Ariana: Sunday, September 27, marked the 26th anniversary of the takeover by the Taliban of Afghanistan – a day they entered Kabul city flying their white flags, abruptly ending the Burhanuddin Rabbani government. Click here to read more (external link). Related Dr. Najibullah’s supporters commemorate his death
FP: With Afghanistan again facing a political crisis, Mohammed Najibullah’s tarnished memory is being rehabilitated by some. But the crimes of the last Soviet-supported president, who was killed by the Taliban, are hardly forgotten. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Former chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Najibullah Ahmadzai on Thursday accused the Presidential Palace of making illegal demands on the election management body and said that the Presidential Palace wants to manipulate the next elections. Click here to read more (external link). Related Head of Afghan Election Body Sacked, Raising Doubts Over
Nazrana Ghaffar VOA News September 1, 2017 It’s easy to understand why Heela Najibullah would crave revenge. Her father, Afghan President Najibullah, was executed by the Taliban, his body and his brother’s dragged by a truck through the streets of Kabul before they were strung up for public display. But Heela has managed to quell
Tolo News: On the 20th anniversary of the death of former Afghan president Dr. Najibullah Ahmadzai, an Afghan research center on Monday claimed the former leader was killed based on an intelligence plan, drafted by regional countries and adopted by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI). Deputy chief of Afghanistan’s Strategic and Scientific Research Center, Aimal Liyan,