Ariana: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that Pakistan has no leverage over the Taliban group in Afghanistan. “Now that US is leaving they are asking Pakistan to bring the Taliban to the talks tables but we have no leverage over them (Taliban), except a few of their families live here; can we
Tolo News: A mortar round landed inside the residence of Atta Mohammad Noor, the former governor of Balkh province this evening, wounding at least two people, said MP Sayed Zahir Masroor. “The mortar landed while Noor was in a meeting with political leaders, provincial council members and security officials to review the security situation of
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-17 national football team on Wednesday left Kabul for Dushanbe, Tajikistan for the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship, Afghanistan’s Football Federation (AFF) announced. Afghans will face Iran in their first match of the competition on Friday. The tournament started in Dushanbe on June 30 and will end on July 9. Click
Tolo News: On Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 1,940 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 5,506 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The number of total recorded cases is 122,156 and total deaths is 5,048, according to figures by the Public Health Ministry. Click here to read more (external link). Related Amid
Nike Ching VOA News July 1, 2021 WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday reaffirmed ongoing support to relocate tens of thousands of Afghans who helped American forces during the nearly two-decade war in Afghanistan. “We’ve identified a group of SIV (Special Immigrant Visa) applicants who served as interpreters and translators, as well as other individuals who have assisted us and
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday denounced as “idiocy” his country’s past policy of becoming a “front-line state” in the U.S.-led war against terrorism in Afghanistan, blaming the policy for the persistent security and economic challenges facing Islamabad. “We can be, and will always remain,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 30, 2021 The last German, Italian, and North Macedonian troops have returned home from Afghanistan, bringing their nearly two-decade deployment to a close as part of an accelerated withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-wracked country. The U.S.-led coalition agreed in April to end their 9,600-strong mission in Afghanistan after
Tolo News: On Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Health reported 1,557 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 5,951 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 91 deaths from COVID-19 and 996 recoveries in the same period. The number of total recorded cases is 120,216 and total deaths is 4,962, according
Tolo News: For the first time, a completely Afghan-made movie will compete in the Cannes Film Festival in France. The documentary film, named Kocha-e-Parindaha (Birds Street), was funded by Afghan Film and directed by Hizbullah Sultani. Click here to read more (external link).