The rout of Afghan forces as Taliban fighters take one provincial capital after another, according to a report by the REUTERS, provides a stark answer to anyone wondering about the success of two decades of U.S.-led efforts to build a local army.
Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, imposed the visa restriction on the individuals due to their conduct in the run up to the polls.
Intelligence report on Iran by a political risk consultancy indicates that the collapse of the regime is highly unlikely because too many Iranians depend on the sustainability of the economic structure.
Tens of thousands of civilians have lost their lives in Nigeria in recent years to violent attacks by terrorist groups due to their religious beliefs or in intercommunal violence, Secretary Pompeo lamented.
In a statement that shows no remorse for leading the country down that ignoble road, President Buhari tried to justify the ban.
Iran said on Saturday its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard, saying air defenses were fired in error while on high alert in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq.
A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian anti-aircraft missiles, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
President Trump said on Wednesday Iranian missile strikes on bases in Iraq had not harmed any U.S. troops stationed there and damage was minimal, an outcome he said showed Tehran wanted to de-escalate a standoff.
President Trump said an assessment of casualties and damage from the strikes was under way and that he would make a statement on Wednesday morning.
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be alone on his administration’s plot to hit Iranian cultural sites. Persuaded by the international prohibitions on such attacks, The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from the Trump assertions that he will bomb Iranian cultural sites.