1TV: Raising the issue of forming an interim government at this stage will not help the peace process, head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, has said. Speaking in an interview with Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB during his visit to the neighboring country, Abdullah said that the talks are at a very
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 19, 2020 U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad warned on October 18 after a car bomb killed 14 people in Ghor in central Afghanistan that continued high levels of violence in the country could threaten the peace process. Khalilzad said in a series of tweets that violence has “stalked” Afghans
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 18, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – A suicide bomber has detonated his explosives-packed vehicle outside a provincial police headquarters in central Afghanistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50 others. Afghan officials condemned Sunday’s attack in Firozkoh, the capital of Ghor province, as an act of terrorism, saying
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 18, 2020 Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator has arrived in neighboring Iran as intra-Afghan peace negotiations are under way in the Gulf state of Qatar. Negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban have been locked in talks since September 12 but have been unable to agree on a framework for
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 59 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 476 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The cumulative number of total cases is now 40,200, the number of total reported deaths is 1,492, and the total number of recoveries is 33,614. Click here to read
Tolo News: Pakistani authorities seized 74 smuggled falcons belonging to “endangered species” in raids at a posh residential area in the southern port city of Karachi, a customs official said on Saturday (October 17). At a press conference, the customs collector Mohammad Saqif said the birds were smuggled from Afghanistan and were destined to be
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 17, 2020 KABUL — Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has been put in charge of the security situation in the capital amid a rise in crime that has caused an outcry among residents. Saleh said on Facebook late on October 16 that he would take responsibility for security in the
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 53 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 282 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The cumulative number of total cases is now 40,141, the number of total reported deaths is 1,488, and the total number of recoveries is 33,561. Click here to read