Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Frud Bezhan December 9, 2020 The Taliban is employing a fight-and-talk strategy in Afghanistan, seeking to gain leverage in peace talks through gains on the battlefield. The militant group carries out targeted killings and assassinations against civilian targets in major urban areas. In rural areas, where the Taliban holds sway, the
Ariana: Russian Helicopters, the manufacturer of Mi-17V-5 choppers used in Afghanistan, has warned that the lives of US and Afghan soldiers could be at risk as the helicopters are being repaired by unauthorized enterprises in Ukraine. Click here to read more (external link). Related Russian company criticizes overhaul of Afghan helicopters in Ukraine as ‘illegal’
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 177 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,247 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 48,540, the number of total reported deaths is 1,921, and the total number of
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 8, 2020 By Nimatullah Ahmadi and Nilly Kohzad FAIZABAD, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s mountainous northeastern province of Badakhshan, home to a plethora of rare and nearly extinct animals, is seeing an increase in illegal bird hunting despite a ban on such practices to preserve the region’s rich biodiversity. Environmental officials in Badakhshan
Hanif Sufizada via The Conversation: In the fiscal year that ended in March 2020, the Taliban reportedly brought in US$1.6 billion, according to Mullah Yaqoob, son of the late Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who revealed the Taliban’s income sources in a confidential report commissioned by NATO and later obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 8, 2020 The number of Afghan civilians killed in air strikes increased dramatically after the U.S. military relaxed its rules of engagement in 2017, according to a study by a U.S. university researcher that was rejected by the U.S. military as “one-sided.” The number of civilians killed rose from 250
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 230 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,654 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 48,363, the number of total reported deaths is 1,908, and the total number of