Protests entered the eighth day in Faryab province on Saturday (22May) as hundreds of people rallied against the appointment of the new governor. In the latest sign of escalating tensions, protestors on Saturday took to the streets in Maimana city in front of 209 Shaheen Army Corps where a week

The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, discussing Afghanistan in their phone call. “Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu discussed the importance of cooperation between the United States and Turkey, including our shared interests in Syria and Afghanistan” State Department spokesman Edward Price said.