Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 24, 2021 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani begins a visit to Washington even as Taliban militants advance steadily across the country, prompting fears that government forces will be swiftly overrun once the U.S.-led international forces complete their withdrawal by September 11 at the latest. U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to
VOA News June 24, 2021 The United States is accelerating plans to relocate tens of thousands of Afghans who helped American forces during the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan. A senior administration official told reporters Thursday that plans have accelerated in recent days to move Afghan interpreters and others who assisted U.S. forces, and their
Tolo News: With the fall of Sher Khan Bandar port in Kunduz province to the Taliban, the government loses an average of more than 2.5 million Afghanis (over $ 32,000) a day in income from customs offices, according to government information. The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that the capture of Sher Khan
Ariana: Save the Children has called for all parties in the escalating conflict in Afghanistan to abide by international humanitarian law and ensure children and schools do not become collateral damage. In a statement issued by the organization, Save the Children stated that last week in Kandahar, it found about 25 schools damaged in one
Ariana: The COVID-19 outbreak at the US Embassy in Kabul has grown to 159 cases, according to a diplomatic cable sent Tuesday, CNN reported. This comes amid a devastating third wave of the deadly disease in Afghanistan. CNN reported that a source familiar with the cable said it noted that several people at the diplomatic
Press TV June 23, 2021 China and Russia have warned that Afghanistan is facing a security crisis as the United States and other NATO forces are leaving the country without having stabilized the situation there despite two decades of war and occupation. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu cautioned on Wednesday about the possibility of a civil war
Tolo News: Public uprisings against the Taliban are expanding in various regions of Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to mount attacks against government forces. In northern Jawzjan province, there are reports that women have taken up arms to fight the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan’s government should release children detained for alleged association with armed insurgent groups, Human Rights Watch has said. Hundreds of children are currently detained for alleged involvement with the Taliban, the extremist armed group Islamic State-Khorasan Province (also known as IS-KP), or other armed groups, and are often tortured in facilities run by government