A national survey of US intervention in Afghanistan reveals half of Americans (52 percent) think the US has not achieved its goals in Afghanistan.The evaluation survey by the Pew Research Centre and USA Today was conducted among 1,504 adults between Jan 15 and 19. ...
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The Property Registration Unit in the High Office of Oversight and Corruption (HOOAC) is mandated to register properties of all high-ranking authorities. But former officials in the unit say it has neither been successful nor countered administrative corruption. ...
Candidates are holding meetings, and posters have come up across the city as campaigning for the presidential and provincial elections starts. Voters are claiming for honest candidates with doable promises.Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhel, head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) secretariat, said postering has to follow new rules announced on Jan 31 about littering and vandalizing public property. ...
Nearly 300 foreign bases have been wound up as foreign troops are pulled out. Many million dollars worth of military equipment have been destroyed. A US camp called Leatherneck in Helmand, which was set up at a cost of 34 million USD but was never formally inaugurated, was dismantled. ...
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Fears of an economic collapse in the wake of the pullout of foreign troops may be exaggerated. The resurgence of the economy has been aided by rising income from mining, agricultural exports and investments, a Killid investigation reveals. ...
The painstaking process of demining has been hit by money constraints. Mohammad Wakil, the assistant director for Mine Action Coordination Committee of Afghanistan (MACCA), told a symposium, “Unfortunately aid from the international community has decreased. ...
Thirty people were killed in suicide attacks this month. Is the situation going to worsen as predicted by US General Mark A. Milley? On Jan 17, suicide bombers stormed a popular Lebanese restaurant in Kabul killing 21 civilians including 13 foreign nationals. ...
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