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Jalil Afridi

Washington DC: American acting Secretary of Defence, Christopher Miller announced today that by January 15, 2021 the US force size in Afghanistan will be reduced to 2500 which at present is around 4600. The same number of force will also be kept deployed in Iraq, where at the present the size of US force is more than than double this number. 

The acting secretary of Defence was quoted as saying “ I’m here today to update you on President Trump’s plan to bring the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to a successful and responsible conclusion, and to bring our brave service members home.” 

While paying tribute to the fallen American soldiers, Christopher Miller said that “we have mourned the loss of more than 6,900 American troops who gave their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we will never forget the more than 52,000 who bear the wounds of war and all those who still carry its scars – visible and invisible.” 

Although the acting secretary said that President Trump made all these decisions after consultation with his security team and officials from the Defence department, but observers believe that this important decision will take effect only a week before the new US president takes charge, which raises a lot of questions about the authentication and seriousness of this decision. 

It is also pertinent to mention here that President Trump only a few days ago had fired his previous Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper without any probable reasons. 

While relying on allies Christopher said that they “are critical to rebuilding Afghan and Iraqi security capabilities and civil society for a lasting peace in troubled lands.” Mr Christopher especially thanked the NATO for its help and support anf said “ I want to thank our NATO allies and other partners who have fought alongside us and taken the lead on training and advising the Afghan and Iraqi security forces.”

It is important to note here that today  the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned of a “high price” if Western allies pull troops out of Afghanistan too quickly, saying it could allow Islamic State militants to regroup. He further said that “ Afghanistan risks becoming once again a platform for international terrorists to plan and organized attacks on our homelands. And ISIS could rebuild in Afghanistan the terror caliphate it lost in Syria and Iraq,” 

Christopher further said in his statement that today one of his phon calls was to NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and another was to Afghanistan’s President Ghani, who expressed his gratitude for every American service member who has fought for peace.”

But Mr Christopher did not mention anything about the reservations of NATO Secretary General, making it further confusing about the future of Afghanistan and the region. 

Regarding ISIS the acting US Secretary of Defence said that “thanks to our more than 80 partners in the Defeat ISIS coalition. We have destroyed the ISIS caliphate and will ensure they never again gain a foothold to attack our people.” 

It is pertinent to mention here that ISIS has started gaining foothold in Afghanistan and has claimed responsibility of several recent brutal terrorist  attacks including the ones on education institutes and the ones targeting the Hazara community. 

Mr Chrisother Miller and Mr Jens Stoltenberg have both issued statements today and they are both absolutely contradictory to each other. It is for time to tell who proves correct and less damaging. 

Jalil Afridi

Washington DC: Democratic leader and expected next US President Joe Biden as asked Americans to be united and that he will be President of the entire country instead of just the Democrats.

Joe Biden, till filing of this report only six seats short of winning the presidential election. 
President Donald Trump on the other hand has already challenged the election results in several states and is hoping that the recount would take place in these states. 

Lawyers are of the opinion that courts will not allow the recounts because there are no legal grounds for doing such thing. The lawyers also said that the election staff did everything according to the law and if there was a difference of couple hundred votes then there would have been doubts, but the difference is in thousands. 

Supporters of Joe Biden started pouring outside the White House earning in the evening and DC police along with Secret Service Police had cordoned off all the roads leading to the White House.

When asked an official of DC Police about the expected violence or riots taking place outside the White House, he said that there wad nothing to worry about such things. 

International media correspondents from several countries had set up their cameras outside the White House on 16th street North West whereas people were holding placards with slogans such as “Resist, Dump Trump, Get out Trump, Black Lives Matter, Respect” and many more. 

