President Gustavo Petro blames FARC dissidents for a cylinder bomb attack at the air base in the Colombian city. Twelve police officers were killed another attack in Antioquia

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 18 people have been killed and dozens more injured in two attacks in Colombia, both attributed to dissident factions of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), media reports said Friday.

Left-wing president Gustavo Petro came to office in 2022 on a promise to pursue “total peace” in Colombia by engaging in dialogue with all remaining armed groups. But during that time, several groups have grown stronger and expanded the rural territories under their control.

Ninety-four of Antioquia’s 125 municipalities contribute to 16% of Colombian coffee production, with over 300,000 acres planted and 120,000 families involved in the production process. The main idea of the new project is to combine the local culture, the coffee, and the production process with tourism in the southwestern region of the department. The tourism service will be made up of three ...

Urabeños look to control route from Antioquia to the Pacific Coast The central Colombian department of Antioquia has been the scene of four massacres over the first two months of 2021, as the Gaitanistas trafficking group aims to expand both its routes to the Pacific coast and local drug markets.