Ayaz Gul VOA News September 28,2020 ISLAMABAD – Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan’s peacemaking High Council for National Reconciliation, has begun a three-day official visit to Pakistan. Abdullah is undertaking his first visit to the neighboring country in more than a decade amid peace negotiations between representatives of the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents underway in Qatar. Officials in Islamabad said
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported six new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 224 samples tested in the past 24 hours. The total cumulative number of cases in Afghanistan is 39,233, the total number of reported deaths is 1,455, and the total number of recoveries is 32,642. Click here to read
Ariana: Afghan Peace Negotiator, Mawlawi Attaullah Lodin said Sunday that the Afghan team and the Taliban peace talks team have not yet reached a consensus on the agenda and framework for negotiations going forward. Click here to read more (external link). Related Recognition of US-Taliban Deal Key to Move Forward: Taliban Abdullah’s official visit to
AP: Afghanistan’s dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is shrinking to its lowest levels. With growing threats from the local Islamic State affiliate, many are choosing to leave the country of their birth to escape the insecurity and a once-thriving community of as many as 250,000 members now counts fewer than 700. Click here to
Ariana: Sunday, September 27, marked the 26th anniversary of the takeover by the Taliban of Afghanistan – a day they entered Kabul city flying their white flags, abruptly ending the Burhanuddin Rabbani government. Click here to read more (external link). Related Dr. Najibullah’s supporters commemorate his death
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 35 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 267 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The number of total cases is now 39,227, the number of total reported deaths is 1,453, and the total number of recoveries is 32,642. Click here to read more
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 26, 2020 Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, has predicted the Taliban will not accept a permanent truce until a political deal is reached with the Afghan government. “I think you’re right that the Talibs will not accept a cease-fire, comprehensive and permanent, until there’s a political settlement,” Khalilzad said
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported six new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 103 samples tested in the past 24 hours. The number of total cases is now 39,192, the total number of reported deaths is 1,453, and the total number of recoveries is 32,635. Click here to read more