Tolo News in Dari – September 1, 2021
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Afghan Resistance Fighters In Panjshir Battle Taliban As Thousands Head To Borders
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 1, 2021 More clashes have been reported between the Taliban and resistance forces in an area northeast of Kabul where the militants have yet to seize power, as thousands of people looking to flee the country continue to head to Afghanistan’s borders after the withdrawal of U.S. forces put an
Iran’s president says US must be held accountable for rights abuses, ‘dormant catastrophe’ in Afghanistan
Press TV September 1, 2021 Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says the US must be held accountable for gross human rights violations in war-stricken Afghanistan, where a considerable number of women and children bore the brunt of the US occupation. Speaking at a weekly cabinet session on Wednesday, Raeisi said what happened in Afghanistan over the past
Taliban green lights historic Australia vs Afghanistan Test match
Ariana: The Taliban has given Afghanistan’s cricket team the go ahead to take part in the upcoming Test match against Australia. According to Australia’s News.com, the Afghan side is scheduled to play a Test match against Australia at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena starting Saturday, September 27. Click here to read more (external link).
Complicated Jihadist Dynamics Pose Challenge for the Taliban
Jamie Dettmer VOA News September 1, 2021 Buoyed by the West’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban commanders say they are confident they can defeat the Islamic State terror affiliate, which claimed responsibility for last month’s suicide bombing at Kabul airport, killing more than a dozen U.S. military personnel and at least 170 Afghans. Pausing between a
Female Journalists Are Disappearing From Afghanistan’s Media Landscape, Group Warns
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 1, 2021 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling on the Taliban leadership to provide immediate guarantees for the freedom and safety of female journalists in Afghanistan, where it said hundreds of them have been forced to stay home since the hard-line Islamist group took control of the country more than
Afghan Central Banker Tells Reuters Limited Access To Reserves Should Be Allowed
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 1, 2021 A senior board member of Afghanistan’s central bank has told Reuters that the U.S. Treasury and the International Monetary Fund should take steps to provide the Taliban-led government limited access to the country’s reserves as the country lurches toward a possible economic disaster. Shah Mehrabi, an economics professor
Turkish Officials Say Deportation Centers Packed With Afghan Refugees
Heather Murdock VOA News August 31, 2021 VAN, TURKEY / TURKISH BORDER WITH IRAN – Under a small bridge more than 100 kilometers from the Turkish border with Iran, a small group of boys and young men waits quietly for a smuggler. They are unwashed, exhausted and hungry. Most of them are under 18, and
Biden Says Era-Ending Afghan Withdrawal ‘Best For America,’ But U.S. ‘Far From Done’
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 31, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden said in a televised speech on August 31 summing up recent actions in Afghanistan that his choice was “leaving or escalating” that country and he takes “responsibility” for his decision. The withdrawal, Biden said, is also “about ending an era of major military operations
Taliban commit ‘house-to-house executions’ in Kabul after US exit as chilling audio demonstrates Afghans’ fear
From senior US source: house-to-house executions in Kabul following US mil departure. There are no words for what this administration has done to all of us – Afghan and American. pic.twitter.com/KzbLALKxGy — Lara Logan (@laralogan) August 30, 2021 Fox News: President Biden did not deny a Politico report, confirmed by Fox News, that U.S. officials