RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 17, 2020 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political rival Abdullah Abdullah, both of whom claimed to have won Afghanistan’s presidential election in September, have reached a power-sharing agreement under which Abdullah will lead the government’s efforts to reach a peace deal with the Taliban. The deal also installs a
Michael Hughes: The Taliban and ISIS differ only in terms of geographic aspirations. They embrace similar extremist ideologies and envision a society regulated by a harsh religious code. They even share the same tactics – like suicide bombings – and recruit from each other’s flocks. Despite what U.S. officials want the world to believe, the
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 16, 2020 Afghan officials say the Taliban has killed at least 11 government soldiers in separate attacks on security checkpoints in the country. At least eight soldiers were killed in an overnight attack on a checkpoint in the eastern province of Paktia, provincial councilor Mohammad Rahman Qaderi said on May
Tolo News: The Ministry of Health on Saturday said that it has registered 349 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total positive cases to 6,402. According to the Health Ministry, 15 people lost their lives over the past 24 hours and 32 more recovered. The known death toll from
Tolo News: TOLOnews has obtained a copy of the political agreement between President Ashraf Ghani and his political opponent Abdullah Abdullah that outlines the structure of a future government in which each side will have a 50 percent share. Another aspect of the plan is the establishment of the High Council of National Reconciliation led
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 414 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the second highest number of cases reported in a day after the government increased testing capacity to more than 1,100 samples. According to the ministry, 17 people have died of COVID-19 in the last 24
By Ayaz Gul VOA News | May 15, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The United States said Friday it had “assessed” that Islamic State was behind deadly attacks on a maternity clinic and a funeral earlier this week in Afghanistan. “ISIS has demonstrated a pattern for favoring these types of heinous attacks against civilians and is a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Medical staff in the Afghan capital, Kabul, have been caring for newborn babies left motherless in a deadly attack on a maternity hospital by gunmen on May 12. Volunteers have come forward to breastfeed the children. It’s still unclear who was behind the atrocity.