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Afghan Air Museum
Not everybody knows that Afghanistan once had an impressive and proud Air Force. They even had a Cosmonaut (Abdul Ahad Mohmand) and the “Pashto” was the 5th language spoken from space. In Kabul, there’s a (semi-private) air museum (rarely visited) that still exhibit some of Afghan old (Soviet sponsored) Air Power. It is worth visiting
Afghanistan released 900 Taliban prisoners in one single day
According to the news agency Reuters, the Afghan Government had released 900 Taliban Prisoners on the 26th May 2020. This was accompanied by a plea to the Taliban to extend the ceasefire which is set to expire at midnight on that day. Taliban spokesperson Suahil Shaheen said the prisoner release was “good progress” and theContinuar lendo “Afghanistan released 900 Taliban prisoners in one single day”
Mission diary (Afghanistan)
There is a legend in the Hindukush Mountains that reads like this: – “When Allah made the world, He was found out that there were a lot of leftovers of his creation that didn’t fit anywhere else. The Divine gathered all these fragments and threw them to Earth, and that how he created Afghanistan.” ThisContinuar lendo “Mission diary (Afghanistan)”
Terrorists kill 14 in a maternity hospital in Kabul
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General – strongly condemned the horrific attacks that devastated several locations in Afghanistan on the 12th May 2020. The most horrific (suicide) attack occurred in a Kabul Maternity Hospital Attacked, killing 14 and wounded 15 people, including women and children. Two newborn babies were among those killed. Authorities reported 4 moreContinuar lendo “Terrorists kill 14 in a maternity hospital in Kabul”
Not even COVID-19 has been able to stop the fighting in Afghanistan
Late last winter, the Taliban have made an agreement with the USA to halt the violence in Afghanistan and start exchanging prisoners of war with the Afghan Government. Allegedly, the Taliban got from the US delegation the promise that the Afghan Government would release about 5.000 Taliban prisoners, but apparently that did not happened …Continuar lendo “Not even COVID-19 has been able to stop the fighting in Afghanistan”
“It is easier to break an atom than a prejudice!”
Afghanistan seems to be gradually changing. Even the insurgency leadership appears to have a different posture; for sure much different from what we’ve witnessed some years ago. The Taliban allegedly have agreed to step-down the level of violence and it looks like they also wish to find a solution for that multi-decade conflict. In suchContinuar lendo ““It is easier to break an atom than a prejudice!””
Taliban – from armed insurgency to political party.
Al Jazeera TV channel has recently announced that the Taliban will release 20 Afghan government prisoners as a “goodwill step.” It will be the first time the Taliban has released prisoners following the February peace agreement between the Taliban and U.S. The release comes days following the government’s release of 300 Taliban prisoners. It seemsContinuar lendo “Taliban – from armed insurgency to political party.”
Taliban’s budget
Back in 2012, when I started a long mission at the United Nations’ mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA), I couldn’t help wondering how much money had the Taliban to support all the activities they sponsored. Not only how much, but also where was it coming from. The reason for my questioning was because I learned theContinuar lendo “Taliban’s budget”
Afghanistan’s biggest political problem: – The Durand Line
Historical Background: In ancient times, many borders were not clearly defined lines, but rather fortified neutral zones called Marchlands – or Marzbān in Old Persian (frontier protector) – where tribal allegiances to emperors defended the core territory of the Empire from rival powers. Such was the case of Marzbān Kabul – Afghanistan – between theContinuar lendo “Afghanistan’s biggest political problem: – The Durand Line”
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