Latest Updates on Afghanistan 23 & 24 December 2018; Suicide Attack in Kabul

1- Evacuation of US. forced from Afghanistan soil?
Wall Street Journal said according to an US. official that in the near future the process of evacuation of more than 7000 US. troops from Afghanistan will begin.
Afghan officials said that they had received no indication in recent days that the Americans would pull troops.
In the past, there was also news about the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, but US troops are still in Afghanistan.

2- The United States Department of Defense announced that seven fighter and reconnaissance planes will be delivered to the Afghan Army by next year.

3- Suicide explosions and clashes in Kabul

Today two Suicide explosions targeted the “Ministry of Public Work” in Kabul.

At the same time as the explosions, intense clashes broke out between the attackers and the security forces, but eventually, after a few hours with the suppression of the attackers, the situation returned to normal.

4- The Foreign Minister of Pakistan enters the capital of Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, arrived in Kabul this morning.

It is said the main reason for the visit is to discussion about “Afghanistan peace talks” and the developments of the recent weeks in Afghanistan.