1TV Afghanistan Dari News – June 8, 2021
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Afghanistan Starts New Drive To Weed Out Poppies In Counternarcotics Campaign
Turkey offers to run Kabul airport, but puts conditions in place
Ariana: Turkey has offered to guard and run Kabul’s airport after the United States and other NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan, but U.S. officials say Ankara is imposing conditions which need to be resolved as their leaders prepare to meet next week, Reuters reported. Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday that Ankara’s offer
COVID-19: Afghanistan Reports 54 Deaths, 1,724 New Cases
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,724 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 54 deaths. These high numbers come amid continued reports of a lack of medical oxygen in hospitals to treat infected patients. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghan, Iranian Refugees To Compete At Tokyo Olympics
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 8, 2021 Three Afghans and three Iranians will be part of a refugee team of 29 athletes competing across 12 sports at next month’s Tokyo Olympics. The team, which will compete under the Olympic flag and include athletes from countries also including Syria, South Sudan, and Eritrea, was unveiled at a virtual
NATO Chief Admits Afghan Withdrawal ‘Entails Risks’
Jeff Seldin VOA News June 7, 2021 WASHINGTON – There is no guarantee that Afghanistan’s government and security forces will succeed, or even survive, once the last U.S. and coalition troops leave the country, according to a blunt assessment from NATO’s top official. “We have to face the reality there is, of course, a lot of uncertainty,”
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – June 7, 2021
Australian Afghan War Veteran Denies Allegations of War Crimes
By Phil Mercer VOA News June 7, 2021 SYDNEY – Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan veteran will deny alleged war crimes Monday at the start of his high-stakes defamation trial against one of the country’s biggest media companies. Ben Roberts-Smith will seek to prove he was unfairly portrayed in newspaper stories as having broken the moral and legal rules of war. He is seeking damages in Australia’s Federal Court from
Taliban Pledge No Retaliation Against Afghans Who Worked for Foreign Troops
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 7, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban have urged Afghans who worked for departing U.S. and NATO militaries in Afghanistan over the years not to “desert” their war-ravaged nation for fear of retribution by the insurgent group. Monday’s Taliban pledge comes as thousands of Afghans employed, mostly as interpreters, by the
Official: US Pledges $3.3 Billion in Funding for Afghan Forces
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 6, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, along with a high-level delegation, met Sunday with leaders in Kabul to discuss bilateral cooperation after U.S. and coalition troops leave the country by a Sept. 11 deadline. The discussions come as Taliban insurgents have intensified battlefield attacks