Monthly Archives: May 2018
Refugees returning to a bleak welcome in Afghanistan
Red Cross: In the 1980s, Juma Khan was one of five million Afghans who fled the war with the Soviet Union, seeking refuge in Iran, Pakistan and other countries. Thirty years later, he and his family of ten are back from Pakistan. But they can’t return to their original home in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, where
Midwives in war-torn Afghanistan eager to work despite cultural, economic barriers
Xinhua: Rita Hamidi, a newly graduated midwife, urged the Afghan government to provide female medical staff with proper jobs and security as they struggle to save lives in the war-torn country. “Over the past decades, the scarcity of professional midwives has been the main reason behind the high rate of maternal mortalities, particularly in the countryside.
Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Blood Drive
VOA News May 7, 2018 A suicide bomber’s efforts in Afghanistan’s capital were thwarted Monday. Officials say the bomber’s target was a temporary blood donation center set up in a Kabul park, but he was the only casualty of the explosion. It was not immediately clear, however, if the bomber detonated his device himself or
Russia Learned Nothing in Afghanistan. Neither Did America.
The National Interest: During the early days after the 9/11 attacks and the initiation of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan it was relatively common to reference the woeful Soviet experience in that country. Here was a clear paradigm of what not to do in order to avoid getting stuck in a quagmire. Surely, American leaders would
Deadly Bomb Hits Afghan Mosque
VOA News May 6, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A powerful bomb ripped through a crowded mosque being used as a voter registration center in southeastern Afghanistan, killing at least 17 worshipers and wounding 33 others The attack came hours after unknown gunmen in a northern Afghan region kidnapped seven engineers, mostly Indian nationals. The mosque bombing occurred
First Afghan Hindu and Sikh Temple in Maryland a Cultural Bridge
VOA News / May 6, 2018: Afghan Sikh and Hindu faithful have a new home just outside Washington. The AsaMai Hindu Temple, the first shrine for Afghan Hindu and Sikh followers in the region, opened its doors earlier this month during the Vaisakhi’ festival, which is celebrated by both faiths. VOA’s Afghan service reporter Mohammad
1TV Afghanistan Dari News May 6, 2018
‘Western civilization has come to an end’
Politico: Profile of Saad Mohseni. The son of an exiled Afghan diplomat, Mohseni started his career managing investment portfolios in Australia before moving to London to oversee fixed income and derivatives trading. After the fall of the Taliban, he flew with a brother to Kabul, where they heard that radio licenses were being auctioned. Putting
Badakhshi loses MMA fight to Russian rival; Mubariz offers public challenge
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | May 5, 2018 Tonight at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, emerging Afghan MMA fighter Abdul Azim Badakhshi lost via TKO (technical knockout) against Russia’s Denis Kanakov in round 1 of an Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB 86) lightweight bout. With this loss, Badakhshi’s record is now 8 wins and 2 losses, and Kakanov’s record