Hakim Young via CounterPunch: We’re the Afghan Peace Volunteers in Kabul, and we have three dreams. Our three dreams are about reuniting with nature and 7.7 billion other human beings! Our dreams aren’t prescriptions. They’re music and movements, distilled from today’s nightmares. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The reconstruction of Darul Aman Palace has [been] completed 90 percent and will be ready to host the celebration of Afghanistan’s Independence Day in another two months. Darul Aman Palace was built during the era of King Amanullah Khan who ruled Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. Engineers say they have used materials produced in
By Zarif Nazar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 8, 2019 DOHA — U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has described the latest round of U.S.-Taliban peace talks as the “most productive” ever, telling RFE/RL that “a lot of progress” has been made. Khalilzad made the remarks in an interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan on July 7
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan July 7, 2019 The Taliban set off a car bomb in central Afghanistan killing 12 people and wounding 179 others just as representatives of the militant group were taking part in a two-day conference in Qatar aimed at bringing peace to the troubled central Asian nation. The attack in Ghazni,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 7, 2019 Dozens of Afghan delegates, including political figures, women, and other stakeholders, are attending an Intra-Afghan Dialogue Conference in Qatar involving negotiators from the Taliban. Just hours before the gathering began in Doha on July 7, the militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Afghan city
Tolo News: The 56-year-old Rahmani has graduated from the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and has served as head of the National Economy Commission of the Wolesi Jirga, the Lower House of Parliament for eight years – after he was first elected as representative of Parwan residents in the parliament.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 6, 2019 An Afghan delegation that includes dozens of members of the country’s political elites and civil society left Kabul for Doha on July 6 to attend all-Afghan talks focused on ongoing peace efforts. The delegation, which does not include Afghan government representatives, is expected to meet with Taliban officials