Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 8, 2018 Three civilians have been killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s western Herat Province, officials said. A spokesman for the provincial governor said the December 8 attack occurred in the Guzra district. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the spokesman, Gelani Farhad,
1TV: Hosts Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by one wicket in Emerging Teams Asia Cup on Saturday. Afghanistan, who batted first after winning the toss, made 210 before they were all out in the 47.5 overs in Colombo. Click here to read more (external link).
BBC News: A young Afghan boy who became famous online for his devotion to footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for the second time. Murtaza Ahmadi, now aged seven, went viral in 2016 after being photographed wearing a homemade Messi shirt, fashioned out of a plastic bag. He later met his hero
Ariana: Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the U.S. of “pushing Pakistan away” and said he would never want to have a relation with Washington where his country is treated like a “hired gun”. Khan and Donald Trump were involved in a Twitter spat last month after the American president suggested Pakistan had harboured Osama bin Laden despite receiving
Ariana: Addressing an event organized by the Washington Post, Gen. Dunford said that the U.S. should remain in Afghanistan to contain the insurgent groups that pose threats not only to South Asia but to also to the American people. Click here to read more (external link). Other US-Afghanistan Relations News We Are Not Negotiating On Behalf
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 7, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban has killed at least 14 Afghan soldiers and taken more than 20 others hostage in the western Afghan province of Herat, which borders Iran, officials confirmed Friday. Separately, a counter-Taliban airstrike in central Uruzgan province killed at least seven Afghan security forces. The latest violence
Mirwais Bezhan Mohammad Habibzada VOA News December 6, 2018 BALKH, AFGHANISTAN / WASHINGTON — For decades in a small village in northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province, dozens of families have lived in one- and two-story houses made from ammunition, where 3-meter-long live rockets are used as ceiling beams. After a few explosions, the villagers now want the