Radio Islam News and Agencies | 15 November 2018 Hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan have been killed due to the so-called "war on terror" launched by the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attack, according to a new study. The report, which was published last Saturday by the Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, put the death toll between 480 000 and 507 000. The toll includes civilians, armed fighters, local...

Ebrahim Moosa - Radio Islam International | 15 November 2018 (file image) The Afghanistan war cannot be won militarily and peace will only be achieved through a political resolution with the Taliban, the newly-appointed American general in charge of US and NATO operations has conceded. In his first interview since taking command of NATO’s Resolute Support mission in September, Gen. Austin Scott Miller provided NBC News with a candid assessment of the seemingly unending conflict, which began...

Annisa Essack - Opinion - 09112018 Codeine used to treat mild to moderate pain is today the most abused over the counter drug in South Africa. Codeine (3-methylmorphine) is the most commonly consumed opiate in the world and is mostly used for pain management and cough suppression and it is available in over-the-counter combination preparations with caffeine, paracetamol or ibuprofen or as a prescription medicine. Misuse of prescription and over-the-counter codeine-containing products is a global public...