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Afghan envoy hopes 2019 to be year of peace for Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Afghan president’s special peace envoy expressed hope Wednesday that the war that has ravaged this country for over 17 years and cost the United States about $1 trillion will end in 2019.…READ MORE
Pakistan’s journalists complain of increasing censorship
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani journalists, who have taken on military dictators and been beaten and jailed in the pursuit of a free press, say they now face a form of censorship that is more subtle but no less chilling, one spearheaded by the security services.…READ MORE
A blow to morale: Afghan generals worry about US withdrawal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban welcomed the news of the U.S. plan to withdraw half its troops in Afghanistan by the summer, while Afghan generals warned Friday it would be a blow to the morale of the country’s beleaguered security forces, who come under daily attacks from the insurgent fighters.…READ MORE