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At Least Nine Killed After Suicide Bomber Strikes Afghan Checkpoint
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 1, 2020 An Afghan official says at least nine people were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked a military checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand. Four civilians, including two women, were among those who died in the late September 30 attack in the Nahri Sarah district, according to Omer Zwak,
US Provides 100 Ventilators to Afghanistan
Tolo News: The US announced the delivery of a 100 ventilators to the Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to help the country care for COVID-19 patients. Speaking at the related ceremony in Kabul on Thursday, the US embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson said the aim is part of President Donald Trump’s assistance to help
US ends Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands military adviser program
Stars and Stripes: A military program that gave troops advising and language training in an effort to develop cultural experts in Central Asia shut down Wednesday, the Pentagon said. The Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands program closed after more than a decade of training advisers in languages such as Dari, Pashto or Urdu, said Richard Osial, spokesman for
Britain’s spy chief Alex Younger wooed Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai with mother-in-law’s jam
The National (AE): Britain’s departing spy chief Alex Younger has revealed how he outmanoeuvred the CIA for audiences with Afghanistan’s then-president by giving him a regular supply of jam, in a move that “compensated for some billions of dollars of security assistance”. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan’s Abdullah Discusses Iran, Pakistan, Peace Process
By Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News September 30, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The man heading Afghanistan’s peace efforts said Iran did not attend the ceremony marking the opening of talks with the Taliban due to tensions with the United States. “Iran was invited…Sometimes their relations with the United States which [are] under a lot of tension at
Leading Afghan Peace Negotiator Urges Fresh Start In Relations With Pakistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 30, 2020 Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator says Afghanistan and Pakistan are on the threshold of a new relationship characterized by “mutual respect, sincere cooperation, and shared prosperity.” Abdullah Abdullah, who is on a bridge-building mission to Pakistan, said the neighboring countries should shun the suspicion, rhetoric, and conspiracy theories that
In Proud Corners of Afghanistan, New Calls for Autonomy
NYT: In Panjshir, one of the last holdout regions against the Soviets and the Taliban, some would prefer to go their own way rather than support a government negotiating peace with the insurgency. Deputy head of the upper house of Parliament who represents Panjshir: “…don’t trust the government anymore.” Click here to read more (external
Young Afghan female mountaineer plans next summit to ‘show the world what we can do’
Reuters: Eighteen-year old Fatima Sultani gazes at the peak of a mountain near Afghanistan’s capital Kabul after completing a morning climbing session, considering her next challenge. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Football: Simorgh Alborz Defeats Oqaban Hindukush 5-0