CIA director discusses Afghanistan with Pakistan army chief

By Anadolu Agency Meeting between William J. Burns, Gen. Qamar Bajwa held in Rawalpindi CIA Director William J. Burns met on Thursday Pakistan’s army chief Gen. Qamar Bajwa to discuss the latest situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s military said. According to the ISPR, army’s media wing, the meeting took place in Rawalpindi, a garrison city adjacent

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UK would be prepared to launch Afghanistan drone strikes, says Wallace

Ben Wallace: ‘I’ll do whatever I have to do to protect citizens’ lives and our interests and our allies, when we’re called upon to do so, wherever that may be.’ Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock The Guardian By Dan Sabbagh and Amelia Gentleman Defence secretary’s comments came as he showcased prototype of new drone capable of

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Roble becomes tribal leader instead Somalia Prime Minister

The fake swearing ceremony, at the tribal leader office Mohamed Roble. Tribal leader Mohamed Hussein Roble urged the fake minister to effectively carry out the important tasks assigned to him in accordance with the constitution and the laws of the land. Which Roble is not entitled to do sow to appoint a new minister during

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Kenya’s economy shrinks by 0.3pc in year of Covid-19 pandemic

National Treasury and Ministry of Planning Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani during launch of the 2021 Economic Survey Report on September 9, 2021/Daily Nation Jeff Angote. By Daily Nation Kenya’s economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in 2020 compared to a 5 per cent growth in 2019, as it took a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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UK says it is ready to send migrant boats back to France

A migrant child, who was recused from the English Channel, is helped to leave the Border Force Catamaran Rescue Boat, BF Hurricane, in Dover, Britain, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain has approved plans to turn away boats illegally carrying migrants to its shores, deepening a diplomatic rift with France over how to

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World shares slip as Fed signals ‘downshift’ in economy

A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after further

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Former Afghan president denies fleeing country with millions of dollars

By Anadolu Agency Ashraf Ghani says leaving was only way to save Kabul and he regrets that he ‘could not make it end differently’ Former President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday rejected claims that he fled Afghanistan with millions of dollars. Ghani, who has taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates, issued a statement expressing his

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Somali Prime Minister Roble deviates the elections, inciting tribalism and civil war

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble deviates Somalia’s elections, inciting tribalism and civil war. Somalia’s Prime Minister has been selected on September 2020 by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, replacing Hassan Ali Khaire, with the approval of Parliament. Since then, Somali Prime Minister Roble has been in charge of Somalia’s elections in 2021. The last few

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Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to board an aircraft to depart from Old Doha Airport, at Qatar,September 8, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS Reuters By Alexander Cornwell Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world’s top diplomats have been beating a path to Qatar, long the gateway to the Taliban and now the

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Somalia’s state-run media becomes Hawiye community media and reject Farmajo press release

Photo/Somali Times The latest, Both Radio Mogadishu, news agency Sonna and Somali National Television did not publish statements from Villa Somalia regarding appointments by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. Somali National Television pulled down a statement from Villa Somalia shortly after it was published on its Facebook page. The rift between Farmajo and Roble has also

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