Taliban Capture 7th Afghan District as Foreign Forces Pull Out
Voice of America
ISLAMABAD - The Taliban seized a district in southern Afghanistan Friday without facing any resistance from Afghan government security forces, bringing to seven the number of districts the insurgents have overrun since the United States and its NATO allies began withdrawing their troops from the country a month ago. #Afghanistan: 4th woman journalist murdered in the country this year! Mina Kheiri & her mother were killed in an IED explosion in Kabul. Pulling out troops doesn't end association with the violence that the country was exposed to. #CFWIJ demands the global community take notice! pic.twitter.com/gvjwREqMZQ
Separately, an overnight roadside bombing of a vehicle in the national capital, Kabul, killed a young female Afghan television anchor and her mother, and wounded her sister. Mina Khairi was working for the Ariana News channel for the past three years, her employer said. The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee said, “AJSC is deeply saddened to hear Mina Khairi, TV presenter at Ariana News and her mother are among the victims of yesterday's blast in district 6 of Kabul city. We strongly condemn the attack & call on the government to seriously investigate the case.”FILE - An aerial photo taken though the window of a Philippine military plane shows the land reclamation by China in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, west of Palawan, Philippines, May 11, 2015. FILE - Staff members from the China National Nuclear Corporation look at models of oil tanker-shaped floating nuclear reactors and oil rigs showcased at the display booth of China's state-owned CNNC, in Beijing, April 27, 2017.
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