1TV: Pakistan is seeking to get the Taliban control two or three provinces in Afghanistan and move their leadership there, acting head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency National Directorate of Security, said on Tuesday. Ahmad Zia Siraj, who was addressing parliament’s domestic security commission, said that the Taliban are not willing to make peace, rather they
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 19, 2020 The United Nations has called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian deaths by both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are on the rise, as the U.S. special peace envoy opened another round of talks with the Taliban to press the militants to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 19, 2020 The son of Ahmad Shah Masud, the revered anti-Soviet and anti-Taliban commander, says he and several members of his family have tested positive for the coronavirus. In a May 19 post on Twitter and Facebook, Ahmad Masud said his COVID-19 symptoms were not “so serious,” while warning that
Ariana: The Taliban said that the political agreement between President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the president of the High Council for Reconciliation is “just a repetition of the previous mistakes.” The spokesperson of the Taliban’s political office in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen added, “Afghans sides should focus on the real and sincere solution of the
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said that it registered 408 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total positive cases to 7,072. The number of total known active cases in Afghanistan is 6,098, said the MoPH. According to the Health Ministry, three people lost their lives
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News | May 18, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – A car bomb attack on an intelligence base in central Ghazni province in Afghanistan early Monday morning killed at least seven members of the security forces and wounded 40 others. Dr. Baser Ramaki, head of the Ghazni provincial hospital that received both the bodies
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said that it has registered 262 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total positive cases to 6,664. The known death toll from coronavirus is now 169 deaths. The total number of recoveries is 784. Click here to read more (external