Ariana: Jama Saidi – an Afghan-German boxer – will enter the boxing ring against in rival Jay Spencer from Ghana Friday. The match will take place in today’s evening in Berlin, Germany, at around 8 p.m. local time. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 656 new cases of the coronavirus from 1,159 samples tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 23,546 across the country. The ministry also reported 20 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 446. The number of recovered
Reuters: President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order authorizing U.S. sanctions against International Criminal Court employees involved in an investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Andrea Prasow, the Washington director for Human Rights Watch, said the action “demonstrates contempt for the global rule of law” and represents a “blatant
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 11, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban on Thursday rejected a top American general’s assessment that the al-Qaida leadership is still based in Afghanistan, insisting that no foreign fighters linked to the group are present in the country. The contention, analysts say, underscored a long-running trust deficit between the Afghan insurgency
Tolo News: A committee within the Wolesi Jirga, the Afghan house of representatives, has accused the government, particularly the president, of violating several constitutional provisions. The committee stated in a report that the president had created several new budgetary units without the approval of the house of representatives and had removed sections from a number
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 748 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,888 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of known deaths from COVID-19 in the country is 426 and the total recovered cases is 3,326, according to ministry information. Click here to read more
Ariana: Mohammad Nabi Essakhel preserves the top ranking at ODI all-rounders, ICC announces. The Afghanistan National Cricket Team player, Mohammad Nabi Essakhel, ranks first at the latest One Day International all-rounders ranking by the International Cricket Council. Moreover, he ranked first for the all-rounder ranking at the T20 games with 301 ratings. Click here to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 10, 2020 A top Russian diplomat says Russia, the United States, and Afghanistan will hold video consultations to try and jump-start intra-Afghan peace talks. Zamir Kabulov, who is Russia’s presidential envoy on issues related to Afghanistan and the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s second department of Asia, told Russian