By Frud Bezhan & Petr Kubalek Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty KRASLICE, Czech Republic — In the winter of 1978-79, Afghanistan’s communist regime deployed a hit squad to find and kill Babrak Karmal, the high-profile ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Fearing for his life, Czechoslovak authorities secretly hid Karmal and his family in a remote hunting lodge in
Tolo News: Islam Amiri, former captain of Afghanistan’s national football team, has joined India’s Gokulam Kerala club for the upcoming I-League season, one of the premier football leagues in India. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Cricket: West Indies Arrives In India To Play Afghanistan
Michael Hughes: It is impossible to decipher the true motives that drove Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani to suddenly resign from his post although his allegiance to CEO Abdullah Abdullah, President Ashraf Ghani’s primary electoral opponent, is likely a factor. However, there are also other reasons to be considered including the reality that he was
Ariana: The second cross-country cycling tournament was held in Bamyan province on Friday. 27 cyclists including eight girls from the capital Kabul and Bamyan provinces took part in the competition. The competitors pedaled a distance of 14 kilometer in the central Bamyan province of Afghanistan, for one-day. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday released new statistics on the votes registered at the commission’s central database. The commission said that the Dermalog company has identified 1,843,107 valid votes out of the 1,929,333 votes already transferred to the commission’s central database. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News November 2, 2019 A land mine explosion in Afghanistan claimed the lives of 9 children Saturday as they walked to school, according to police. Spokesman Khalil Asir said the mine detonated in the northeastern province of Takhar, killing the children, who were nine to 12 years old. Asir said the Taliban planted anti-personnel
Press TV November 1, 2019 Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has warned that the Daesh Takfiri group may seek to transfer its terrorists to Afghanistan against the backdrop of its consecutive defeats in Iraq and Syria, urging the Afghan government to remain vigilant in the face of such a plot. Jahangiri, who is in
Ariana: Dermalog Company has submitted a complete report on verification of biometric votes to Independent Election Commission, IEC spokesman confirmed. IEC spokespersons Zabi Sadat said on Friday that the commission will share details of the report with media after technical assessments are done. Independent Election Commission (IEC) said that 47,000 cases of underage, duplicate photos and