Government Retakes Parts of Kunduz
Officials say government forces have taken back control of key areas of Kunduz. They say they launched an operation on Wednesday night and inflicted heavy casualties on Taliban fighters. The Taliban raided Kunduz early on Monday. Since then, they’ve been engaged in fighting with Afghan security forces, who are being helped by the US and NATO forces. Kunduz was the first provincial capital the Taliban captured since losing power after the US invasion 14 years ago.
Russian Air Strikes
Russia says it has carried out its first air strikes against ISIS targets in Syria. But the US, NATO and rebel groups have rejected the claim. They’ve accused Moscow of launching missions in Homs and Hama. Those provinces are currently under the control of rebel groups that don’t belong to ISIS. Officials confirmed the US and Russia plan to discuss ways to ensure Russian and Western aircraft don’t accidentally attack each other.
‘No Longer Follow Oslo Accords’
President Mahmoud Abbas says that the Palestinian Authority will no longer follow the guidelines set by the Oslo Accords. In 1993 and 1995, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed those accords. The agreements were meant to lead to a peace process. But Abbas says that Israel isn’t committed to them. He says that as an occupying force, Israel needs to comply with international law. The Oslo Accords were based on good will and were never legally binding.
1st Marijuana Resort
An American Indian tribe in the state of South Dakota is opening the first marijuana resort in the US. The Santee Sioux intend to grow the plant and sell it in a facility that includes a nightclub, arcade and slot machines. Last year, the US Justice Department decided Native American tribes could regulate cannabis within their own reservations. The Santee Sioux legalised it in June. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.
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