Jalil Afridi
Washington DC: Technology giants in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are working to strengthen their relations in field of technology and cyber security. In this regard both the countries are searching for ways to improve their local businesses and protect themselves from threats which lies in the bandwidth.
Tech giants and telecom sectors are in particular two areas where both the governments are working extensively to collaborate on data sharing and several other projects.
Etisalat, a mobile giant from UAE already has presence in several countries in Africa, Middle East and Asia including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In Pakistan Etisalat owns most of the shares in Pakistan Tele Communication Limited (PTCL) which has monopoly over the county market share when it comes to their landlines, internet or their mobile carrier (UFONE).
Israeli telecom giants Pelephone, Cellcom Partner, Hot Mobile and the government are all trying to collaborate with Etisalat to provide consumers with better rates and more options. Newly appointed CEO of PTCL, Mathew Wilsher has already started working on how PTCL can strengthen Etisalat, the mother company of PTCL. Mathew Wilsher brings with him decades of experience in telecom sector and has served in places like Afghanistan and Africa.
Mathew Wilsher has experience in dealing with Israeli officials due to his past experience in Africa where he built great relations between the two countries in fields of telecom and cyber security.On the other hand Etisalat is not very happy with PTCL because of the continues drop in its profits since last more than a decade. Etisalat had acquired PTCL in 2005 at throw away price from Pakistan by President Musharraf who was leading the country at that time.
Despite being the leading company of Pakistan at that time whose shares use to sell like hot cakes, Pakistan sold its national asset, PTCL without thinking about the future of technology. It is pertinent to mention here that despite lapse of fifteen years Etisalat still owes Pakistan more than 800 million.
Now, according to sources the plan is not only to provide consumers with good costs of calling, but to gather as much data as possible about Pakistan. It is also pertinent to mention here Pakistan has been the bone of contention for official presence of Israel in the region. Israel is well aware that if Pakistan follows the foot step of Saudi Arabia and start taking lenient view about Israel then it will become very easy for Israel to establish formal relations with several other neighboring countries of Pakistan including Pakistan.
The next part of this collocation is related to digital content promotion, which will enable advertisers and promoters to go through with their desired agenda. It is pertinent to mention here that globally Israel owns some of the leading digital advertising companies and Singapore is a common destination for these CEO’s to meet and discuss.
When asked an IT expert in Pakistan about the prospect and consequences of this collaboration between Etisalat and Israeli telecom companies, the official who did want to be named said that “yes all the data being used by PTCL landlines, internet and UFONE will be available to Israel and its companies.”
When asked if the government of Pakistan has taken any measures about sharing Pakistani citizens or Pakistani companies and organizations data with third parties, the official said “come on, the government has no clue about these things.”It is also pertinent to mention here that Israel and India and UAE and India are already collaborating in fields of technology and combatting cyber crime. —
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Confusion has erupted over Donald Trump‘s condition as he fights coronavirus after the president’s doctors said he is doing ‘very well’ while a White House source claimed his vitals are ‘very concerning’.

Trump’s personal physician Sean Conley offered an update on his condition outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Saturday morning alongside several other members of the president’s medical team.

This morning, the president is doing very well. The team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. He’s been fever free for 24 hours and we are cautiously optimistic,’ Conley said, adding that Trump has been working and walking in his hospital suite. 

Conley’s depiction was far more optimistic than one put forward by a White House source familiar with the president’s health who spoke to Bloomberg Business pooler Cheryl Bolen on background immediately after the briefing ended. 

‘The president’s vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. We’re still not on a clear path to a full recovery,’ the source told Bolen, who passed that information along to the press pool.

the briefing raised more questions than answers as Conley declined to say what temperature the president had when he had a fever, whether he was on oxygen and when he last tested negative for COVID.

Conley told reporters the team was 72 hours into Trump’s diagnosis. But that would put the timeline at the president testing positive Wednesday morning. Trump tweeted shortly before 1 am on Friday he had tested positive. On Thursday he flew to his golf club in Bedminister, New Jersey, for a fundraiser with about 100 people.

‘Just 72 hours into the diagnosis now, the first week of COVID, in a particular day seven to day 10, are most critical in determining the likely course of this illness. At this time the team and I are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. Thursday he had a mild cough with nasal congestion and fatigue all of which are now resolving and improving,’ Conley said.

courtesy: Mail