1TV: Huma Sultani, who represents Ghazni province in the Lower House, was seen picking up chairs and tables and throwing them out of the shop in Kart-e-Se area of the city on Sunday evening. She even smashed the sweets shop’s glass display counter with a chair. Years ago, she also claimed that Taliban militant group’s leader Mullah
MOSCOW, September 2 (Sputnik) – A military helicopter crashed Sunday in an Afghan military base in the country’s northern province of Balkh, with some people feared to be dead, local media reported. The incident occurred at 7:30 a.m. local time (03:30 GMT), which was confirmed by spokesman for the 209th Shaheen Corps Mohammad Hanif Rezaie,
Ariana: A 65-year-old man allegedly has sold his 18-month-old granddaughter for 70,000 AFN in Balkh province to overcome poverty, but luck wasn’t on his side as a stealer robbed the money while he was on his way to home. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 12, 2018 The battle for the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni has entered its third day as government forces and Taliban fighters engage in intense clashes, reports say. Ghazni, the capital of the province of the same name, is located on the key highway between Afghanistan’s two largest cities, Kabul
Political commentators and cartoonists are taking aim at President Ashraf Ghani’s recent comment about offering ice cream to the Taliban. ***
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 29, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani on Sunday telephoned neighboring Pakistan’s would-be prime minister, cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan, to congratulate him on his election victory and extend an “open invitation” to him to visit Kabul. Khan accepted the invitation and told Ghani he will undertake the visit soon
William Gallo VOA News July 26, 2018 WASHINGTON — The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan is on pace this year to drop a record number of bombs, according to Pentagon data. Through the first six months of 2018, the U.S. and its allies dropped 2,911 weapons on Afghanistan, according to data from the U.S. Air Force Central
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 22, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan hosted a new round of ongoing wide-ranging discussions with Pakistan Sunday in an effort to build mutual confidence and work together to bring an end to the Afghan conflict. The Kabul meeting took place under a framework agreement of bilateral engagement called the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action-Plan-for-Peace-and-Solidarity (APAPPS).
Mohammad Habibzada Barakwal Myakhel VOA News May 26, 2018 A man has been blinded by his own father and siblings for allegedly wanting to marry a girl he fell in love with in southwestern Pakistan. Abdul Baqi, 22, thought his family would help him get married. Instead, his father and four brothers accused him of
Mohammad Ahmadi Roya Zamani VOA News May 3, 2018 A mother of two in Afghanistan sold her five-month-old daughter to raise money for medical treatment for a relative. The case sparked deep concern in the country, and officials and others have raised money for both medical costs and to get the child back to her