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Afghan Officials Express Concern Over Draft U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 4, 2019 Afghan officials say they support progress toward peace but are concerned about a draft agreement reached “in principle” between U.S. and Taliban negotiators on ending their 18-year conflict. Afghan presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said in a series of tweets on September 4 that despite seeing a draft accord, questions remained
Afghanistan Exports 20 Tons of Grapes to India via Chabahar
Ariana: For the first time, the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries exported 20 tons of grapes to India’s markets through Iran’s Chabahar Port, officials said on Wednesday. Afghanistan will soon begin exports of Kandahar pomegranate and Maidan Wardak apple via Chabahar to India’s markets. Afghan officials believe that the increase of business through Chabahar will pave
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – September 3, 2019
Five challenges for new Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan
ESPNCricinfo: Rashid Khan was named captain of all three Afghanistan teams after the World Cup, and his first assignment, the one-off Test against Bangladesh, will pose for him various challenges, some of which might take a while for him to get past. Click here to read more (external link). More Sports News We Have ‘Massive Respect’
US officials divided over CIA’s future role in Afghanistan
Press TV September 3, 2019 Senior US presidential advisers have proposed a secret expansion of the CIA’s role in Afghanistan as the American military may begin a troop pullout per a potential peace deal with Taliban militants in the country, prompting concerns from officials of the spy agency and the Pentagon. Citing “half-dozen current or
Ex-Election Commissioners Get Five Years Imprisonment
Tolo News: The former head of the Electoral Complaints Commission, Abdul Aziz Aryaee, and two former members of the commission, Humaira Haqmal and Abdul Basir Fayiz, were accused of reducing or adding to parliamentary candidates votes in Kunar province and misuse of authority. Meanwhile, seven former members of Independent Election Commission including Abdul Badi Sayyad, Wasima
Taliban Attack Shakes Kabul, Killing 16 As Peace Deal Reached ‘In Principle’
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 3, 2019 KABUL — The Taliban has taken credit for killing at least 16 civilians involving a car bombing and gunmen in Kabul on September 2 as the Afghan-based militant group agreed “in principle” to a deal to end the nearly 18-year conflict, the longest war in which the
Former Secretary of Defense Mattis slams Obama for giving him ‘contradictory objectives’ in Afghanistan
Washington Examiner: “The forces under my command at CENTCOM were to degrade the Taliban while building up the Afghan army. They were also to withdraw on a strict timetable, independent of circumstances on the ground. We could do one or the other, but not both,” he said. Click here to read more (external link). Other