Monthly Archives: March 2019
Legislation Proposed in US Senate to End Afghan War
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 6, 2019 ISLAMABAD — Two influential members of the United States Senate have introduced legislation that would end the nearly two-decade long war in Afghanistan. The move comes at a time when U.S. officials are engaged in direct talks with Taliban insurgents to negotiate a draw-down plan and counterterrorism guarantees. The
New Election Chiefs Promise Transparent Polls
Tolo News: Hawa Alam Nuristani, the new head of the Independent Election Commission, on Wednesday said the commission is resolute towards using biometric identification devices in the July 20 presidential elections in the country in order to ensure transparency in the process. She said the election management bodies will prefer to involve the youths and the
Afghanistan U-19s lose to India B U-19s in quadrangular series
1TV: Afghanistan Under-19s team lost to India B Under-19s team by seven wickets in their first match of quadrangular series in India on Tuesday. Afghanistan U-19s will meet India A Under-19s in their next game of the tournament on Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).
At Least 17 Killed In Double Suicide Attack, Fighting In Afghan City Of Jalalabad
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 6, 2019 An Afghan official says the death toll of a militant attack on a construction company in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 17. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said three militants stormed a construction company near the main airport in the provincial capital,
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 5, 2019
Cricket: Ireland beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets to level series
Irish Times: A sensational, record-breaking hundred from Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland chase down 257 in the third ODI against Afghanistan in Dehradun, India, levelling the series 1-1 with two games left to play. Click here to read more (external link).
Israel’s prime minister mistakenly says he visited Afghanistan
1TV: “When I meet with my friend [US] President [Donald] Trump when I meet with my friend [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin, when I meet with world leaders in Beijing and Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and New Delhi, Chad and Oman, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, Australia and Singapore, I am proud to represent you and All citizens of
Taliban Chief Welcomes Uzbek Peace Efforts, Infrastructure Work In Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 5, 2019 Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry says the head of the Taliban’s political office in Qatar has expressed interest in cooperating with Tashkent in order to push Afghanistan’s peace process forward. A ministry statement issued from Tashkent on March 5 says Afghan Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar also welcomed Uzbekistan’s
Afghanistan announce under-19 squad for quadrangular series
1TV: Afghanistan Cricket Board on Monday announced that the national side’s under-19 squad for quadrangular one-day series due to begin in India tomorrow (Tuesday.) Afghanistan’s chief selector, Dawlat Khan Ahmadzai, said that the players were picked for the tournament following training camp. He said that the main aim was to select a team for future major tournaments