By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal August 16, 2019 The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban is reported to have been among those killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in southwest Pakistan. Police said four people were killed and more than 20 injured on August 16 in the explosion at the mosque some
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 15, 2019 U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass has said he is “disturbed by reports” that a former bank manager convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud has been moved into house arrest from prison in exchange for allegedly making a large campaign donation to the incumbent’s presidential-election campaign. “Countless Afghans suffered
Tolo News: Presidential candidate Abdul Latif Pedram on Thursday appeared at his first election camping rally in Kabul where he stressed the need for establishing a federal government in the country which he believes will ensure an equal right to all citizens of Afghanistan. Mr. Pedram said the National Unity Government’s tenure has ended, calling it
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of Khalilullah Frozi, the ex-CEO of Kabul Bank, who is accused of having a key role in the collapse of the bank that once Afghanistan’s largest financial institution. In 2015, President Ghani ordered that Mr. Frozi should serve out his full 10 years in prison and
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 14, 2019 In the fall of 2010, U.S. officials secretly met a young Taliban representative outside the southern German city of Munich. Tayyib Agha, a member of the militant group’s political wing, presented the U.S. diplomats with a road map for a negotiated end to the war.
1TV: More than 300 people have been affected by Congo virus in Afghanistan since the start of 2019, officials said Wednesday. Shahwali Marufi, an official at the Public Health Ministry, said that 32 people have died due to the disease [Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever – CCHF]. According to the official, 22 cases of Congo virus were
Tolo News: Vice presidential candidate Mohammad Mohaqiq on Wednesday confirmed internal rift among members of presidential runner Mohammad Haneef Atmar’s team. He said that there is a possibility that members of this team will join another campaign as confirmed differences between four key members of the campaign. “It is a reality that some issues came upon
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 14, 2019 The United Nations says it is “gravely concerned” by reports indicating that 11 civilians had been killed in an Afghan security force operation in the eastern province of Paktia. “Accountability essential. Harm to civilians must stop,” the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a post on