1TV Afghanistan Dari News – December 28, 2020
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Rashid Khan wins ICC’s Men’s T20I Player of the Decade
Ariana: Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been named the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20I Player of the Decade. Rashid scooped the title Monday after beating six other nominees including Ghris Gayle, Virat Kohli and Imran Tahir among others. Click here to read more (external link).
Three Afghan Senators Arrested Amid Bribery Allegations
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 28, 2020 KABUL — Afghan authorities say they have arrested three senators who are accused of taking a $40,000 bribe. The Afghan Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the National Directorate of Security announced in a joint statement on December 28 that the trio was caught during an operation in the northern province
Doha to host next round of talks between Afghan government, Taliban: Official
Press TV December 27, 2020 A top Afghan official has said the next round of talks between the government and the Taliban will begin in Qatar next month, as President Ashraf Ghani’s calls to move the dialogue back home remains unanswered. “The second round of talks will begin on January 5 in Doha,” spokesman for
Family: Taliban Exhumed, Mutilated Remains of Slain Police Chief
Tolo News: The Taliban has dug up the grave of a former police commander in Uruzgan and mutilated his body, the police commander’s family said. Shah Mohammad Shah, the district police chief for Dihrawood district, was killed in an attack by armed men in the district on June 30. His family members said this act
300 security checkpoints deliberately evacuated for Taliban in Kandahar: probe
1TV: As many as 300 security checkpoints in southern Kandahar province have deliberately been evacuated to be seized by the Taliban, an investigation by the Senate reveals. The Senate team which carried out the probe did not say who ordered the security forces to evacuate their checkpoints. Hashim Alokozay, head of the delegation, said it
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – December 27, 2020
Trump claims Afghan elections ‘better run, more secure’ than US polls
Ariana: Outgoing US President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that a “young military man” said elections in Afghanistan were “far more secure and much better run” than the US presidential election of 2020. This despite Taliban suicide bombings killing scores of innocent people during a 2019 Afghan presidential election that devolved into a monthslong political
COVID-19: 160 New Cases, 12 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 160 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,593 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry reports the cumulative total cases at 52,007, the number of total reported deaths at 2,170, and the total number of recoveries at 41,331. Click here to read
No U.S. Troops? Taliban In Gov’t? Peace? What Lies Ahead For Afghanistan In 2021
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 26, 2020 The war in Afghanistan — the world’s deadliest ongoing conflict — enters a crucial phase in 2021. The United States is set to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May as part of a deal with the Taliban aimed at ending the 19-year war. But