Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani

Taliban fed and grew on Poppy Fields, Meth, and More …

By Newsnet Intern on August 30, 2021 ASIA

How did the Taliban sustain itself for 20 years? Nishant Mishra did some reading up and presented this report. The Taliban group has a $2.3 billion fund for its fight in Afghanistan, with millions coming in from the opium and heroin trade, drugs, donations, extortion, illegal mining, and real estate. Annually, the Taliban has earnings […]

Pak shouldn’t envy Indo-Afghan friendship: Ghani

By NEWSNET DESK on September 15, 2016 ASIA

New Delhi: “Every Indian is now contributing one US dollar to Afghanistan,” said Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday,(14 Sept) even as he called for greater regional cooperation in South Asia. He also said Pakistan should not feel threatened by bilateral cooperation between peace-loving countries. “We do not have agreed rules of the game […]