A key road connecting one of the most visited Khakriz district to Afghanistan southern Kandahar provincial capital the Kandahar city, was reopened to traffic after two years of blockage, an army commander in the restive province Hajji Woror Achakzai said Monday (June 17).
An Afghan policeman stands guard after a
lawmaker was killed in Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province,
Afghanistan, March 23, 2019.
Afghan forces, in well-coordinated
operations launched couple of weeks ago in Khakriz district, were able to
reopen the key road linking Khakriz to Kandahar city to traffic, Achakzai said.
"Reopening the district road that
facilitates thousands of people to travel between Khakriz and Kandahar city is
a big achievement for the security forces," Achakzai told Xinhua.
Scores of the militants have been
killed, injured and captured during the operations, the official said, adding
cleanup operations would continue in the area to ensure lasting peace in the
district.
No security forces or civilians have
been hurt during the operations, the official said.
Taliban militants fighting
government forces in the area have not commented on the report.
Source: NDO
Many countries are grappling with rapidly aging population. As population aging becomes an irreversible global trend with significant impacts on economic and social sectors, nations face the urgent task of creating flexible policies to adapt to and make the most of this trend to build prosperous and sustainable societies.
With a series of stimulus measures, the world tourism industry is on the way to recovery as before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Facing the opportunity to take off, the "smokeless industry” is expected to strongly contribute to global economic growth while promoting potential and cohesion, contributing to peace and sustainable development.
The danger from the COVID-19 pandemic is still latent, threatening people’s health and lives in the context that the immunity provided from the COVID-19 vaccine has decreased. Many other dangerous diseases are also likely to break out when the global vaccination rate slows down, due to inequality in access to health services, vaccine hesitancy, and consequences of economic recession.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is witnessing a rise in the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, according to Maybank Investment Bank Research (Maybank IB Research).
The respect paying ceremony for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong continued on the morning of July 26 at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, with high-level delegations from foreign countries and international organisations paying their last respects and expressing deep condolences.
A wave of condolences have poured in from world leaders, international organisations, rulling parties, Communist parties and partner parties following the death of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
.jpg)
