1TV: Thirty-three Pakistani members of the Taliban were killed in an operation in Afghanistan’s central-eastern Ghazni province last night, officials said Tuesday. They were among 42 Taliban insurgents who were killed in a joint operation by Afghan Special Forces and international forces in Sardi area of Andar district, the provincial governor’s office said in a statement.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 14, 2019 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Iran’s powerful Guardians Council to adopt a proposed amendment that would allow Iranian women to pass on their nationality to their children. The New York-based human rights group made the call on May 14, the day after Iranian lawmakers approved what it
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 13, 2019 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s chief negotiator says in newly released remarks that the United States is on the verge of defeat and will quit Afghanistan soon “either of their own accord, or they will be forced out.” Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai made the assertions in an April 28 speech
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 13, 2019 KABUL — The United Nations’ Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed “grave concern” about the impact on civilians from an “increase in violence around the country” during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In a statement on May 13, UNAMA condemned the Taliban for attacks which
1TV: Majority of Afghan presidential candidates have called for President Ashraf Ghani to step down as soon his mandate ends on May 22. The presidential election, originally scheduled for April this year, has been postponed twice now to September 28. Ghani has vowed he will stay in office until the election. Last month, Supreme Court
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 12, 2019 ISLAMABAD — Afghan officials are downplaying the significance of the United States diverting funds from its military mission in Afghanistan, as a senior American diplomat has arrived in Kabul for high-level discussions. Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Friday approved the transfer of $1.5 billion to build barriers
Reuters: While some Afghan journalists say its accuracy is patchy, and its opponents accuse it of spreading “fake news”, the Taliban’s slick media operation has emerged as a key weapon in the information war that often leaves the Western-backed government and its U.S. partners struggling to catch up. Click here to read more (external link).
AA: Candidates for the Afghan parliament in capital Kabul on Saturday locked down the house in protest against prolonged delay in announcement of final results for the polls held in October last year. Scores of angry Wolesi Jirga (lower house of the parliament) candidates and their charged supporters staged a demonstration in front of the parliament