Ayaz Gul VOA News June 20, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban attempted Sunday to convince the global community a “genuine Islamic system” that the hardline insurgent group is seeking in a post-conflict Afghanistan would allow women to work and seek education “with confidence.” Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy-chief for Taliban political affairs, outlined the assurance
Ariana: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says that an estimated 0f 6.5 million Afghans are living as migrants or asylum seekers in about 70 countries. Addressing a press conference on the occasion of World Refugee Day (June 20), Abdul Basit Ansari, a spokesman for the MoRR, said that Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey host
1TV: Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, has emphasized on the importance of Turkey’s presence at Kabul airport after foreign troops withdraw from the country. “It was raised also with the government of Pakistan, which had shown its consent with that issue. But meanwhile, the details of it has not been
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,927 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 5,477 samples tested in the last 24 hours. 93 deaths were also reported in the same time period. Afghanistan has so far recorded 103,921 positive cases and 4,215 deaths from COVID-19. Click here to read more (external
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