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The French army ministry said in its statement that the operations in the tri-border area of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso showed the high level of cooperation as well as the effectiveness of combat partnership between the Malian army and the European task force that included Estonian special forces. In a verbal attack on Monday, Choguel Maiga, who was appointed interim Prime Minister following a coup last year, accused France’s military of deliberately dividing the West African country and of committing espionage during its fight against Islamist militants. The European allies are set to decide by next week how to continue their fight against Islamist militants in Mali, describing the situation as “untenable”. 6 coincide with tensions in relations between Mali and France, and has forced Paris and other European allies to question their continued military presence in Mali. It added that a vehicle with dozens of kilograms of explosives, weapons and motorbikes, mostly used by the fighters in raids in the West Africa Sahel region, were destroyed. Thanx PIA.The engagement of a Mirage 2000 patrol fighter jet in support of European and Malian forces deployed on the ground “led to the putting out of action of about twenty terrorists,” the statement said. A humanitarian air bridge for essential supplies to Afghanistan in coordination with international agencies. The support of the Pakistani people has been timely and life-saving,” Al-Mandhari said.Įarlier Monday morning, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan tweeted, “First PIA Cargo flight with WHO medical supplies from Islamabad to Mazar Sharif today. Humanitarian agencies such as WHO have faced enormous challenges in sending life-saving supplies to Afghanistan in recent weeks due to security and logistics constraints. “I would like to thank the Government of Pakistan and PIA for their efforts to support WHO and the people of Afghanistan. It is the first of three flights planned with PIA to address the urgent shortages in medicine and medical supplies in Afghanistan. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane, provided by the Pakistan government, was loaded in Dubai by the WHO logistics team and flew directly to Mazar-i-Sharif.

Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said.

“After days of non-stop work to find a solution, I am very pleased to say that we have now been able to partially replenish stocks of health facilities in Afghanistan and ensure that - for now – WHO-supported health services can continue,” Dr.

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