Tolo News: After an examination, a sixteen-year-old compelled to publicly identify as a girl in Nangarhar’s Chaparhar district would like to proceed as a boy in the future, but the family said that they cannot afford the cost of the treatment. Doctors said that an operation will cost 600,000 Afghani. Obaid Rahman Stanikzai, a doctor,
Ahmed Hanayesh Mansoor Khosrow Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 26, 2023 A group of girls wearing black face veils silently enter a madrasah in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghor. Inside the Islamic seminary, dozens of teenage girls sit on the floor, rocking back and forth, as they recite the Koran, Islam’s holy book. Among them
Khaama: “Two members of an international terrorist cell crossed the state border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday morning to conduct terrorist activities. The terrorists were eliminated in a joint anti-terror operation by the republic’s law enforcement agencies,” local media reported. The investigation is going on to identify the identity of the militants, the statement
Tolo News: The Russian foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, in a press conference claimed that the the US deliberately left weapons in Afghanistan, and “now they are destabilizing the situation because terrorists may get hold of them.” Speaking at the press conference, Zakharova said that “we will not be surprised if these weapons soon surface
Jeff Seldin VOA News April 25, 2023 WASHINGTON — The leader of the Islamic State terror group cell that carried out the August 2021 bombing that killed 13 U.S. troops and about 170 Afghan civilians is dead, slain during recent clashes with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban. U.S. officials, who initially confirmed the death to VOA on the
8am: On Tuesday, April 25, the WHO tweeted that positive cases of malaria have increased by 45% compared to 2021. The organization stated that approximately 90% of the cases were reported in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, and Nuristan. Click here to read more (external link).
FP: On paper, at least, Beijing’s latest deal with the Taliban looks impressive: $10 billion for access to lithium deposits, creating 120,000 direct jobs, plus some infrastructure building and repairs thrown in for good measure. But rather than underpinning hope for economic revival, this contract is likely to join other Chinese ventures in Afghanistan that
Khaama: Rina Amiri, The US special envoy for women, girls and human rights in Afghanistan, said on Tuesday that the US would not have a normal relationship With the Taliban without respect for human rights. Amiri tweeted, “I have received messages expressing concern regarding recognition of the Taliban. We remain clear. There will be no