Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 14, 2016 Donald Trump, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee, hardened his position against allowing Muslims into the United States and said his ban would target Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria. In a speech on national security on June 13, a day after 49 people were killed by an Islamic State
KABUL, June 14 (Xinhua) — A total of 117 militants were killed amid military operations launched by Afghan security forces within the last 24 hours, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. “Afghan security and defense forces conducted several military and cleanup operations over the past 24 hours, killing 117 militants, wounding 50 and detaining
1TV: For the first time in its history, Afghanistan has been approved as an Associate Member of International Ski Federation. The approval came following the 50th International Ski Congress in Cancun of Mexico from 6th to 10th June that was attended by more than 900 participants from the global ski family, the federation announced in a statement.
Huffington Post: A new female-only coding school is helping launch a quiet revolution in Afghanistan, where computers are opening up the world to women and allowing them to escape decades of repression. When Fereshteh Forough graduated with a degree in computer science from Herat University, she knew she was an exception to the rule. Click here to
Indian Express: When Louise Pascale, an American music teacher, pulled a three decade old Afghan children’s songbook from her bookcase, she realised she was likely holding a treasure lost to Afghan children following a music ban imposed by the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link). Related Ahmad Zahir’s death anniversary observed in Kabul
VOA News Masood Farivar June 13, 2016 Just hours after the deadliest mass slaying in American history, the owner of a Los Angeles-based satellite TV channel broadcasting to the Afghan diaspora took the unusual step of sitting in on a family show to talk about the tragedy. Since authorities identified the gunman in the Orlando
Wall Street Journal: The Taliban are active on a variety of media platforms. They recently began releasing audio files with songs and news updates, and launched a smartphone app for their Voice of Jihad website, available in multiple languages. Their videos, once grainy, are sleek and widely shared. The Taliban’s digital revamp has coincided with the
VOA News Ayaz Gul June 13, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Border clashes have resumed between security forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan after a short-lived ceasefire on Monday, officials said. Overnight skirmishes killed at least one person wounded 18 others, according to officials, forcing around 200 Pakistani families to relocate to safer areas. “Pakistan wanted to build new installations and
Press TV June 13, 2016 More than a dozen members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group have been killed in operations by Afghan security forces against the extremists in the country’s eastern province of Nangarhar. In a statement released on Sunday, the Afghan Ministry of Defense announced that the operations were carried out in the
Tolo News: Kandahar police chief general Abdul Raziq on Sunday warned the wealthy in the province against paying their Zakat (charity) to the Taliban amid reports that businessmen, company owners and landholders were donating money to the Taliban and the Quetta Shura. He said that the money paid to the Taliban as charity funds the insurgents war.