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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has closed 12 media outlets &-- both public and private &-- in seven provinces this year, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has actually said.Eleven television stations and one radio station have been forced to totally stop their activities, while 3 radio stations were closed briefly before ...
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A spending bill backed by Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as dozens of Republicans defied the president-elect, leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown that could disrupt Christmas travel.

The vote laid bare fault lines in Trump&s Republican Party that could...

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Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Chief of the Army Staff of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said that studying medicine is necessary as people need both male and female doctors.

Fitrat said this in a conference at the Armed Forces Academy of Medical Sciences in Kabul.

The statement comes amid reports that the leader of the Islamic Emirate...

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A senior White House authorities on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could permit it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an && emerging threat & to the United States.Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer & s surprise discovery underscored how ... A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile abilities that ultimately might allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an && emerging threat & to the United States.Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer&& s surprise discovery underscored how far the once-close ties between Washington and Islamabad have weakened given that the 2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Reuters reported.It also raised concerns about whether Pakistan has actually moved the objectives of nuclear weapons and ballistic rocket programs long planned to counter those of India, with which it has battled three major wars since 1947. Speaking to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Finer stated Pakistan has actually pursued && progressively advanced rocket technology, from long-range ballistic missile systems to devices, that would make it possible for the screening of considerably larger rocket motors.&& If those patterns continue, Finer said, && Pakistan will have the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in the United States.&& The variety of nuclear-armed states with missiles that can reach the U.S. homeland && is extremely small and they tend to be adversarial,& & he continued, calling Russia, North Korea and China.&& So, candidly, it & s hard for us to see Pakistan & s actions as anything other than an emerging danger to the United States,& & Finer said.His speech came a day after Washington revealed a brand-new round of sanctions related to Pakistan&& s ballistic rocket development program, consisting of for the very first time against the state-run defense firm that supervises the program.The Pakistani embassy did not right away react to a request for comment.Islamabad casts its nuclear weapons and ballistic rocket programs as deterrents versus Indian hostility and intended to preserve local stability.Two senior administration officials, speaking on condition of privacy, said that the U.S. worry about Pakistan&& s missile program have actually been enduring and came from the sizes of the rocket engines being developed.The threat posed to the United States depends on a decade away, stated one official.Finer&& s comments, the authorities said, were planned to press Pakistani authorities to address why they are developing more powerful rocket engines, something they have actually refused to do.&& They put on & t acknowledge our issues. They inform us we are biased,& & stated the 2nd U.S. official, including that Pakistani officials have actually incorrectly implied that U.S. sanctions on their missile program are meant && to handicap their capability to resist India.&& Finer included himself among senior U.S. officials who he said consistently have actually raised issues about the missile program with top Pakistani officials to no avail.Washington and Islamabad, he kept in mind, had actually been && veteran partners & on development, counter-terrorism and security.&& That makes us question even more why Pakistan will be motivated to develop an ability that could be used against us.&& Pakistan has actually been critical of warm ties U.S. President Joe Biden has created with its veteran opponent India, and keeps close ties with China. Some Chinese entities have actually been slapped with U.S. sanctions for supplying Islamabad&& s ballistic rocket program.It conducted its first nuclear weapons test in 1998 &-- more than 20 years after India&& s very first test blast-- and has actually constructed a substantial toolbox of ballistic rockets capable of lofting nuclear warheads.The Bulletin of the American Scientists research company approximates that Pakistan has a stockpile of about 170 warheads.U.S.-Pakistani relations have actually gone through major ups and downs, including close Cold War ties that saw them support Afghan rebels against the 1979-89 Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.Pakistan likewise was an essential partner in the U.S. fight against al Qaeda following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, and has been a significant non-NATO ally considering that 2004. But ties also have actually been harmed by coups staged by the Pakistani armed force, its support for the Islamic Emirate&& s 1996-2001 rule and its nuclear weapons program.Several professionals stated Finer&& s speech came as a major surprise.& & For a senior U.S. authorities to openly connect concerns about expansion in Pakistan to a future direct threat to the U.S. homeland &-- this is a magnificent remarkable advancement,& & said Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Center think tank.The post Pakistan&& s &missile program is & emerging risk & , leading United States official says initially appeared on Ariana News.
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The Ministry of Transport and Aviation announced on Thursday that it suspended 2 transportation companies following fatal traffic accidents on Kabul-Kandahar highway.Recently, two traffic accidents on the highway in Ghazni province left more than 50 people dead and ratings injured.The Ministry of Transport and Aviation stated in a declaration that ...
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Domestic and foreign financiers are showing an increased interest in buying the electricity-producing sector in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Energy and Water says.According to the representative of the Ministry of Energy and Water, Matiullah Abid, keen interest has been shown by investors from Turkey, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and China.Afgha ...
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