Afghanistan is falling apart. With US and Nato troops leaving the country earlier than planned, experts are warning that the Taliban could take control of the country within six months. Currently the insurgents control the strategically important province of Helmand, and control or contest territory nearly every province in the war-torn country.
As many as 188 of Afghanistan’s 407 districts are directly under Taliban rule. With up to 85,000 full-time fighters), the insurgents have already forced thousands of troops belonging to the US-trained Afghan army to surrender or flee.
In response to the Taliban’s onslaught, local militias are fighting back. Most notable among them is a coalition of militias in northern Afghanistan called the Second Resistance, led by Ahmad Massoud (the son of Northern Alliance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was assassinated in September 2001).
The Second Resistance has several thousand fighters and militia commanders who have fought against the Taliban, mostly of Tajik origin. Massoud insists that the Taliban will not have the same success in fighting his coalition due to far greater resolve of his soldiers compared to the Afghan military. But henceforth he will have to operate without the help of Nato troops.
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Afghanistan: two decades of Nato help leaves a failed and fractured state on the brink of civil war
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10/26/21
9/28/21
.USA: Do social security benefits depend on your state? Which states have the highest payouts?
How much you receive from Social Security depends on several factors, but principally how long you worked, how much you earned each year and what age you retire at. Where you live can make a difference as you build up your future retirement fund, and once you retire, just how far the monthly payments will go.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the average monthly payment in states with higher incomes is generally larger than states with lower median incomes. But the larger monthly payments don’t mean those Social Security recipients are necessarily living the life of luxury.
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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the average monthly payment in states with higher incomes is generally larger than states with lower median incomes. But the larger monthly payments don’t mean those Social Security recipients are necessarily living the life of luxury.
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10/19/17
Religion: Many Countries Favor Specific Religions reports the Pew Research Center
Islam is the most common state religion, but many governments give indirect privileges to Christianity
More than 80 countries favor a specific religion, either as an official, government-endorsed religion or by affording one religion preferential treatment over other faiths, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data covering 199 countries and territories around the world.
Read more: Many Countries Favor Specific Religions | Pew Research Center
More than 80 countries favor a specific religion, either as an official, government-endorsed religion or by affording one religion preferential treatment over other faiths, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data covering 199 countries and territories around the world.
Islam is the most common
government-endorsed faith, with 27 countries (including most in the
Middle East-North Africa region) officially enshrining Islam as their
state religion. By comparison, just 13 countries (including nine
European nations) designate Christianity or a particular Christian
denomination as their state religion.
But an additional 40 governments around
the globe unofficially favor a particular religion, and in most cases
the preferred faith is a branch of Christianity. Indeed, Christian
churches receive preferential treatment in more countries – 28 – than
any other unofficial but favored faith.
Read more: Many Countries Favor Specific Religions | Pew Research Center
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