Russia Gives a Gift of 10,000 Automatic Rifles to Afghanistan
Russia Gives a Gift of 10,000 Automatic Rifles to Afghanistan by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Wednesday February 24 th , 2016 at 8:57 AM Voice Of America 1 Share Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in the war-torn country. Dependent almost entirely on foreign aid, Afghan security forces are struggling to secure the country amid a rising insurgency. As the NATO-led coalition's military presence dwindled last year, Afghan leaders reached out to Moscow, which fought a war of its own in Afghanistan... Egypt's Sisi says Russian plane was brought down by terrorists Wednesday February 24 th , 2016 at 8:56 AM Reuters: World News 1 Share CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last y