Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, he may issue an order "very soon" to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, which is reported to host nuclear facilities.
- The war in Iran, US President Donald Trump said, is "small potatoes" and "not a big thing" for the United States, as the US has "essentially" taken over Iran.
- In a post on his X account on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei accused that the US was "deliberately attacking civilian targets".
- According to a Nigerian environmental NGO, an attempt to illegally tap oil from a cargo vessel in the country's south resulted in at least 37 deaths.
- The Israeli police has blocked humanitarian aid from reaching an occupied West Bank village that has been under siege by settlers for weeks, while Israeli police have killed a Palestinian man in Jerusalem.
Tag: Afghan Security
2018 Is Deadliest Year for Afghan...
The U.N. on Monday confirmed that 10 children were among at least 13 civilians killed in a recent U.S. military airstrike in northern Afghanistan. The U.S., which confirmed the killing of two U.S. service members, carried out an airstrike in the area, and accused the Taliban of using civilian areas as hideouts. The intensified violence in the country has had a toll on civilians
Afghanistan’s Air Force: Soaring Costs, Low...
The Afghan Air Force says its ready to take on more responsibility as the U.S. looks to scale back its military operations in the country. Critics say its small fleet of light helicopters and turboprop planes is ill-prepared to fill the void left if foreign troops and equipment are withdrawn