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Hekmat Khalil Karzai Resigns As Deputy Foreign Minister
Tolo News: Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Deputy Foreign Minister stepped down from his post on Wednesday morning citing ‘differences on foreign policies’ with the leadership of the national unity government..there are reports that Karzai will run in the upcoming Presidential Elections, but he has not mentioned this in his resignation letter. Click here to read more (external
Afghan Candidate Killed In Blast Claimed By Taliban
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 17, 2018 An Afghan candidate has been killed in an explosion in his office in the southern province of Helmand, officials said, as violence escalates ahead of the October 20 parliamentary elections. Abdul Jabar Qahraman was killed in the explosion of a bomb apparently placed under a sofa in his
‘Khalilzad Can’t Talk To Taliban On Behalf of Afghans’
Tolo News: Former chief of the National Directorate of Security Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday that the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad does not have the authority to talk with Taliban on behalf of the Afghan people. Saleh made the remarks at a gathering in Kapisa province where he voiced disapproval over talks between Khalilzad and Taliban last week in Qatar. Saleh said
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – October 16, 2018
Dozens Of Afghan Police Officers Killed In Taliban Attacks
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 16, 2018 Dozens of Afghan police officers have been killed in two attacks claimed by the Taliban in north and central Afghanistan, just days before parliamentary elections that the militants have threatened to disrupt. A militant assault on security outposts in the northern Samangan region on October 16 killed several
Shaheen Asmayee defeats De Spinghar Bazan 3-1 to qualify to APL semi-finals
Khaama Press: The Shaheen Asmayee football team defeated De Spinghar Bazan football team 3-1 during the 9th group match of Afghanistan Football Premier League (Afghan Premier League) to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament. De Spinghar Bazan’s Hedayatullah Qureshi was elected as the player of the match. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – October 15, 2018
MMA fighter Hotak attacked with knife in Kabul
1TV: Afghan mixed martial arts fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak has been hospitalized after suffering injuries in knife attack in Kabul. The attack happened last night a day before he was set to travel to Russia for a fight. He was attacked by five men just outside his home in Naw Abad area of Bagrami, Police District
Jamal Khashoggi’s ‘Disappearance’ Highlights Growing Threat to Journalists
Jamie Dettmer VOA News October 15, 2018 LONDON — The threat is growing — and so, too, the toll. Forty-eight journalists have been killed so far this year, according to a VOA tally, adding to the thousand killed in the past decade-and-half. Some died on dangerous reporting assignments in conflict zones as they courted similar risks