1TV: “A country cannot call itself a country and claim to be independent unless it is economically independent,” Ghani said addressing a ceremony to introduce his new adviser Waheed Omar. “Foreign aid has taken no country to prosperity, it has been an instrument.” Ghani said that Afghanistan’s resources should be developed in a balanced manner. Click
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 23, 2019 WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have “exchanged views” with representatives of Russia and China on the current status of the Afghan peace process, the State Department says. In a statement on March 22, the department said representatives met in Washington on March 21-22 and “discussed common efforts to bring
1TV: Afghanistan’s Abassin Alikhil hit the ball into his own net to hand hosts Malaysia victory in the Airmarine Cup match on Saturday. It was Afghanistan’s second consecutive loss in two matches they played in the tournament. Afghanistan had suffered 0-5 defeat in their first match against Oman. Afghanistan secured the last and fourth position in
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education on Saturday announced the start of the new school year and said that more than one million new students will be enrolled in at least 18,000 schools across the country. The ministry’s statistics show that at least nine million students are attending schools across Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 23, 2019 Four people, including a provincial official, have been killed and dozens more wounded in a twin bombing claimed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. Afghan officials said the attack targeted a celebration of Farmer’s Day in a sports stadium in the provincial capital of Helmand Province on March
Tolo News: The winner of the 14th season of the country’s top reality show, Afghan Star, was, this time, an Afghan girl, Zahra Elham, who narrowly got more public votes than another finalist Wasim Anwari. Elham, 18, is from Afghanistan’s Ghazni province. Elham’s success in the Afghan Star was met with many encouraging posts by social
Press TV March 22, 2019 Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, proposed to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to set up a covert program to assassinate Taliban leaders, a report says. He made the offer on January 12 during a meeting with Pompeo in the UAE capital amid disagreements between the two over peace talks between
VOA News March 22, 2019 ISLAMABAD — A joint counter-Taliban operation in northern Afghanistan Friday killed two American service members and an Afghan partner, officials said. The insurgent group said the raid took place in a Taliban-held area around the capital city of the volatile Kunduz province. Officials with the NATO-led Operation Resolute Support confirmed the