Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 30, 2021 The last German, Italian, and North Macedonian troops have returned home from Afghanistan, bringing their nearly two-decade deployment to a close as part of an accelerated withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-wracked country. The U.S.-led coalition agreed in April to end their 9,600-strong mission in Afghanistan after
Tolo News: On Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 1,557 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 5,951 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 91 deaths from COVID-19 and 996 recoveries in the same period. The number of total recorded cases is 120,216 and total deaths is 4,962, according
Tolo News: For the first time, a completely Afghan-made movie will compete in the Cannes Film Festival in France. The documentary film, named Kocha-e-Parindaha (Birds Street), was funded by Afghan Film and directed by Hizbullah Sultani. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Afghan Olympic Committee on Tuesday announced that five athletes will represent Afghanistan in the Tokyo Olympics. Fahim Anwari in swimming, Mahdi Yovari in shooting, Kmimia Yosefi in athletics, Farzad Mansouri in taekwondo and Shah Mahmood Noorzahi in athletics are the Afghan athletes who will represent the country in the Olympics. The Olympics
By Radio Free Afghanistan June 29, 2021 The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has not ruled out conducting air strikes against the Taliban if the insurgents press on with their campaign to seize territory across the war-torn country. The Taliban has taken control of dozens of districts from government forces in recent weeks, raising
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 29, 2021 Afghan security forces have retaken control of three districts in the north of the country after days of heavy fighting with Taliban militants. The Taliban has taken control of dozens of districts from government forces in recent weeks, raising concerns that the Western-backed government in Kabul and the
Ariana: The Afghan government has accused the Taliban of being a proxy force for an intelligence agency which “provides the group with equipment and facilities.” His remarks come a day after Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed admitted that the families of Taliban live in his country, including in areas around the capital, Islamabad, and
Tolo News: On Tuesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 1,501 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,799 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The total recorded cases are 118,659 and the total deaths are 4,871, according to figures by the Public Health Ministry. Click here to read more (external link).