BBC News: The northern Afghan city of Kunduz is not the kind of place you’d expect to find a radio station run by women, promoting women’s rights. But this is precisely what Radio Roshani is, and it’s broadcasting today despite several attempts by the Taliban to kill its founder and editor, Sediqa Sherzai. Click here to
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 6, 2019 KABUL — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has postponed a planned visit to Washington during which he was to discuss the U.S.-Taliban talks aimed at ending the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan, officials say. An Afghan cabinet minister who asked not to be named told RFE/RL on September
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 6, 2019 ISLAMABAD – Officials said Friday Taliban militants conducted an overnight attack on the western Afghan city of Farah, the capital of Farah province. There was no immediate word about casualties among Afghan forces or the Taliban. On Thursday, the NATO-led military alliance said an American soldier and a
1TV: Abdul Samad Amiri, provincial acting chief of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission in Ghor, had been abducted while he was travelling from capital Kabul to Ghor. He was stopped in Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province. Sources said that Amiri was killed on Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 5, 2019 At least 12 people have been killed — including a U.S. and a Romanian soldier — and dozens more injured when a car bomb struck a checkpoint on September 5 in a neighborhood of Kabul that houses the embassies, government buildings, and local NATO headquarters. The fundamentalist Taliban
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 5, 2019 Officials in Serbia has accused border police in EU neighbor Croatia of torturing an Afghan teen and ignoring his and 15 other fellow migrants’ right to claim asylum within the Brussels-based bloc. The allegation was quickly dismissed by Zagreb as an effort by Belgrade to deflect criticism of
1TV: Afghanistan defeated Pakistan by 85 runs in their first match of Under-19 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka on Thursday. Afghanistan will next face Kuwait in their next match of the tournament on Saturday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghanistan National Football Team Plays Against Qatar Tonight
Michael Hughes: The so-called withdrawal agreement the United States struck with the Taliban will leave about as many troops in Afghanistan as the Trump administration inherited. However, for U.S. President Donald Trump the net of this equation is trivial and something he hopes American voters don’t notice. This is because the White House’s single overriding