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Afghan President, Chief Rival Reach ‘Tentative Agreement’ To End Months-Long Feud
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 1, 2020 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, appeared close to ending a months-long political crisis that has undermined peace talks with the Taliban and the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Abdullah said in a series of tweets on May 1 that progress in negotiations with
Gunmen Critically Injure Pashtun Rights Activist In Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal May 1, 2020 Unidentified gunmen have critically injured a prominent ethnic Pashtun rights activist in an attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal district. Sardar Arif Wazir, one of the leaders of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), was traveling by car in the city of Wanna when gunmen opened fire from another vehicle,
U.S. Watchdog Warns Of Pending Coronavirus Disaster In Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 1, 2020 A watchdog report to the U.S. Congress has warned that Afghanistan is likely to face a health disaster in the coming months brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The April 30 report by the U.S. Special Inspector-General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has heightened concerns that the pandemic could
US-Led Mission in Afghanistan Accused of Withholding Key Security Data
By Jeff Seldin VOA News May 1, 2020 WASHINGTON – Assessing the security situation in Afghanistan is getting increasingly difficult now that Western military officials have started withholding some data on militant attacks across the country, according to a key U.S. government watchdog. The warning from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, also known as
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – April 30, 2020
Who is de facto leader of Daesh/ISIS in Afghanistan?
AA: The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, announced the arrest of Farooqi on April 6 in Kabul. Kabir Haqmal, an adviser to the National Security Council, claimed while speaking to Anadolu Agency that the arrested Daesh/ISIS leader hailed from Orakzai Agency in Pakistan and was working under the direct command of Pakistan’s
232 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Afghanistan, Total 2,171
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health deputy minister Wahid Majroh said on Thursday that in the past 24 hours, 232 positive cases have been recorded across the country, and the country total is 2171. The number of recovered cases in the country is 260, while 64 others have died. Click here to read more
Afghan Senate refers health minister, president’s adviser to AGO
1TV: Afghanistan’s Senate referred Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz and presidential adviser Waheed Omer to prosecutors on Thursday. Members of the Senate’s complaints commission said that there is rampant corruption over coronavirus fight budget in the ministry of health and the committee to fight the virus and the officials have refused to give account to
What’s next for Afghanistan amid Covid, political logjam
Asia Times: It makes for a gripping intellectual exercise to study a country in the throes of a pivotal change that throws it off its familiar path. The study of such turnabout moments in Afghanistan, however, is not as promising, because of their sheer frequency. The country in at least five of the past decades