| Online: | |
| Visits: | |
| Stories: |
| Story Views |
|
| Now: | |
| Last Hour: | |
| Last 24 Hours: | |
| Total: | |
Update for Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Today in Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan under extremely tight security, claims U.S. strategy is working and that the Taliban may join the peace process without substantial concessions. However, as this WaPo story (I linked to a reprint to avoid the paywall) makes clear, the Taliban have stepped up their military activity and hold substantial portions of the country.
Suicide attack in Jalalabad kills at least 10, no claim of responsibility as yet.
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State meets with warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the first time a U.S. official has met with him in decades.
Casualty totals are disputed in separate skirmishes in Farah and Badghis, but up to 11 government troops and 9 Taliban may have been killed.
Schools in Afghanistan are becoming ideological and political battlegrounds, while 2.6 million children lack access to primary education entirely.
Today in Afghanistan
Source: http://warnewstoday.blogspot.com/2018/07/update-for-tuesday-july-10-2018.html
