Day: August 21, 2017

CBS: trump will announce going to Afghanistan 4 thousand soldiers WASHINGTON, August 21. /TASS/. The President of the USA Donald trump Monday announced the increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan and sending to that country advanced about 4 thousand soldiers. This was reported in the Sunday CBS TV channel, citing his sources in the Washington administration. According to them, trump will talk about the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia, which, in particular, “strongly encourage” the government of Pakistan to deny safe havens to terrorists. CBS also reported that the White house considered the possibility of adding Pakistan to list of countries sponsoring terrorism, the reduction of aid to this Islamic Republic and its exclusion from the list of major US allies outside NATO. The authorities do not exclude that the plan can be changed before the President will deliver an address. The press service of the Pentagon

Merkel accused the Turkish authorities of abuse of Interpol BERLIN, August 21. /TASS/. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Ankara is the case with the arrest in Spain of a German writer of Turkish origin Dogan Akhanli abused by Interpol. The head of government of Germany said on Sunday the TV channel RTL. The writer, whom Ankara considers a member of the opposition, was arrested during a holiday in Granada at the request of Turkey, according to Interpol. As noted by Merkel, international organizations such as Interpol, “cannot be used for such purposes.” “I am very pleased that Spain was it is now liberated,” — said Merkel. She reported that maintaining contact with the Spanish government in this case. Akhanli lives in Germany since 1991 and has the passport of Germany. According to local media reports, he wrote, in particular, about the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. His

Former adviser to trump’bannon said about disagreements in the US administration Former adviser to US President Donald trump on strategic issues Stephen Bannon said the disagreement within the US administration. He said this in an interview with The Washington Post. “No administration in history has been so divided among themselves about the direction in which it should move,” said Bannon. According to him, team trump is disappointed by the agenda of the Congress, which is more consistent with traditional Republican priorities than the goals that proclaims the American leader. “If members of the Republican party on Capitol hill will support the idea of the President, but not their goals, it will be one big happy family” — said the former adviser to trump. That trump has decided to dismiss’bannon, became known on August 18. However, according to close to’bannon source, the American strategist himself resigned 7 August. According to a