Monthly Archives: March 2019
New SIGAR Report Casts Doubt On Peace Efforts’ Success
Tolo News: “With or without a peace settlement, Afghanistan will likely continue to grapple with multiple violent-extremist organizations, who threaten Afghanistan and the international community …With or without a peace agreement, Afghanistan runs the risk of becoming a ‘narco-state’ and has already been described as such by former officials from the US government and international organizations,”
Interview with Afghan film maker Roya Sadat
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 28, 2019
‘We Will Never Bow’ To Pakistan: Saleh
Tolo News: Amrullah Saleh, a vice-presidential candidate for the next elections and former head of the NDS has said that Afghanistan can be an ally to Pakistan but it “will never bow” to it. “What we are communicating to Pakistanis is: We can be your allies, but we will never bow to you,” Saleh said in
10 Million Afghans Need Urgent Help After Floods, Drought
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 28, 2019 ISLAMABAD — An estimated 10 million people in Afghanistan, more than a quarter of its population, are facing “severe acute” food insecurity and are in need of urgent “life-saving” humanitarian assistance in the wake of recent floods and drought, warns an international relief agency. Three years of drought have
IEC Needs $192 Million For Presidential Elections
Tolo News: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Thursday held a meeting with elections stakeholders and signed cooperation agreements with them on the upcoming presidential polls, which are scheduled for September 28. The IEC has estimated that $192 million is needed for the presidential, provincial councils, district councils and Ghazni parliamentary elections which all will be held on the
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 27, 2019
Rula Ghani Rejects Political Motive Behind Assisting Women
Tolo News: Rula Ghani says there is no political motive behind the move to distribute money to women in Nangarhar… Some members of Nangarhar provincial council, however, criticized Rula Ghani over spending the money for electoral campaigns. They said for supporting poor people, there are channels that can do it instead of distribution through Rula Ghani’s
Unusual Partners Make Afghan Music
June Soh VOA News March 27, 2019 WASHINGTON — An Eastern man and a Western woman make up one of the most unusual musical groups in Washington, D.C. Masood Omari and Abigail Adams Greenway both play tabla, an Eastern percussion instrument, every day in Greenway’s basement outside Washington. They call this colorfully decorated studio, Tablasphere. And