VOA News / May 8, 2018: U.S.-trained Afghan UH-60 Black Hawk pilots are ready to start flying missions as of May 8. In addition to training, the United States is equipping Afghan forces with modern weaponry. The Afghan Air Force has obtained 13 Black Hawk helicopters, and expects that number to grow to 159, according
Cricket Network: India captain Virat Kohli will miss India’s historic clash with Afghanistan, with Ajinkya Rahane to lead the hosts in the one-off Test next month. Kohli will miss the Afghanistan Test in Bangalore due to his commitments with English county Surrey, having signed with the London-based club to prepare for India’s five-Test tour of England,
Ariana: The Taliban has taken control of Tala wa Barfak district in northern Baghlan province, following days of clashes with the Afghan security forces, local officials confirmed Tuesday. Baghlan’s Provincial Council Chief Mohammad Safdar Mohseni said that the district was collapsed the Taliban today at around 03:30 pm. Click here to read more (external link). More
Tolo News: Officials from Afghanistan Central Civil Registration Authority (ACCRA) on Tuesday said that the body is expected to open an Electronic Identity Card (e-NIC) distribution center in Kabul in the coming days. Although a nationwide roll out of e-NIC will take time, ACCRA is committed to speeding up the roll-out process across the country, said
Mohammad Habibzada VOA News May 7, 2018 WASHINGTON — A high-ranking Taliban member is calling for peace in Afghanistan. The comment by shadow chief justice, Mawlawi Abdul Hokom came in a letter to Taliban leader Habtullah Akhundzada. Hokom said all Afghans, including those living in Taliban or Afghan government-controlled areas, are tired of war and want
Reuters: More than 20 young women in the western city of Herat have established themselves as computer experts, building apps and websites as well as tracking down bugs in computer code. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Members of Hizb-e-Islami, who were released from prisons, have joined the Taliban in Kandahar province and are causing security problems in the province, Kandahar Golice Chief Gen. Abdul Raziq said on Monday. In an interview with Sarkhat newspaper, Kandahar’s powerful police commander said the recent suicide attack, which left at least eleven children dead
William Gallo VOA News May 7, 2018 An Afghan Air Force attack on an open-air religious gathering killed 30 children and wounded 51 more last month, according to a United Nations investigation published Monday. At least six adults also were killed and 20 wounded when Afghan helicopters attacked the site in Kunduz province, where a
Associated Press: The Afghanistan Living Conditions Survey (ALCS), a joint study by the European Union and Afghanistan’s Central Statistics Organization, showed the national poverty rate rising to 55 percent in 2016-17 from 38 percent in 2011-12. Click here to read more (external link). Related Ghani Declares Afghanistan’s Poverty Rate ‘Shameful’