1TV: US President Donald Trump will visit Afghanistan, which will be his first after taking office nearly two years ago. Trump revealed this in an interview with Fox News after being asked why he hasn’t visited US troops serving in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related Trump defends
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 19, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A new United Nations survey finds that opium cultivation in Afghanistan has decreased by 20 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, citing a severe drought and falling prices of dry opium at the national level. The total opium-poppy cultivation area decreased to 263,000 hectares, from
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Women’s National Football team left Kabul for Uzbekistan on Monday morning where they will take part in the CAFA Women’s Championship 2018. The competition will kick-off on November 23. Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will take part in the eight-day tournament. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News
AFP: Harsh anti-asylum policies have given the country a reputation as inhospitable to non-white immigrants – A Hazara refugee who now calls the Australian outback home, Ali named his new venture the “Afghan Friendship Restaurant”, a tribute to the warm welcome he says he received after moving to the town of Griffith five years ago. The
VOA Dari: صلح قبل از انتخابات ممکن است؟ مشاور وزارت خارجه امریکا در امور صلح افغانستان می گوید که واشنگتن هم از گفت و گوهای صلح با طالبان و هم از روند انتخابات حمایت می ورزد
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 18, 2018 The Associated Press reports that high-ranking members of the Taliban have held three days of talks in Qatar with the U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad. The report on November 18 said the former Taliban governor of Herat Province, Khairullah Khairkhwa, and former Taliban military chief Mohammed
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 18, 2018 U.S. General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Taliban “are not losing” and there is no “military solution” to ending the war in Afghanistan. Dunford’s remarks came amid U.S. and Afghan attempts to launch peace talks with the Taliban, which controls more territory
1TV: Afghanistan U-17s entered final against Bangladesh after defeating an Indian team in Subroto Cup football tournament in Delhi on Saturday. The final will be held on November 20 (Tuesday). Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Sports News Friendly match between Afghanistan’s national football team and Serikbelediyespor Cricket: Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur