Monthly Archives: May 2018
Afghanistan Resurrects its Largest Hydropower Plant Toward a Brighter Future
Modern Diplomacy: Naghlu Hydropower Plant (NHPP), Afghanistan’s largest hydropower plant, has restarted operations of one of its four turbines after being nonfunctional since 2012, providing electricity for thousands in the three provinces of Kabul, Kapisa, and Nangarhar. The rehabilitation of the NHPP is considered a great achievement in the development of Afghanistan’s hydropower infrastructure. Click
Fear of Election Fraud Grows Among The Public
Tolo News: As the controversy over stamping of copies of ID cards by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) gathers fresh momentum, people in several provinces across Afghanistan have also voiced concerns over the issue. People say that stamps on copies of ID cards will pave the way for election fraud and vote rigging. Click here
Ease Of ‘Committing Voter Fraud’ Uncovered
Tolo News: Journalist Samim Faramarz this week visited a number of voter registration centers in Kabul in a bid to find out why members of the public and politicians are concerned about copies of ID cards being stamped in the voter registration process. The big question raised regarding this issue is whether people will be able to get multiple
Govt Accused Of Trying To Restrict Media Activities
Tolo News: Several media institutions in Afghanistan on Sunday raised concerns over what they described as government’s deliberate attempts to impose restrictions on live coverage of terrorism-related violence in the country. They said government was trying to censor the media. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan’s SNL offers marvelous bit of relief
The Washington Post: Shabake Khanda, or Laughter Network, the wildly successful Afghan version of Saturday Night Live, is watched by millions once a week, with reruns airing twice more during the week. No one, not powerful politicians, corrupt bureaucrats, even President Ashraf Ghani, is spared its skewering. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari May 13, 2018
Gunmen Storm Afghan Government Building, Killing 9
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 13 ,2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghan officials say a group of gunman, including suicide bombers, stormed a government building in the eastern Nangarhar province Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding 39 others. A government spokesman told VOA the attack in the provincial capital of Jalalabad began with a suicide car
Afghan Author Wants to Make Books Accessible to Country’s Children
VOA News / May 13, 2018: A young author in the Balkh province of Afghanistan has generated a large following among the country’s children. His name is Assadullah Ehtsham. His mission: to preserve classic Afghan poetry and nursery rhymes to encourage children to read. In the past two years, he’s already handed out more than 3,000
Clerics: Terrorism in Afghanistan Violates Islam
Nafees Takar VOA News May 12, 2018 Religious scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia declared terrorism and suicide attacks in Afghanistan and the region as unethical and against the principles of Islam as they gathered at a one-day conference in Bogor, Indonesia, to address violence in Afghanistan. Friday’s conference was held months after more than