The Taliban on Wednesday urged Afghanistan's neighboring countries not to allow the U.S. to establish military bases in their countries stating that should such
(Last Updated On: May 25, 2021)
A fire broke out at Abu Nasr Farahi customs facility in Farah province on the border with Iran on Tuesday morning, local officials said.
Khalid Hazrati, a police spokesman, said the fire has been completely extinguished by Iranian firefighters and that no casualties were reported.
According to officials, two fuel tankers exploded – setting off the fire.
So far no reports have been received on the extent of the fire damage.
This however comes after a major fire broke out at a fuel depot at the customs office in Farah province in March and an earlier onein February in Islam Qala border town in Herat province, which destroyed over 1,000 trucks.
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Russia Said Tayeb Jawad said Kabul is ready to purchase weapons from Moscow.
In an interview with Russia’sTASS news agency, Jawad said: “We are hoping that Russia will consider repairing the existing Russian equipment, especially helicopters.”
He also said security forces cadets – particularly those from the Ministry of Interior “are getting training here,” in Russia.
Tass reported that Jawad also said he hoped that Russia would provide an opportunity for Afghanistan to train its pilots and mechanical engineers.
In addition, Jawad told TASS that Afghanistan is ready to consider the possible purchase or production of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
(Last Updated On: May 25, 2021)
Islamabad on Monday rejected reports of the US military setting up a base inside Pakistan as it withdraws troops from Afghanistan.
“There is no US military or air base in Pakistan, nor is any such proposal envisaged. Any speculation on this account is baseless and irresponsible and should be avoided,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press release.
He further said Pakistan and the US have a framework of cooperation in terms of air lines of communication (ALOC) and ground lines of communication (GLOC) in place since 2001. “No new agreement has been made in this regard,” he stated.