Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 29, 2020 Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Russia remain near the top on the list of countries where the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says “impunity” in cases of murdered journalists is “entrenched.” The New York-based watchdog’s 2020 Global Impunity Index highlighted a total of 12 countries where “journalists are singled out for murder
As Afghan government and Taliban negotiators try to broker a peace deal in Doha, RFE/RL’s Gandhara is asking Afghans: “What’s at stake for you in the Afghan peace talks?” For Ahoo Shahidi, it’s all about the freedom of pursuing her passion as a tattoo artist. Related Taliban Seeks Release of More Prisoners in Talks with
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 29, 2020 U.S. federal authorities have announced that an Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face trial for the 2008 kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times and two other men in Afghanistan. The six-count indictment against Haji Najibullah was unsealed in a New York
Radio Free Afghanistan October 28, 2020 A fact-finding team for the Afghan parliament has alleged that a construction project at the country’s embassy in Washington was rife with corruption. The parliamentary probe was launched after an exposé in the Afghan media in July reported that the total cost for a 70-meter wall around the Afghan Embassy in
INTL NYT: Under the compensation program, which remains heavily funded by international donors, the Afghan government pays roughly $1,300 for every civilian killed in action by Afghan, US or insurgent forces, and $650 per wounded. The payments had become one of the few forms of justice an Afghan family could hope for when caught in
1TV: An experimental train from Iran arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday, Afghan officials in the border province of Herat said. The train arrived on Herat-Khaf railway as officials preparing to inaugurate the third phase of the 218 kilometers project next week. The third phase begins from Iran’s Sham Tegh and ends in Herat’s Rawzanak village.
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s cricket sensation Rashid Khan who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has finished his spell against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday night with figures of 3/7. He bowled 17 dots, The India Express reported. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 113 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 576 samples tested in the last 24 hours. According to the Public Health Ministry’s data, the cumulative number of total cases is now 41,145, the number of total reported deaths is 1,529, and the total number of