Greece intends to reinforce border patrols, move asylum-seekers from its islands to the mainland and speed up deportations in an effort to deal with a resurgence in migrant flows mostly from Afghanistan, using Turkey as a transit country. Greece has decided to transfer refugees from overcrowded migrant camps and accelerate the deportation of rejected applicants for…
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EU supports Afghanistan peace process
“We then discussed our support to the Afghanistan peace process. You might have seen the conclusions that have been adopted that highlight the concrete actions that the European Union is willing and ready to take in support of an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, hopefully to be started already next week – as it was announced…
Pompeo announces measures against ICC
“In view of today’s US announcement, the European Union expresses its serious concern about the measures adopted and reiterates its strong support to the International Criminal Court. “As the world’s first and only permanent international criminal court for the investigation and prosecution of the most serious crimes, the ICC demonstrates the international community’s resolve to end impunity…
NATO celebrates anniversary in April 2019 in Washington
NATO Foreign Ministers concluded two days of meetings in Brussels on Wednesday (5 December 2018), focused on issues including the INF Treaty, the Sea of Azov, the Western Balkans, Afghanistan, and the Alliance’s new training mission in Iraq. That’s a wrap for #ForMin! Ministers discussed: ✔ #INFTreaty✔ the #SeaofAzov✔ the Western Balkans✔ #Afghanistan✔ New training…
NATO accuses Russia in violation of Nuclear Forces Treaty
NATO Foreign Ministers are meeting December 4 to begin two days of talks on critical issues for the Alliance’s shared security. Ministers will discuss NATO’s cooperation with Georgia and Ukraine, transatlantic security, and the Alliance’s approach to the Middle East and North Africa. The Western Balkans and the security situation in Afghanistan will also be…
Half a billion EU aid to Afghanistan
The European Commission has today announced a financial package worth €474 million to support state building and public sector reforms, health, justice, and elections, as well as to address migration and displacement challenges in Afghanistan. Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, made the announcement today at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, signing the…
Taliban captures Tarinkot base
Taliban group stormed and seized a military base located in Tarinkot, the administrative center of the province of Uruzgan. Reportedly a unit of the Afghan National Army was stationed at the base, sharing it with representatives of the police. According to the Afghan media, a total of 25 soldiers and police were stationed in the base,…
Multiple blasts at Kabul polling stations
Explosions reported from polling stations in Kabul hours after the voting procedure for Afghanistan parliament elections started. There is no further detail at the moment, however TOLONews agency reports high turnout from early morning hours. The Latest: Kabul police official says a second small explosion reported just hours after parliamentary election polls opened in Afghanistan….
Taliban attacks leave dozens dead in Sar-e-Pul
Security forces confronted Taliban fighters in key locations in northern Afghanistan leaving dozens of people killed and the city of Sar-e Pul threatened by insurgents, officials said. Center of Sar-e-Pul on Verge of Collapse, Heavy Clashes Ongoing#Afghanistan https://t.co/1MikwqH8Uc pic.twitter.com/euvwKRvrli — TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) September 10, 2018 Clashes started next to the provincial capital of Sar-e Pul…
EU expresses solidarity to Afghans after bomb attack
Two journalists were among 20 people killed in Kabul in twin bomb attacks on a wrestling club on September 5, with the second blast targeting media and emergency services at the scene of the initial explosion. The first attack took place around 6 p.m. local time when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in…
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