1TV: As Afghan presidential election is due to be held on coming Saturday, US Embassy in Kabul said on Monday it was “disturbed by so many complaints about security, lack of an equal playing field and fraud.” “We urge all candidates to adhere to the IEC Code of Conduct and respect Afghanistan’s democratic process,” the embassy
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News September 23, 2019 KABUL – At least 40 members of a wedding party, including women and children, were killed and another 13 wounded in an airstrike in southern Afghanistan Sunday night, according to a provincial council member from Helmand province. Haji Abdul Majed Akhund told VOA that the residents of Musa
Tolo News: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Sunday defended the performance and integrity of the National Procurement Authority (NPA) days after the US State Department announced that Washington was withdrawing about $100 million earmarked for an Afghan energy project, and would withhold another $60 million in planned assistance, because of corruption. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 22, 2019 Afghan authorities say Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties in the latest security operations in several provinces across the country. A Taliban commander and six other militants were killed in clashes in Parwan Province north of the capital, Kabul, provincial police chief Muhammad Mahfooz Walizada said on
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 22,, 2019 ISLAMABAD – A visiting Afghan Taliban delegation held talks with senior officials in China Sunday to discuss the Islamist insurgent group’s now defunct peace negotiations with the United States. The insurgent visit comes two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump had abruptly called off his administration’s months-long peace
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 21, 2019 Two civilians have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, officials said on September 21. Five people were also wounded in the September 20 attack in southern Kandahar Province, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Spin
Tolo News: The opening ceremony of the 24-hour crossing at Torkham was held on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Imran Khan and a number of Afghan government officials, including Nangarhar governor Shah Mahmoud Miakhail and acting Minister of Public Works Yama Yari, in attendance. The presence of Afghan officials at the 24-hour Torkham Crossing ceremony has caused
Tolo News: Toofan Harirod F.C. won the Afghanistan Premier League’s (APL) Cup for the second year in a row and for the third time in its career after beating Shaheen Asmayee F.C. which has won the title four times. The only goal of the match was scored by Toofan’s Hatam Shirdil at 95th minute of the