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Taliban threatens to attack Afghan election campaigns
1TV: Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Tuesday they would seek to prevent the upcoming presidential election in the country and carry out attack against campaign gatherings. “As campaigns for these theatrical elections are already in full swing and rallies are being organized, the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate will be becoming their barrier,” the Taliban said in a statement.
IED Blast In Kabul Leaves Five Dead
Tolo News: At least five people were killed and seven others were wounded in a magnetic IED explosion in the north of Kabul on Tuesday afternoon. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Click here to read more (external link). Other Security News Taliban Insurgents Shoot Woman in Badghis
Khalilzad Hails ‘Excellent Progress” In Peace Talks With Taliban
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 5, 2019 U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says he will leave Qatar for India on August 5 following three days of talks with the Taliban to end the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan. Khalilzad tweeted that the eighth round of talks between U.S. and Taliban negotiators in the Qatari capital,
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – August 5, 2019
Well-Known Cleric Sheikh Asif Mohseni Passes Away
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s top cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Asif Mohseni passed away due to an illness in Kabul, his family confirmed on Monday. Mohseni was born in 1935 in the southern province of Kandahar and was widely considered to be the most powerful cleric among the Shias in Afghanistan. Mohseni who was the founder of the
Afghan Opens Fire On Fellow Police, Kills Seven
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 5, 2019 At least seven police were killed when one of their colleagues opened fire on them in the southern Kandahar Province on August 4, officials say. The Taliban has claimed the attack. The attack, which occurred in the Tor Kotal area in the Shah Wali Kot district, was
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – August 4, 2019
Abdullah Calls On Afghan Forces To Remain Impartial In Election
Tolo News: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at a ceremony in Kabul on Sunday called on members of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) to remain impartial in the election, stating that any attempt by these forces to influence the process could have serious repercussions on the credibility and fame of the Afghan security institutions in
Explosion Targets Media Workers In Kabul, Kills Two
Tolo News: A magnetic IED blast targeted a bus carrying the employees of Khurshid TV, a private media outlet, in the fifth street of Taimani in Kabul’s police district 4 (PD4) at around 5:30 pm on Sunday evening. Two people, including a passerby and driver of the bus, were killed and four others, including three employees