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At Least 20 Killed, Hundreds Endangered In Flood-Swept Southern Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 3, 2019 At least 20 people have been killed, including several children, as flash floods struck Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, UN relief officials say. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on March 2 that floods washed away homes and vehicles after heavy rains hit Kandahar city
Warring Parties in Afghanistan Trade Blame for Record Civilian Death Toll
Michael Hughes: In some of the most advanced countries in the world citizens are continuing to fight – with just cause – for rights such as freedom of speech, freedom from discrimination and freedom from all sorts of state oppression. Yet in certain countries there are virtually no de facto rights. In fact, one could argue that many
Flash floods in Afghanistan kill at least 20
Reuters: At least 20 people including children were killed in southern Afghanistan by flash floods that engulfed up to 2,000 homes and swept away cars, the U.N. agency coordinating relief efforts said on Saturday. Heavy rains struck Kandahar city and six districts on Friday, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 2, 2019
Europe refuses visa to investigators of Afghan football scandal
Afghanistan Times: A European country refused to issue visa[s] to an investigating team working on the allegations from female footballers over sexual abuse, officials confirmed. Jamshid Rasouli, spokesman of attorney general office said on Saturday that the two investigators need to travel to different European states and [conduct] interview[s] with the former female football players living
U.S., Taliban Officials Resume Qatar Talks After Two-Day Break
Ariana: The United States and the Taliban representatives resumed the highest-level negotiations yet in Qatar on Saturday after a two-day pause. Sources close to the peace negotiations told Ariana News that the U.S. officials have proposed a plan to the Taliban which upon all American troops would withdraw from Afghanistan over the next three to five
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – March 1, 2019
The US may reportedly wash its hands of Afghanistan in the next 5 years
Task & Purpose: Like Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, U.S. officials have a five-year plan — for ending America’s longest war, that is. The New York Times reports that a new U.S. government plan would see the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan in the next three to five years, with half of the 14,000 American
China denies speculation of military presence in Afghanistan
Associated Press: China’s defense ministry defended military cooperation with Tajikistan Thursday following a report of a sizeable Chinese troop presence at a base in the Central Asian state. Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang told reporters at a monthly briefing that cooperation between the two was “in line with” international law and related resolutions passed by the United