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Afghanistan Beat West Indies by 41 Runs in T20I Match
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Cricket Team beat West Indies by 41 runs during Saturday night’s match to level their three-match Twenty20 series 1-1. The final match is also at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India—where Afghanistan plays their home games—on Sunday at 6 pm (Kabul time). Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Cricket News
Campaign Launched Against Coal Use in Kabul
Tolo News: The Environment Directorate launched a campaign in Kabul against the use of coal, in order to protect the environment during the coming winter. In this one-week campaign, the activists will collect over 124,000 signatures from Kabul residents pledging to avoid using coal for heating during winter and to restrain from using old cars in
Trump Pardon Sparks Reaction in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) warned on Sunday that Trump’s decisions to pardon two American soldiers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan will cause the repeat of such crimes. On Nov. 14, Trump granted clemency to two US Army officers convicted of or charged with war crimes in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external
US-Afghan Mission Fails to Check Islamic State Khorasan’s Surge
Michael Hughes: It is quite baffling to continually hear American military leaders say U.S. troops must remain in Afghanistan to ensure the country will never again be used as a terrorist launching pad given that it is already is. For, despite years of airstrikes and counter-terror operations, the local franchise known as the Islamic State Khorasan
Trump Pardons Two U.S. Army Officers Accused Of War Crimes In Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 16, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump has issued pardons to two U.S. Army officers accused of war crimes in Afghanistan, action that critics say undermines the country’s military justice system. Trump on November 15 also restored the rank of a Navy SEAL platoon commander who was demoted for actions in
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – November 16, 2019
IEC Chief: Vote Recount Will Resume Sunday
Tolo News: The head of the Independent Election Commission, Hawa Alam Nuristani, said during a Saturday press conference that the vote recount and auditing process will resume in the remaining provinces on Sunday. Nuristani said that the Independent Election Commission “agreed” with the candidates protesting the process. Click here to read more (external link). Related IEC
Two Federal Prosecutors Shot And Killed Near Kabul
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 16, 2019 KABUL — Two federal prosecutors have been shot dead by unidentified gunmen as they were driving to Bagram Airfield, north of the capital, Kabul. Jamshid Rasouli, spokesman for the national Attorney General’s Office, said two other prosecutors were wounded in the attack on November 16. According to Rasouli,
Afghan Taliban Blame US for Failed Prisoner Swap
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 15, 2019 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The Afghan Taliban are blaming the United States for this week’s failed prisoner swap between the two adversaries, saying the American side did not show up at a mutually agreed upon venue, somewhere inside Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the insurgent group, told VOA on