Monthly Archives: March 2019
New Balkh Police Chief Takes The Charge Despite Opposition
Tolo News: Gen. Abdul Raqib Mubariz took office as the new police chief of the northern Balkh province despite opposition by former Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor. Forces loyal to Atta Mohammad Noor resisted for almost the entire day against the appointment of the new police chief but Gen. Mubariz took office while surrounded by commando
Taliban Leader Mullah Baradar Optimistic About Peace
Ariana: The Taliban political chief, who headed the Islamist militants’ delegation during the most recent round of peace talks with the United States, said on Thursday that he was optimistic and assured Afghans that they had no reason to fear a settlement. Click here to read more (external link).
EU Lawmakers Back Cooperation Deal With Afghanistan, Warn Of Kabul Government’s ‘Fragility’
By Rikard Jozwiak Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 13, 2019 BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has endorsed a legal framework for cooperation between the bloc and Afghanistan, taking the agreement one step closer to ratification. A total of 513 lawmakers on March 13 backed the EU-Afghanistan Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development (CAPD), with 85
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 13, 2019
Mullah Omar Never Lived In Afghanistan After 2001: Nabil
Tolo News: In reaction to a new research by a Dutch writer which says Mullah Mohammad Omar, Taliban’s founding leader, had lived in Afghanistan before he died in 2013, former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Rahmatullah Nabil, said on Tuesday that Mullah Omar never lived in Afghanistan following April 2001. Nabil told TOLOnews
US, Taliban reach ‘draft agreement’ in latest round of talks in Doha
Press TV March 13, 2019 The United States and the Afghan militant group Taliban say they have made “meaningful progress” in their latest talks held in the Qatari capital of Doha, reaching agreement in draft on the issues of troops withdrawal and counter-terrorism assurances. “The Taliban have agreed that peace will require both sides to
Afghanistan’s Abdullah Says Taliban Using Peace Talks For ‘Propaganda,’ Urges U.S. To Keep Troops
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 12, 2019 The Taliban is using peace talks with the United States for “propaganda purposes,” Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah told RFE/RL, urging Washington to keep troops in the country until a formal settlement that includes Kabul has been signed with the militants. Abdullah also said Afghans were “concerned”
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 12, 2019
FIFA extends ban on Afghanistan’s Keramuddin Karim
1TV: World soccer body FIFA has extended the provisional ban on the president of Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) Keramuddin Karim by a further 90 days. In December last year, Karim was banned by FIFA for 90 days due to probe into allegations of abuse in the country’s women team. Click here to read more (external link).