In March 2001, Taliban extremists used dynamite and artillery to demolish two towering Buddha statues that had stood in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Province for nearly 1,500 years. Today, the country is still not at peace, and hopes of rebuilding the statues are stymied by prohibitive costs.
Radio Free Afghanistan March 18, 2021 Representatives of the Afghan government, the Taliban, and several major countries have gathered in Moscow to push for a reduction in violence to advance the peace process in Afghanistan. “We hope that today’s conversation will help create conditions for achieving progressive inter-Afghan negotiations,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Radio Free Afghanistan March 18, 2021 KABUL — Afghan officials say at least three people were killed and 11 wounded when a roadside bomb hit a vehicle carrying government employees in Kabul on March 18, as representatives of the Afghan government, the Taliban, and key countries gather in Moscow to push for a reduction in
Tolo News: Gunfire interrupted a meeting of Jamiat-e-Islami members in Kabul who belong to the faction led by Atta Mohammad Noor, the former governor of Balkh province, on Thursday. “Six people came to the yard outside the hotel and started shooting,” eyewitnesses said, adding that “one person was wounded in the shooting.” Some members of
RFE/RL Gandhara March 17, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden has warned that a deadline set out in a deal made by his predecessor, Donald Trump, with the Taliban to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1 “could happen, but it is tough.” He made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with ABC News
Ariana: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces carried out operations against Taliban insurgents in a number of districts in Kandahar province on Tuesday night, leaving at least 30 militants dead, security sources have confirmed. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said Wednesday that in the past 25 days at least five children were killed and 29 others wounded in the ongoing conflict in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 28 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,097 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 56,046, the total number of reported deaths is 2,462, and the total number of recoveries is 49,536. Click