Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 19, 2021 Afghanistan’s president has introduced two nominees to head the Defense and Interior ministries at a crucial juncture for the country, with Taliban militants winning ground and foreign forces embarked on a complete withdrawal by September. President Ashraf Ghani said he nominated General Bismillah Mohammadi as defense minister to
1TV: Qatar’s foreign minister said on Friday that there was no tangible progress in Afghan peace talks yet in Doha. “Although the dialogue that the State of Qatar has been engaged in since February 2020 between the Afghans is witnessing some steps forward and others backward, it has not achieved tangible progress yet,” Qatari Foreign
Tolo News: [Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood] Qureshi rejected Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan and said most of their leaders “are in Afghanistan” and when asked about the presence of Quetta and Peshawar Shuras, or councils, he denied the existence of such institutions in Pakistan and said he “has been hearing of these terms for now
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,384 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,389 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Afghanistan has so far recorded 101,906 positive cases and 4,030 deaths from COVID-19. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in the country is 63,956. Click here to read
Frud Bezhan June 18, 2021 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty The Taliban has captured dozens of districts across Afghanistan in a lightning offensive since the start of the international military withdrawal on May 1. Afghan security forces have retreated or been forced from at least 30 districts in rural areas, the most territory the internationally recognized
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 18, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban said Friday its leaders already had conveyed to Turkey their opposition to any foreign troops remaining in Afghanistan after the U.S. and NATO forces leave the war-torn country by a September 11 deadline. The insurgent group’s statement comes a day after U.S. officials said
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 1,677 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 4,711 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Afghanistan has so far recorded 100,521 positive cases and 4,030 deaths from COVID-19. The total number of recoveries from COVID-19 in the country is 63,426. Click here to read
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Mohsen Rezaee won a gold medal in the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships by defeating his rival from South Korea in the final match in Lebanon on Thursday, becoming the first-ever Afghan to win a medal at the competition. The 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships were attended by 189 athletes from 21 countries. Click
Tolo News: Statistics by the internal security commission of the Wolesi Jirga indicates that the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) has engaged with the Taliban in 200 points in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense in a statement said that 148 Taliban fighters have been killed in fighting with Afghan