The Defense Department is carrying on its review of the US military's role in the Afghanistan conflict after officials determined that the draft version of the assessment was too narrow in scope, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The draft version of the assessment, composed by authors affiliated with the National Defense University, was
Pakistan’s foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Monday stressed the importance of releasing Afghanistan’s frozen assets and facilitation of banking operations to ease the economic hardships of the Afghan people and help build a sustainable economy, Geo news reported. During a meeting with China’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Ambassador Yue Xiaoyong, the two officials exchanged views