban could take control of the country within six months. Currently the insurgents control the strategically important …
Afghanistan pullout: Nato betrays its own values if interpreters and other local staff are left at risk: The announcement of the US and Nato military withdrawal from Afghanistan later this year has elicited many responses, not least expressions of concern about the plight of interpreters and other local staff employed by western military forces. These …
South Africa in the news: Afghanistan in early trouble as Blessing Muzarabani and Victor Nyauchi make inroads: Blessing Muzarabani struck with the very first ball of the Test – the first Zimbabwe bowler to achieve the feat …: “South Africa” – BingNews Tuks vets perform SA’s first partial knee replacement on cat: Pretoria – Specialist …
South Africa in the news: Noor Ahmad: The next Afghanistan spin prodigy in the making: Noor Ahmad was just glancing through the WhatApp messages on his mobile phone when he saw a Twitter notification. “A spinner on the rise who is out to make a name for himself. We can’t wait to see …: “South …
South Africa in the news: Noor Ahmad: The next Afghanistan spin prodigy in the making: Noor Ahmad was just glancing through the WhatApp messages on his mobile phone when he saw a Twitter notification. “A spinner on the rise who is out to make a name for himself. We can’t wait to see …: “South …
South Africa in the news: Water politics heat up under worsening climate in Afghanistan: Cape Town – South Africa Popular with tourists, this coastal city came perilously close to literally running out of water early in 2018. The situation forced officials to restrict the amount of water …: “South Africa” – BingNews People with HIV …
Afghanistan: stuttering peace process leaves out millions displaced by 40 years of war: Hopes for peace in Afghanistan were high in February when the US and Taliban signed an agreement to end their long-running conflict. But violence has continued across the country since then. There has been an increase in both air strikes and raids …
Afghanistan: as Taliban and US near peace deal, it’s far too soon to commit to returning refugees: Signals emerging from ongoing peace talks between the US and the Afghan Taliban indicate a peace agreement could be imminent. Although the eighth round of peace talks, taking place in Doha, ended on August 13 without an agreement, …
Why Afghanistan peace is key to rebuilding relations between the US and Pakistan: At times, the press conference in the White House was surreal. While Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, looked on, Donald Trump said he could “kill 10m people” in Afghanistan to “win a war within a week”, but had decided not to. And …
James Mattis: what defence secretary’s resignation means for Syria, Afghanistan and NATO, as Trump leans in to Putin: The last adult in the Trump White House playground has gone – and the president is throwing his toys around. James Mattis, as defence secretary, was one of three retired generals in the Trump administration whose hope …
Women and war: after Afghanistan, there’s a chance to deploy gender-led approaches to conflict: A Helmandi policewoman is trained to load and fire a weapon in 2009. Hannah West, Author provided As a member of the Royal Navy, I never really thought that being a woman affected my work. Whether I was making safety decisions …