Etiket: Afghanistan
Canada still blocks aid to Afghanistan, NGOs deplore
Foreign aid organizations want the Canadian government to give them authorization more quickly to help the population in Afghanistan. Aid workers can currently be prosecuted under the Criminal Code if…
Canada still blocks aid to Afghanistan, NGOs deplore
(Ottawa) Foreign aid organizations want the Canadian government to give them authorization more quickly to help the population in Afghanistan. Posted at 9:58 a.m. Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Aid…
29 dead in new floods in Afghanistan
New floods have killed 29 people since Wednesday in Afghanistan, already affected by floods which have left around a hundred dead in recent weeks, an official spokesperson announced on Saturday.…
Afghanistan | Heavy rains trigger flash floods, killing 33
(Islamabad) Heavy flooding due to seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three days, a Taliban spokesperson said on Sunday. Posted at 9:17…
Afghanistan | Taliban supreme leader urges officials to put aside differences
(Islamabad) Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has urged his leaders to put aside their differences and serve Afghanistan properly, according to a written statement issued on Saturday ahead of the…
Afghanistan | Three killed in suicide bombing in Kandahar
(Kandahar) Three people were killed Thursday in a suicide attack attributed to the Islamic State jihadist group outside a bank in the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, authorities announced.…
Pakistan’s deadly strikes on eastern Afghanistan
Pakistan carried out airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan early Monday that killed eight civilians and led to a response from Kabul with “heavy weapons” fire on border areas. Hours later, Washington…
Afghanistan | Road collision leaves 21 dead and 38 injured
(Kabul) At least 21 people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan when a bus hit a motorcycle and then a tanker truck which caught fire, officials…
The play “5 bullets in the head” brings to the stage the stories of Afghanistan veterans
The theatrical world and the military world seem a priori very far from each other. The two meet thanks to 5 bullets in the heada stage transposition of the book…
An Afghan summer | James Ivory returns in a documentary on Afghanistan
(Paris) A youthful trip to a peaceful Afghanistan: at 95, cult director James Ivory returns in a documentary, An Afghan summeron the origins of his vocation and recounts its genesis…
Afghanistan Mission Monument | Veterans were ousted without explanation for the choice of monument
(Ottawa) The federal government changed the final design choice for a proposed monument to Canada’s intervention in Afghanistan, but Ottawa did not consult veterans to see if they felt the…
United Nations | Security Council calls for special envoy to Afghanistan
(United Nations) The UN Security Council on Friday called for the appointment of a special envoy for Afghanistan, in a resolution calling for more effective dialogue and better coordinated aid…
The Bloc demands explanations on the Afghanistan monument project
Pressure continues to try to shed light on shared responsibilities in the controversial decision to memorialize the Canadian mission in Afghanistan. Bloc MP Luc Desilets tabled a motion on Tuesday…
Myanmar dethrones Afghanistan as world’s largest opium producer
Myanmar became the world’s top producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan where the Taliban banned its cultivation, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. Around 1,080 tonnes of…
Afghanistan Mission Monument | Trudeau’s office took a close interest in the file in 2022
(Ottawa) The office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intervened on at least two occasions in 2022 to examine the options available to the federal government for granting the design of…
Afghanistan monument winning team denounces Ottawa ‘cheating’
The winning team of the design competition for the creation of a monument commemorating Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, which saw its project replaced by another at the end of a…
Afghanistan Mission Memorial | Minister Petitpas Taylor defends tooth and nail her predecessor’s decision
(Ottawa) Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor defended tooth and nail Thursday the Trudeau government’s decision to award at the last minute the contract to design the National Monument Commemorating…
Afghanistan Mission Memorial | Minister Petipas Taylor defends tooth and nail her predecessor’s decision
(Ottawa) Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor defended tooth and nail Thursday the Trudeau government’s decision to award the design contract for the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan…
Pressure continues to mount on Ottawa over Afghanistan monument
The pressure is not letting up on the Ministers of Heritage and Veterans Affairs to honor the jury’s choice in the competition to provide Ottawa with a monument commemorating the…
Afghanistan | ISIS claims responsibility for attack on shopping center in Kabul
(Kabul) The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility on Friday evening for a bomb attack which, according to a revised report, left four dead and seven injured the day…