Archive for March 20th, 2021

The Public Has No Real Way of Knowing How Many Troops Are Actually in Afghanistan

It’s an open question of whether President Joe Biden will stick to the current deadline for pulling all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan under a peace agreement signed with the Taliban last year. First, though, we’ll have to figure out how many troops are actually there right now.

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Critics: New Categories on Afghan IDs Will Incite Ethnic Tension

Strong reactions from public figures continue to grow following a decision by the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) to add 54 new ethnic designations to the already existing 14 ethnic groups used on the electronic national identity cards.

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Ghani: No Transfer of Power Without Elections

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said that he will not transfer authority without elections, as pressure mounts for Afghans to consider a new US proposal for peace, which includes a plan for an interim government. Ghani made the remarks during a seminar on Afghanistan’s foreign policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Referring to the government’s peace roadmap, Ghani […]

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