Ariana: Members of the fact finding committee said in their meeting with President Ghani that they will share the details of the finding in a press conference Saturday. The presidential palace also announced that they will seriously consider the findings. This comes as some of the lawyers consider the ‘fact-finding committee’ a ‘political move’ and
Tolo News: Afghan citizens at a gathering in Kabul on Friday expressed anger over the delay in the announcement of the final results of the presidential elections, which were held on September 28 last year. They said that the election stalemate has left a significant impact on the country’s political and security situation. “If the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 7, 2020 U.S. officials say an American appears to have been kidnapped in Afghanistan by a group linked to Taliban militants. The officials on February 6 said they believe that 57-year-old Mark Frerichs of Illinois was kidnapped by the Haqqani network, which is based in Khost. It was not immediately
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 6, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani laid foundation stone Thursday for building a key transmission line linking Central Asia and South Asia under a four-nation electricity generation project, known as CASA-1000. The $1.2 billion plan aims to bring some 300 megawatts (MW) annually of much-needed electricity to Afghanistan
Women are slowly moving into Afghanistan’s male-dominated restaurant industry. And one entirely women-run restaurant in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province is attracting food lovers from the region. VOA’s Zafar Bamyani gives us a taste of the restaurant in this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard
1TV: Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member squad for a three-match T20 series scheduled to be played in India in March. Asghar Afghan will lead the side in the series. Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeebur Rahman are also included in the squad. The matches will be held on 6th, 8th and 10th of
Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 6, 2020 Considering he is a fugitive Afghan warlord, Nizamuddin Qaisari has done little to conceal himself. The militia commander fled arrest in December following deadly clashes between his fighters and government forces in the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif. Since that December 16 incident, which killed eight
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan: A settlement in western Afghanistan has become known as the “village of widows.” Some 50 women in the village of Mir Ali in Herat Province’s Adraskan district have lost their husbands, with many killed or executed after smuggling drugs across the Iranian border. Click here for more (external link).
The Art Newspaper: The recovery of an ancient limestone temple sculpture stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan almost 30 years ago sends out a “powerful message” that related pieces looted at the same time can now be tracked down, says St John Simpson, assistant keeper of the Middle East department at the British Museum.