Tag: Afghanistan

CHINA’S MILITARY BASE IN AFGHANISTAN

Sourced : The Diplomat By Kemel Toktomushev Beijing has long refrained from engaging militarily beyond its borders. However, as some recent reports suggest, this situation may soon change. Ferghana News reported that China will build a military base in the northern province of Afghanistan, and, according to the news agency, the Ministry of Defense of… Continue reading CHINA’S MILITARY BASE IN AFGHANISTAN

TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL : SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN WILL “MOST CERTAINLY DETERIORATE”

091130-F-9171L-362 U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a combined patrol in the village of Shabila Kalan, Zabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 30, 2009. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Sourced : The Washington Free Beacon By: Natalie Johnson Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told Congress on Thursday that the security environment in Afghanistan will worsen over the next year amid a deadlock in the nation’s drawn-out war. “The intelligence community assesses that the political and security situation in Afghanistan will almost certainly deteriorate… Continue reading TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL : SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN WILL “MOST CERTAINLY DETERIORATE”

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO TAKE REGIONAL LOOK AT AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN ISSUE

Sourced : Live Mint By Lalit K Jha The Trump administration is determined to take a regional perspective on the Afghan- Pakistan issue, the White House said on Thursday, noting that the previous regimes have “not done enough” to address the challenges in the war-torn country. The White House is currently in the middle of… Continue reading TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO TAKE REGIONAL LOOK AT AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN ISSUE

CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS

By Mohanad Hage Ali Al Arabiya English A few months ago, in a remote town in Idlib province, northern Syria, an unusual foreign militant presence alarmed Syrian locals. The fighters were reportedly of the Muslim Uighur minority from Xinjiang province in Western China. For a population which has grown used to the multinational nature of… Continue reading CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS

NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS AGREE ON NATO SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CRISIS

SNMG2 had extensive training with Turkish Navy

NATO Defence Ministers agreed that NATO will provide support to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis on Thursday (11 February 2016). “The goal is to participate in the international efforts to stem the illegal trafficking and illegal migration in the Aegean,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. NATO’s Standing Maritime Group 2 is currently deployed… Continue reading NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS AGREE ON NATO SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CRISIS

PRINCESS ROYAL FORMALLY OPENS ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE NEW UNIT

Leeds’ first Royal Naval Reserve Unit HMS Ceres has been formally commissioned by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. Princess Anne was the guest of honour at the ceremony as the headquarters was formally dedicated before attending the official reception. HMS Ceres has existed in various forms as a naval establishment in Yorkshire over the… Continue reading PRINCESS ROYAL FORMALLY OPENS ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE NEW UNIT