1TV Afghanistan Dari News – February 10, 2021
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Ghani Administration Seeks Allies as Talk of Interim Govt Mounts
Tolo News: Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS)–who is also a critic of Ghani, has said that the president is politically isolated and is trying to gain the support of Afghanistan’s major political parties and political movements. Click here to read more (external link).
Pakistan Approves Temporary Extension in Afghan Transit Trade Pact
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 9, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has approved a three-month extension in its decade-old transit trade agreement with landlocked Afghanistan, allowing the two sides to finalize and sign a revised version of the document currently under review. The February 2010 Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) is due to expire on February
18 New Cases of COVID-19, 1 Death Reported in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 18 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,098 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry says the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 55,420, the total number of reported deaths is 2,419, and the total number of recoveries is 48,133. Click
Women in Journalism Thrive in Afghan Province
A weekly newspaper run by a team of female journalists is thriving in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, despite threats against journalists in parts of the country. Gulrahim Niazman from VOA’s Afghan service has more in the report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
India-Funded Dam Project Promises Clean Water For Kabul Residents
By Radio Free Afghanistan February 9, 2021 KABUL – Afghanistan and India have signed an agreement to build a $236 million dam that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says will provide residents of the capital, Kabul, with clean water. The document was signed during an online summit between Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 9. India
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – February 9, 2021
Four Afghan Government Employees Shot Dead In Kabul
By Radio Free Afghanistan February 9, 2021 KABUL — Afghan officials say unidentified gunmen have shot dead four government employees in the capital. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz told reporters that the gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying staff from the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry, killing four of them. A spokesman for the
Islamic State Poised for Possible Resurgence in Afghanistan, US Officials Warn
Jeff Seldin VOA News February 9, 2021 WASHINGTON – The Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan – seemingly pushed to the brink last year following unrelenting pressure from the U.S. and Afghan militaries, and by multiple Taliban offenses – appears to have recovered and may soon look to strike further afield, according to U.S. military and
200 Afghans Sent Back from Turkey Daily: MoRR
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Tuesday said that up to 200 Afghan refugees are being sent back to Afghanistan from Turkey on daily basis. Noor Rahman Akhlaqi, minister of Refugee and Repatriation said that the Taliban is the main source of displacement of the people and that tens of thousands