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AFGHANISTAN

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2018
U.S. envoy hopes for peace deal with Taliban in 2019: reports
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan, hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April, local media reported Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2018
Thousands of Shiites flee as Taliban attack Afghanistan's 'safe' districts
Thousands of members of Afghanistan's mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority have fled their homes in the central province of Ghazni as the Taliban have pressed into two previously safe districts, officials and witnesses said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2018
Taliban takes credit as bodyguard kills top Afghan police chief; U.S. general unhurt
Gen. Abdul Razeq, one of Afghanistan's most powerful security commanders, was killed on Thursday in a shooting attack by a bodyguard that dealt a severe blow to the Afghan government ahead of parliamentary elections on Saturday, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2018
Al-Qaida trying to regain primacy as Islamic State loses ground: NATO official
Al-Qaida is trying to regain its primacy over international militancy as Islamic State loses ground, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday, seeing a potentially increased risk to the West from the groups' rivalry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2018
New U.S. general takes over command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, but peace still elusive
U.S. Army General Scott Miller assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, arriving as Washington faces growing questions over its strategy to force the Taliban into talks to end the 17-year conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2018
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan reported killed with 10 cohorts in U.S.-led attack
The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Saad Erhabi, was killed in a strike on the group's hideouts in Nangarhar province on Saturday night, authorities said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2018
U.S.-Taliban talks, without official Afghan representation, yield 'very possible signals'
A meeting between a senior U.S. diplomat and Taliban representatives in Doha last week to discuss a possible cease-fire ended with "very positive signals" and a decision to hold more meetings, people with knowledge of the talks said on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 9, 2018
Apparent insider attack in Afghanistan kills soldier from California
The Pentagon says the U.S. service member killed in an apparent insider attack in southern Afghanistan was a soldier from California.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 3, 2018
Nearly half of Afghanistan's children do not go to school, Kabul seminar hears
Nearly half of all children in Afghanistan are out of school due to conflict, poverty, child marriage and discrimination against girls, the number rising for the first time since 2002, humanitarian organizations said Sunday in a report.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2018
Well-armed Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for Kabul regime despite U.S. air support
Taliban fighters with heavy weapons and night-vision equipment fought their way close to the center of the western city of Farah on Tuesday, as Afghan forces with U.S. air support battled to force them back, officials and residents said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2018
At least 15 killed as attackers set off multiple blasts, engage in firefight in Jalalabad
Afghan security forces battled for hours against a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday after a coordinated assault that killed at least 15 people and wounded 42, local officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2018
Taliban take another district center as Afghan fighting rages
Taliban fighters seized a district in the northern province of Baghlan on Tuesday and kept up pressure on the central city of Ghazni as heavy fighting continued across Afghanistan following the start of the insurgents' annual spring offensive last month.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 8, 2018
Afghan gunships killed and wounded 107 boys and men at religious ceremony in attack last month: U.N.
Rockets and heavy machine guns fired from Afghan government helicopters killed and wounded at least 107 boys and men attending a religious ceremony near the northern city of Kunduz last month, according to a United Nations report on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2018
Blast at Afghan mosque used as voter center kills at least 17, wounds 34
An explosion at a mosque used as a voter center in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Sunday killed at least 17 people and wounded 34, local officials said, in the latest attack on preparations for long-delayed parliamentary elections.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2018
Afghan Embassy plans to deploy mascots
If a public entity wants to promote itself in Japan, one of the most effective ways may be to create a yuru-kyara — a lovable mascot that catches people's hearts. And that's exactly what the Afghanistan Embassy in Tokyo is doing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2018
How Japan can help turn bunkers back into classrooms
The Japanese government should reach out to children around the world by endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2018
Casualty claims conflict after Afghan airstrike targets apparent Taliban gathering
An Afghan forces airstrike on a suspected Taliban gathering in the northern province of Kunduz on Monday caused dozens of casualties, including many civilians, officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2018
Six thousand days into a war without an objective
It would be helpful to have an explanation of U.S. interests and objectives in America's longest war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2018
Why Trump's Pakistan policy dooms Afghan peace
The U.S. administration's approach to Islamabad undermines potential solutions in Afghanistan.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
U.S. and China agree to lower tariffs in 90-day cooling-off period
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a news conference after trade talks with China, in Geneva on Monday.
'Treasure hunt': Tourists boost sales at Japan's Don Quijote stores
The entrance to discount retailer Don Quijote's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district, known as Don Don Donki outside the country
High school student arrested over deaths of his grandparents
A high school student was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing his grandparents at their home in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.
In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries
China's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide held its award ceremony overseas for the first time, picking the dining capital of Singapore to promote its brand to an international audience.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.

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