VOA News Masood Farivar April 28, 2022 With the onset of the “fighting season” in Afghanistan, small pockets of anti-Taliban resistance appear to be forming across much of the country. The development, coupled with a spike in deadly attacks by the Islamic State terrorist group, could threaten the Taliban’s hold on power eight months after
Ariana: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Friday appointed former Kandahar Governor Hayatullah Hayat as Acting Interior Minister and Chief of Army Staff General Yasin Zia as Acting Defense Minister, the National Security Council said in a statement. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Gen. Yasin Zia, Chief of Army Staff, who is in south of the country following an increase in Taliban attacks, said on Thursday that more al-Qaeda members have been killed in operations by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in a Taliban-influenced area in Farah province in the last few days. “The Taliban
Tolo News: Yasin Zia was appointed as governor of Takhar province on the proposal of IDLG and the decision of President Ghani last year in October. The reason behind Zia’s move to resign is not clear so far. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghan governor Yasin Zia disguised himself as ordinary man to catch two attorneys taking a bribe. The attorneys in Takhar province asked a man to pay 60,000 for his son to be released from custody. Click here to read more (external link).