Veteran Nigerian comic actor Baba Suwe is dead (ThisDay) The dark-skinned Nigerian comic actor Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe has passed on. One of his children, Adesola, posted the news of his death on her Instagram page. “This…
Canadian Afghanistan war veteran finds music helps soothe battle with PTSD
Despite dabbling in music since he was a teenager, it was only recently that Afghanistan war veteran Dennis MacKenzie came to appreciate its power to ease the mental turmoil he has struggled with since returning to Canada. Dennis MacKenzie was…
Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan
The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, to be led by one of their founders and with an FBI-wanted militant as interior minister. The government will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul…
Nothing for you! IMF excludes Nigeria, as it extends debt relief to 28 low-income countries
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has excluded Nigeria from the third tranche of grants for debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT). This is according to a statement…
CIA-backed paramilitary ‘death squads’ guilty of war crimes in Afghanistan – HRW (RT)
With aid and training from the CIA, Afghan paramilitary forces have carried out a spree of war crimes and other “grave” abuses against civilians – including torture and executions – an investigation by Human Rights Watch found. Interviewing eyewitnesses, US…
Afghanistan war: Deadly Taliban attack ‘destroys’ hospital (BBC)
At least 15 people have died after a truck packed with explosives was detonated by Taliban militants outside a hospital in southern Afghanistan. Many of the victims in the attack on Qalat city were doctors and patients, according to local…
Afghanistan war: Deadly bomb attack hits election rally (BBC)
A suicide bomb attack at an election rally in Afghanistan has killed at least 24 people, officials say. The meeting was about to be addressed by President Ashraf Ghani in Parwan province, north of the capital, Kabul. Another blast in…
Child suicide bomber kills six people after blowing himself up at Afghan wedding (Metro)
A wedding in Afghanistan ended in tragedy after a suicide bomber, 13, blew himself up. The teenager killed at least six people and injured a further 14 when he detonated an explosive at the celebration in the Pachirwa Agham district…
Afghanistan vows to release 175 Taliban prisoners after peace summit (BBC)
Afghanistan’s president has announced the release of 175 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture. Ashraf Ghani was responding to demands submitted to him by a traditional council, or loya jirga, which met in Kabul this week to discuss peace. The…
Taliban ‘not seeking to seize Afghanistan’ (BBC)
The Taliban official who has led the group’s peace negotiations with the US has told the BBC the insurgents do not want to seize “the whole country by [military] power”. “It will not bring peace to Afghanistan,” Sher Mohammad Abbas…
