Ariana: Flash floods killed two people and wounded two others in central Parwan province, a local official confirmed. Wahida Shahkar, a spokesperson for the provincial governor told Ariana News that heavy rains caused flash floods at Tajikan area of Jabal Saraj district on Sunday evening. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 2, 2019 KABUL — The Taliban has agreed “in principle” that any Afghan territory it controls in the future will not be used as a safe haven for terrorists to launch attacks against the United States and its allies, U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has told RFE/RL.
Al Jazeera: When Raees Ahmadzai first became aware of cricket he was eight years old and living in a refugee camp in Pakistan’s northwest Frontier Province. It was 1992 and Pakistan were about to win the Cricket World Cup. Like millions of other Afghans, Raees and his family had sought refuge in neighbouring Pakistan after the Soviet invasion
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 1, 2019 KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — Taliban militants have reportedly launched a major attack on a second Afghan city, as the U.S. special envoy has said negotiators are on the threshold of an agreement to end the country’s nearly 18-year conflict. A day after conducting a bloody assault on the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 1, 2019 Police in France detained an Afghan asylum-seeker after one person was killed and nine others injured in a knife attack near a commuter train station outside Lyon. Authorities on August 31 described the attacker as a 33-year-old Afghan citizen who had applied for asylum in France and was
Ariana: Pakistan’s army and the Quetta Shura are designing programs for the Taliban insurgent group, a senior member of Ashraf Ghani’s State-Builder team said on Saturday. Amrullah Saleh, the former chief of Afghan intelligence agency and first Vice President of Ashraf Ghani’s electoral ticket said that the Taliban are not independent to launch direct talks with the
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 31, 2019 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban have staged a “large-scale” predawn attack on an important city in northern Afghanistan, even as leaders of the insurgent group are engaged in marathon peace talks with the United States on ending the deadly war. Residents and officials said Saturday insurgents assaulted Kunduz, the
Tolo News: Five presidential candidates including Abdullah Abdullah, Rahmatullah Nabil, Ahmad Wali Massoud, Abdul Latif Pedram and Noorullah Jalili held campaign rallies on the 32nd day of the election campaign in Kabul where they stressed the need for transparent polls. The presidential election is scheduled for 28 September. According to the Election Commission, the transfer of