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A spokesperson of the Taliban Inamullah Samangani reacted to the recent concerns of Russias President Vladimir Putin and added that there is no threat from Afghanistans borders to regional countries.

Inamullah Samangani in a voice clip on Monday, December 28 said that there is latterly neither potential nor a de facto threat from Afghanistans border to any other country.

During his meeting with Tajikistans President Emomali Rahman, Vladimir Putin said that the security situation on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border is concerning.

Putin mentioned his countrys military equipment given to Tajikistans military forces to get stronger and address potential threats from other countries.

As we have assured security inside Afghanistan, the borders of Afghanistan are likewise well protected and are under surveillance. Rumors over Potential threats from our borders are baseless. Said Samangani.

Vladimir Putins concerns over insecurity on Afghanistans borders with Central Asian countries are not new, earlier; he had expressed some concerns and had discussed the issue with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistans heads of state.

Russia has also conducted military drills with Tajikistans forces on the border with Afghanistan.

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Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country in the wake of the Talibans takeover of Kabul in August 2021, is runner-up for the annual Person of the Year award for Corruption in 2021. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko tops the list of the corrupt person of the year prepared by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in recognition of all he has done to propagate organised criminal activity and corruption, a statement said.

Ghani certainly deserves an award, too. He was breathtaking in both corruption and gross incompetence. He deserted his people, leaving them to misery and death so he could live among the corrupt former state officials in the moral cesspool that is the UAE, said OCCRP.

Ghani attracted negative criticism from across the world after he fled from Afghanistan amidst an imminent takeover by the Taliban. He issued his first message after fleeing the country on 15thAugust after the Talibancapturedthe capital Kabul. In a video message issued on Facebook, Ghani alleged that he was forced to leave Afghanistan as the Taliban was planning to kill him, and denied reports of taking huge amounts of money with him.

The former Afghanistan President said that he wanted to transfer power to the Taliban peacefully. But he was evicted against his will, as he didnt want to hang as the president of Afghanistan. He said that he was forced to leave Kabul as the Taliban was looking for him. He said that he decided to not cause bloodshed in the capital, and thats why fled the country to avoid a huge disaster.

Drew Sullivan, one of the co-founders of OCCRP and who appeared on the panel as a judge, said that it has been a banner year for corruption, but Lukashenko stood apart from the crowd.

Besides Ghani and Lukashenko, other finalists included Syrian dictator Bashar Hafez al-Assad, Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan, and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

As per the OCCRP statement, Assad led Syria into a catastrophic civil war and robbed the country of millions of dollars while clinging to power.

Erdogan, on the other hand, was presiding over a corrupt government that laundered Chinese funds for Iranian oil using state-owned banks, the group said.

Kurz, the leader of the Austrian Peoples Party(OVP), along with nine other politicians and media personalities, was embroiled in a case, with allegations of embezzlement and graft.

OCCRP said Lukashenko consolidated unlimited power at home and turned a blind eye to international criticism. Instead, he precipitated the refugee crisis in response to EU sanctions against his country, the statement said. The group further added that Lukashenko was indifferent to the sufferings of his own citizens and desperate migrants, including children, shivering, hungry and barred from settling in Belarus.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) Evacuees from Afghanistan began to arrive in November and have continued throughout the year.

"They are trying to get everyone off the bases out by middle of January," ConniePhillips, thePresident and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, said.

So far at least 88 people have arrived in Tucson. The majority of them are younger adults, according to Phillips.

As more evacuees arrive, the Tucson community has stepped up to help.

"The community has been so wonderful," Phillips said. "They have just shown up. You know they have donated goods and items. They've given kitchen items, furnishing, clothing, they've given so much."

They are also continuing to help each person with jobs.

"It really is about finding the best fit," Phillips said. "We work with the evacuee to find out what kind of work they were doing what skills do they have."

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As 2021 draws to a close, there is little doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate and change our lives in unimaginable ways. The pandemic which is far from over is perhaps one of the few events that have adversely affected the entire world. So far it has caused a staggering 5,324,969 deaths globally and has left millions without jobs and livelihoods. The new Omicron variant once again, at the year's end is overwhelming countries. It's threatening the fragile new normal we were hoping for. And while the Pandemic rages and continues to leave death and devastation in its trail,here's a look at the biggest international news events that have irrevocably changed the world's history.

