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Rula Ghani Rejects Political Motive Behind Assisting Women
Tolo News: Rula Ghani says there is no political motive behind the move to distribute money to women in Nangarhar… Some members of Nangarhar provincial council, however, criticized Rula Ghani over spending the money for electoral campaigns. They said for supporting poor people, there are channels that can do it instead of distribution through Rula Ghani’s
Unusual Partners Make Afghan Music
June Soh VOA News March 27, 2019 WASHINGTON — An Eastern man and a Western woman make up one of the most unusual musical groups in Washington, D.C. Masood Omari and Abigail Adams Greenway both play tabla, an Eastern percussion instrument, every day in Greenway’s basement outside Washington. They call this colorfully decorated studio, Tablasphere. And
On The Road Again: U.S. Afghan Envoy Heads Back To Region Amid Rift Over Peace Talks
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 27, 2019 The U.S. envoy seeking a peace deal with the Taliban to end nearly 18 years of war in Afghanistan is heading back to the region amid growing tensions between Washington and Kabul over the absence of the Afghan government from the talks. “I’m on the road again to
Afghanistan Recalls Envoy In Row Over Pakistani PM’s ‘Irresponsible’ Remarks
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 26, 2019 Afghanistan has recalled its ambassador from Pakistan over statements made by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to the media that suggested Kabul should set up an interim government. Khan told Pakistani journalists on March 25 that forming an interim Afghan government would help peace talks between the
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 26, 2019
Siemens to supply power generation unit to Bayat Power in Afghanistan
Power Technology: Global technology company Siemens has received an order from Bayat Power to supply SGT-A45 mobile unit for the Bayat Power Phase 1 project in Afghanistan. Equipped with an aero-derivative gas turbine, the SGT-A45 mobile unit has the capacity to generate up to 41MW, enough to power approximately 200,000 homes in the region.The gas-fired power
Once Jailed in Guantánamo, 5 Taliban Now Face U.S. at the Negotiating Table
The New York Times: When the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and toppled the Taliban government, even those who surrendered were treated as terrorists: handcuffed, hooded and shipped to the American detention camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Now, in a stark demonstration of the twists and contradictions of the long American involvement in Afghanistan, five
Mogherini In Kabul: EU Supports ‘Afghan-Led’ Peace Process
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 26, 2019 KABUL — During a visit to Kabul, the European Union’s top diplomat has said that the bloc supports “an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.” Speaking at a joint press conference with President Ashraf Ghani on March 26, EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini said that the EU had
Afghan Politicians React To Imran Khan’s Interim Setup Statement
Tolo News: Heads of mainstream political parties in Afghanistan and some high-ranking government officials took to social media on Tuesday to dismiss the controversial remarks by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who proposed an interim setup in Afghanistan as a possible solution to an “impasse” in the ongoing peace process. Khan said the Afghan government creates