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January 16, 2021
Taliban Kills 12 In Attack On Security Forces In Western Afghanistan

A group of Taliban militants has killed 12 members of the local security forces in the country’s western Herat Province, in what provincial police on January 16 described as an insider attack.

January 15, 2021
U.S. Cuts Afghanistan Troop Level To 2,500

The U.S. military has reduced troop levels in Afghanistan to 2,500, bringing force levels down to their lowest number in nearly two decades, the Pentagon said on January 15.
January 15, 2021
Guns For Hire: Tribal Mercenaries Turn A Profit In The Afghan Borderlands

Previously, those fighting in tribal conflicts volunteered out of clan loyalty and personal stakes. But changes in Afghan society have opened up such disputes to the gig economy, with mercenaries often paid to take the place of tribal members who live elsewhere.
January 14, 2021
Afghanistan To Retire Number Linked To Pimping From License Plates

Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh says license plates containing the number "39" will be retired because, the figure, associated with pimping and prostitution, has become a source of bribery for traffic officials.
January 14, 2021
Would An Afghan Interim Government Help Or Hinder Peace Efforts?

Could the establishment of an interim government that includes the Taliban pave the way for an elusive political settlement between the Afghan government and the militants?
January 14, 2021
Progress Stalls In Afghan Peace Talks As Sides Await Biden

Afghan peace talks that resumed four days ago are effectively on hold, sources from both sides said on January 13, as negotiators wait for President-elect Joe Biden to signal whether he will stick to Donald Trump's aggressive schedule to pull out troops.
January 13, 2021
NGOs Call For Long-Term Solutions, Meaningful EU Support To End Humanitarian Crisis In Bosnia

Four human rights organizations are calling for immediate humanitarian support for nearly 2,500 refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers who remain without basic shelter in dire winter conditions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as "durable solutions" to meet the needs of people transiting the country.
January 13, 2021
Afghan Asylum Seekers Deported From Germany Arrive In Kabul

A group of 26 rejected asylum seekers arrived in Kabul early on January 13 after being deported from Germany, airport officials said.
January 13, 2021
HRW Urges Biden To Champion Human Rights After Trump's 'Disastrous' Tenure

HRW is calling on Biden to reinforce the commitment of the U.S. to human rights after four years of shirking it during Trump’s presidency, and to join broad coalitions that have emerged to stand up to "powerful actors" such as Russia and China that have been undermining the global rights system.
January 13, 2021
Air Pollution Claimed Almost 5,000 Lives In Afghanistan Last Year

Nearly 5,000 people died in Afghanistan last year due to respiratory and heart diseases considered to have been caused by air pollution, according to the Afghan Health Ministry.
January 13, 2021
Afghan Shi'ite Leader In Pakistan After Killings Of Miners

An influential Afghan Shi'ite leader is visiting Pakistan, where members of the minority sect are still reeling from the brutal killing of 11 Shi'ite coal miners, nine of whom were Afghan immigrants, earlier this month.
January 12, 2021
Afghan Forces Foil IS Plan To Assassinate Top U.S. Envoy

Intelligence officers dismantled a four-member IS cell in the eastern province of Nangarhar that had planned to murder Ross Wilson as well as Afghan officials, the National Directorate of Security said.

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Saturday 16 January 2021

Taliban Kills 12 In Attack On Security Forces In Western Afghanistan

U.S. Cuts Afghanistan Troop Level To 2,500

Guns For Hire: Tribal Mercenaries Turn A Profit In The Afghan Borderlands

Afghanistan To Retire Number Linked To Pimping From License Plates

Would An Afghan Interim Government Help Or Hinder Peace Efforts?

Progress Stalls In Afghan Peace Talks As Sides Await Biden

NGOs Call For Long-Term Solutions, Meaningful EU Support To End Humanitarian Crisis In Bosnia

Afghan Asylum Seekers Deported From Germany Arrive In Kabul

HRW Urges Biden To Champion Human Rights After Trump's 'Disastrous' Tenure

Air Pollution Claimed Almost 5,000 Lives In Afghanistan Last Year

Afghan Shi'ite Leader In Pakistan After Killings Of Miners

Afghan Forces Foil IS Plan To Assassinate Top U.S. Envoy

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