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Parallel governments will be harmful to Afghan people, warns US diplomat
1TV: Parallel Afghan governments are not the answer, and will be harmful to the Afghan people, a top US diplomat said on Thursday. Alice Wells, the US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, said on Twitter that Afghan leaders must prioritize and protect unity of the nation. “The impasse over
US Presses for Afghan Prisoner Swap Amid Coronavirus Fears
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 19, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The United States is calling on warring sides in Afghanistan to start a prisoner swap without further delay, citing urgency in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. reconciliation envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in a series of tweets Wednesday appeared frustrated at the delay in the next
Beaten And Burned Alive: Five Years Ago, The Killing That Shook Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 19, 2020 By Freshta Jalalzai Five years ago — on March 19, 2015 — a 27-year-old Afghan woman was beaten and burned alive in the very heart of Kabul by a mob of angry men. Hundreds of people watched the killing of Farkhunda Malikzada, a student of the Koran and Islamic
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 18, 2020
MoI Puts Ban on Public Gatherings over Coronavirus
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday called for closure of venues that attract large crowds including entertainment places, sports grounds, swimming pools, fitness clubs and wedding halls to slow the spread of the coronavirus – COVID-19. The Interior Ministry warned legal action against those defying the order. According to Ministry of
US Envoy Back in Kabul; Meets Abdullah
Tolo News: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, is back in Kabul and has met with Abdullah Abdullah, close to aide to Abdullah said on Wednesday as election crisis prevails in the country. Tackling the ongoing political crisis and the peace process were on the agenda of the meeting between Abdullah and
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 17, 2020
Afghanistan’s first coronavirus patient has recovered: health ministry
1TV: Afghanistan’s first coronavirus patient has recovered from the disease, the country’s health ministry said on Tuesday. As 21 others confirmed to have coronavirus, the first patient reported had come from Iran and was hospitalized in Herat province. Click here to read more (external link). Related War-ravaged Afghanistan battles a new threat: coronavirus
Khalilzad expects Ghani, Abdullah to agree on inclusive government led by Ghani
1TV: In an interview with Germany’s Spiegel, Khalilzad said that the the Independent Election Commission had declared Ghani as winner of the election, but he noted that Abdullah, who rejected the results, had valid concerns. “It is important that the current political crisis does not devolve into violence,” Khalilzad said. “Potential violence stemming from the