INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-SEREN TAUN-FESTIVAL

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-SEREN TAUN-FESTIVAL

(240629) -- WEST JAVA, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People participate in the Seren Taun festival in Kuningan district of West Java, Indonesia, June 29, 2024. Seren Taun is a traditional festival for the local people to celebrate rice harvest and express gratitude. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-SEREN TAUN-FESTIVAL

INDONESIA-WEST JAVA-SEREN TAUN-FESTIVAL

(240629) -- WEST JAVA, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People participate in the Seren Taun festival in Kuningan district of West Java, Indonesia, June 29, 2024. Seren Taun is a traditional festival for the local people to celebrate rice harvest and express gratitude. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S. operations disregard Afghanistan's tremendous suffering, says Turkish expert

STORY: U.S. operations disregard Afghanistan's tremendous suffering, says Turkish expert DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghanistan STORYLINE: A Turkish expert says U.S. operations in Afghanistan disregard the Asian country's tremendous suffering, noting that the U.S. has spent huge amount of money on the military, instead of on civil infrastructure in the war-torn country. SOUNDBITE (English): MERVE SEREN, Associate professor, International Relations Department of Yildirim Beyazit University "Afghanistan has been the focus of the United States's 'global war on terrorism' strategy. But however, this project was far from understanding Afghanistan's tremendous suffering, without understanding the realities of Afghanistan, without internalizing the social cultural competency of the country, (without) winnings hearts and minds. And plus, I think it is very important to underline that United States spent millions of dollars under the budget