Tolo News: On the fourth day of protests in Badakhshan, demonstrators–who have set up a tent in the city of Faizabad–called for the dismissal of the current governor in the province. They reiterated their original demands for security, electricity, and water. The governor of Badakhshan said that the protest is against the government and that
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 1,024 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,948 samples tested in the last 24 hours. Afghanistan so far has recorded 88,740 positive cases and 3,449 deaths from COVID-19. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: A top Pakistani politician has said that donations are being collected in mosques in Pakistan for supporting the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan military has long been accused of sheltering militants threatening the security of Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Taliban militants captured the Arghanjkha district of Badakhshan province on Wednesday evening, sources said. The government, however, stated that the Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) retreated from the district following two days of heavy clashes with the militants. Click here to read more (external link). Related Report: Pentagon considering use of warplanes, drones
Ariana: In a statement issued on Thursday Mohaqiq said that the attacks on civilians are not justified and is “a clear example of crime against humanity and genocide.” Highlighting attacks on Sayeed-ul-Shuhada High School, Dasht-e-Barchi Maternity Ward, Maiwand Wrestling club and several attacks during prayers in Mosques, Mohaqiq said: “People who are killed in schools
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-20 (under 20) national football team on Wednesday left Kabul for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for the CAFA Junior Championship, an international football competition in Central Asia. Afghans will face Uzbekistan in their first match of the competition on Friday. The tournament started in Dushanbe on June 9 and will end on June 18.
Mustafa Sarwar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 9, 2021 For most of this year, the media coverage of Afghanistan has focused on the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops and the implications for the war-torn country’s future. But as U.S. troops and their allies head for the exit after nearly 20 years of conflict,
Radio Free Afghanistan June 9, 2021 A group of 42 rejected asylum seekers have reportedly arrived in Kabul after being deported from Germany. The chartered flight landed in the Afghan capital at 7:48 a.m. local time on June 9, the German news agency dpa quoted an airport official as saying. The agency reported that the
1TV: The outreach is largely being led by Indian security officials and has been limited to Taliban factions and leaders that are perceived as being “nationalist” or outside the sphere of influence of Pakistan and Iran, Indian newspaper Hindustan Times reported . The outreach has been underway for some months, though it continues to be