Tolo News in Dari – August 31, 2021
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Taliban Takes Control Of Kabul Airport, Celebrates ‘Full Independence’ After U.S. Pullout
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 31, 2021 The Taliban, now in full control of Kabul’s airport with the final departure of foreign forces, has clashed with resistance fighters in the northeast as the rest of the world watches to see if the militants live up to their promises of a more tolerant and open brand
US Says Its Military Presence in Afghanistan is Over
Jeff Seldin VOA News August 30, 2021 The United States’ two-decadeslong presence in Afghanistan is over. The last planes left the Kabul airport at 3:29 p.m. EST, one minute before midnight in Kabul, said Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command. A senior Taliban official told VOA, “All foreign occupation forces withdrew from the
Thanks to America, Taliban now has an Air Force
WION’s Palki Sharma tells you how America has a history of arming terror groups.
Dramatic Power Shift in Afghanistan Seen as Strategic Setback for India
Anjana Pasricha VOA News August 30, 2021 NEW DELHI – Less than six years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Afghanistan’s Parliament building in Kabul — a landmark symbol of the fledgling democracy that New Delhi hoped would become a hedge against its rival, Pakistan. But with the dramatic power shift after the Taliban
Taliban Militants Said To Have Arrested Prominent Afghan Cleric
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 30, 2021 The family of influential Afghan cleric Maulvi Mohammad says he has been arrested by the Taliban. The hard-line Islamist group took control of Afghanistan more than two weeks ago, triggering concerns that it will return the war-torn country to the repressive rule it imposed when last in power from
First WHO Health Supplies Land in Taliban-Held Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The World Health Organization says an aircraft provided by Pakistan Monday delivered the first shipment of much-needed medicine and health supplies to Afghanistan since the country came under control of the Taliban. The humanitarian assistance was loaded in Dubai and flown directly to the northern Afghan
Tolo News in Dari – August 30, 2021
China Sees Opportunity After America’s Withdrawal From Afghanistan. But Can Beijing Do Any Better?
Time: Today, in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, Chinese strategists are thinking bigger, and eyeing deals to exploit Afghanistan’s mineral deposits. An Afghan parallel to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor—the $50 billion development of factories, power plants and pipelines from Kashgar in Xinjiang province to the Pakistani port of Gwadar in the Persian Gulf—might
Afghan Journalists’ Open Letter to World: ‘Protect Us’
Tolo News: Afghan journalists, cameramen and photographers in an open letter called on the United Nations, the international community, human rights organizations and media-supporting organizations to protect them against threats. The letter was published on Saturday and signed by 150 reporters. Click here to read more (external link). Related Female journalist flees Afghanistan following groundbreaking