By Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News September 25, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Even as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani reiterated his demand for a cease-fire, few watching the peace talks in Doha expected a positive response from the Taliban. “[T]he Afghan people have a clear and urgent priority: a cease-fire. An urgent end to the violence will more than
Arab News: Solar photovoltaic and wind power projects signed by Afghanistan under a $160 million international deal on Wednesday evening will add 110 megawatts to the country’s grid in the next 16 months, officials said. The projects will be developed in Kabul, Balkh and Herat by a local company with partners from Turkey, India and
WION: Kandahar has never seen anything like this. A gym only for women has opened in the Afghanistan capital. This is something first of its kind in the country. At least 50 women come here everyday. They exercise their right to life, their right to be healthy. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 16 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 296 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The number of total cases is now 39,186, the total number of reported deaths is 1,451, and the total number of recoveries is 32,619. Click here to read more
Tolo News: The 9th season of the Afghan Premier League (APL) started Thursday evening and was attended by First Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Wolesi Jirga Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani, as well as a number of other government officials. This year the league matches will continue until October 16. Click here to read more (external
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 24, 2020 Afghan government forces claim to have killed 65 Taliban militants during a battle in the nation’s eastern provinces as fighting continues to rage between the two sides while they hold peace talks. The latest battle took place on September 23 after the Taliban fighters stormed a military headquarters
Tolo News: Shamsia from Kabul has scored the highest (353.185) in this year’s national university entrance exam, the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) announced on Thursday. Shamsia has been accepted at the Kabul Medical University. Of the top 10 students who scored the highest, six are from Kabul province. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 24, 2020 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has urged the world to help his country achieve peace amid talks with the Taliban aimed at ending nearly two decades of conflict. In a prerecorded speech to the UN General Assembly delivered on September 23, Ghani said the Afghan government had demonstrated the