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With new life, Afghan peace push a race against time

KABUL, 07 June 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: A continuing cessation of hostilities and an uptick in exchange of Taliban and government prisoners has given the Afghan peace process, often fragile and near collapse at times, a new lease on life. Analysts believe the three main sides in the decades-long conflict – Kabul, the Taliban, and the US – have covered a lot of ground in the march towards a sustainable peace deal. However, it is also a shared view that they are pressed for time and on a path that remains tricky, as each side’s strategy oscillates between diplomatic bargaining, tactical maneuvers, and all-out use of muscle. “The Taliban should continue with the cease-fire announced on Eid al-Fitr [Muslim festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan], which proved blissful for the people, and

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Bangladesh to give 30M vaccine doses for free

DHAKA, 01 Dec 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: Bangladesh’s government on Monday announced the free distribution of 30 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine expected to be available for patients in January. The country’s Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam made the announcement at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The distribution will be done in line with World Health Organization protocols that determine who will get the vaccine first, he said. The government has already allocated taka 7.35 billion (around $87 million) to purchase the vaccine, he said, adding: “People will get it for free.” On Nov. 4, Bangladesh inked an agreement to get 30 million doses of the Oxford vaccine from India's Serum Institute once it becomes

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YPG withdraws from Syria's Afrin as Turkey-backed forces take control

Afrin, 18 Mar 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Turkish Armed Forces and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) entered Afrin city in northwestern Syria as PKK-linked YPG militants withdrew in the face of a Turkish-led border security mission, TRT World has learned.  FSA spokesman Mohammad Hamadin told TRT World that the YPG had pulled out from most of the city and that the FSA was searching for any remaining militants.  Fleeing YPG members have withdrawn to regime-held areas to the south of the city, the spokesman added. The Turkish Armed Forces said in a tweet that it is currently searching the area it captured in Afrin's town centre for mines and home-made explosives. It also released pictures and videos of Turkish soldiers and FSA fighters celebrating in the town centre. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

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