The most defining images of the desperation ofpeople were witnessed in Afghanistan. Lakhs thronging the Kabul airport and the country's land borders,hanging on to any vestige of hope that they could escape the return of the brutal Taliban. After 20 years the US' chaotic and violent pullout left the country in a state of complete disarray. The Taliban, the poster boys of right-wing Islamist terror, were quick to take control and return the country to a terrifying archaic rule. Today, Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis, with millions staring at starvation and the country being set back decades in terms of its economy. Female education and inclusivity have been ignored and the world has also failed Afghanistan's women.

The Coronavirus pandemic has seen a distinct anti-China sentiment across the world. China's lack of transparency, geo-political tensions, unwanted aggression on its neighbours and in the South China sea have led to a re-aligning of world powers. The United States of America whose previous Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe called China the greatest threat to America" has been at the forefront of an anti-China bloc. The AUKUS, formed in September which includes Australia, the United Kingdom and the US is seen as the most significant security arrangement between the three nations since World War Two. It's also seen as an attempt by world powers to draw a line in the sand and begin countering China's aggressive moves. Another regional alliance that's been formed is the QUAD. Initially put together as a loose grouping between India, Japan, Australia, and the US, it has in the past year taken a more formal structure. While it has a broad range of issues on its agenda, all member nations are wary of China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

2021 has been a remarkable year for space exploration. We witnessed over 100 space missions this year and most of them were highly successful. The pinnacle of space exploration was perhaps the three missions to Mars. The UAE, US and China all managed to land their space crafts on the red planet. NASAs Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity helicopter have been exploring the Red Planet since touching down in February. 2021 was also the year when the world's richest took holidays in space,even if they were brief. Billionaire Jeff Bezos, his brother and two others travelled in a capsule with the biggest windows flown in space. The views of the Earth were stunning and when the capsule touched down after the 10-minute, 10-second flight, Jeff Bezos exclaimed: "Best day ever!" Billionaire Sir Richard Branson also successfully reached the edge of space onboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. Branson and his team of astronauts flew high above New Mexico in the US in the vehicle that his company had been developing for 17 years. The trip he said was the "experience of a lifetime".

Who would have ever imagined that the world's oldest democracy would witness scenes of absolute chaos and mayhem as hundreds of former US President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC. Lawmakers were forced to take shelter, the building was put into lockdown, the form US Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated and five people died. All this on the day when a joint session of Congress assembled to count electoral votes that would formalize then-President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Images of the insurrection shocked horrified and anguished Americans. And the deep political divisions that mark US politics stood exposed to the world. President-elect Joe Biden described the violence as "one of the darkest days in the history of our nation".

An intense heatwave in the Pacific Northwest lead to record temperatures in the US and Canada leaving over 400 people dead.Images of a submerged Germany and Belgium after flash floods left destruction and death in their wake,thousands displaced and hundreds dead in China's Henan after torrential rains swept through the province, intense landslides in Uttarakhand and flooding in parts of South India are all testaments to the rapid change in world's climate. Yet is enough being done to halt climate change? It was with that in mind that the UN summit COP 26 met in Glasgow this year. While the summit delivered on its primary goal of keeping alive the Paris Agreements aim to limit global warming to 1.5C above preindustrial levels, it failed to make significant progress on climate finance. Not just that a lot will depend on how countries individually act to bring down emissions and deliver on climate goals.

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The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation on Tuesday said three radar systems are being installed in the country and their installation will be completed within one and a half months.

Imamuddin Ahmadi, spokesman of the ministry, said 12 radar systems valued at 112 million euros were bought from France. Three have been dispatched to the country and nine others will arrive in the future.

The three radar systems are being installed by a French company in Kabul, Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif.

The installation is ongoing, and the systems might start operating within one and a half months, Ahmadi said.

The ministry said the new radar systems are equipped with modern technology and can identify airplanes passing through Afghanistans airspace.

Meanwhile, a number of economic analysts said the modern radar systems will increase the international airlines trust in Afghanistans airspace which will result in an increase in air traffic and thus an increase in income of the country.

This can lead to an increase in air traffic in Afghanistans airspace and it can become a good revenue source, Abdul Nasir Reshtia, an economic analyst said.

Meanwhile, a number of former officials of the transport and civil aviation ministry said in the past many international airlines did not fly over Afghanistans airspace due to lack of safety in the airspace.

If the Islamic Emirate can use it optimally, increase capacities, gain the trust of international airlines and assure them over the airspaces safety, more airlines will fly over Afghan airspace, Imam Mohammad Varimach, the former deputy minister of transport ministry, said.

The Islamic Emirate said the new radar systems will be used for controlling the airspace and for tracking civil and military planes.

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