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Danesh Criticizes HCNR Peace Plan Review, Calls for ‘Inclusivity’

13th April, 2021 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo News: Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danesh on Tuesday reacted to the review of the peace proposals submitted by Afghan politicians–including President Ghani–by a 15-member committee under the High Council for National Reconciliation, saying the proposed plan is not “clear” nor “inclusive” and it advocates a kind division of power between two ethnic groups.

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ashraf Ghani, Ashraf Ghani Government, Mohammad Sarwar Danish |
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Ethnic Tensions Rise as MPs Call for Inclusivity at Turkey Summit

12th April, 2021 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo News: “The level of the presence of ethnic groups should be considered in the delegation formation because it is not good to have 90% of one side from one respected ethnic group and 50% of the government side also represent one respected ethnic group,” said Nilofar Ibrahimi, an MP from Badakhshan. Click here to

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Peace Talks, Political News, Taliban | Tags: Pashtuns |
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Baloch Community Calls for Their Rights at Kabul Gathering

9th April, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: Members of Baloch community at a rally in Kabul on Friday asked the government to consider a role for them in the peace process and ensure their basic rights as a citizen. Some Baloch elders at the event said the community has had no role in war over the past four decades, adding

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Peace Talks | Tags: Baluch |
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Afghan Nomads Mourn A Vanishing Way Of Life

8th April, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Afghanistan Abubakar Siddique April 8, 2021 Haji Abdul Manan, a tribal leader of the Afghan nomads, grows wistful recalling the wandering lifestyle his extended family gave up for a sedentary life a decade ago. The 70-year-old patriarch, who spent his childhood and much of his adult life on the move, says he can

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Posted in Economic News, Ethnic Issues, Everyday Life, Society | Tags: Hazaras, Kuchis |
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Behsud Incident: Alipoor Continues to Evade Arrest

4th April, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: Two weeks after the start of an operation in Behsud district of Maidan Wardak province, security forces have not succeeded in arresting Alipoor, a local commander who is accused of downing an army helicopter last month in which nine people were killed. According to local sources, at least 10 civilians have been killed

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Ethnic Issues, Security | Tags: Alipoor, Ghani government killing civilians, Hazaras |
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Afghanistan Recognizes Long Forgotten Ethnic Tatar Community

31st March, 2021 · admin

Mujib Rahman Habibzai Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 31, 2021 MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan — Ethnic Tatars have lived for centuries in what is now the territory of Afghanistan. But they were never officially recognized among the dozens of ethnic and linguistic groups in the country. That changed this month when the National Statistics

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Society | Tags: Tatars in Afghanistan |
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Last Afghan Jew Prepares To Leave Amid Exodus Of Minorities

30th March, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Afghanistan Abubakar Siddique March 29, 2021 KABUL, — Zablon Simintov is Afghanistan’s only Jew. The 61-year-old has borne separation from his family and life during civil wars and Taliban oppression to stay in his homeland, Afghanistan. But Simintov is now planning to leave Afghanistan as the withdrawal of Western forces looms amid ongoing

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Security, Society, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghan Hindus, Afghan Sikhs, Jews in Afghanistan, Zablon Simintov |
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Behsud Situation: MPs Call for Alipoor’s Arrest

29th March, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: Some lawmakers in the lower house of the Afghan Parliament on Monday called for the arrest and prosecution of Alipoor, a local commander in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak, who is accused of downing an army helicopter in the district. The Wolesi Jirga speaker and some members said that the second vice president,

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Security | Tags: Alipoor, Ashraf Ghani Government, Hazaras |
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MPs warn govt not to take military approach to arrest Alipour

23rd March, 2021 · admin

Ariana: As the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) carry out operations in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province to arrest militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipour some MPs on Tuesday said a military approach is not the solution. These MPs said a military tactic will complicate matters further. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Political News, Security | Tags: Alipoor, Ashraf Ghani Government, Hazaras |
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Who is Alipoor, aka Commander Shamshir?

21st March, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: Who is Abdul Ghani Alipoor–also known as Commander Shamshir–and why has he established an illegal armed group in his province? Where did the rift between his militia and government forces begin? Alipoor is a commander in Behsud district of Maidan Wardak province, whose armed men–according to the Defense Ministry–shot down a government security

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Political News, Security | Tags: Alipoor, Ashraf Ghani Government, Hazaras, Kuchis |
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