Spiegel: Aryana Sayeed, 33, is the only internationally known pop act in Afghanistan. She is adored by youth — and hunted by the Taliban. / Sayeed: “The extremists play with the sexual frustration of young men. On the streets of Afghanistan, 99 percent of the passersby are men. When a woman in burka walks down the
CJR: In 1985… [US] Congress approved a $500,000 grant for the United States Information Agency, a department devoted to “public diplomacy,” to establish a journalism school for Afghan rebels. According to Alvin Snyder, who worked for the agency at the time, arming guerrillas with minicams was a simple, cost-effective way to deliver press attention. “Imagine the
Politico: While most senior Al Qaeda personnel “are trying to hide,” Gen. John Nicholson, the outgoing top commander in Kabul, said last year, the subgroup members are “more active” but are focused on training Taliban members who are fighting the Afghan government… The military insists it has never taken its eye off the Al Qaeda ball in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 15, 2018 The Taliban says it has withdrawn from a security agreement with the International Committee of the Red Crescent (ICRC) that guarantees safety for the international organization’s workers across Afghanistan. In a statement on August 15, the Taliban accused the ICRC of failing to meet its obligations to help
Press TV August 15, 2018 Nearly 50 people have been killed in a bomb attack in front of an educational center in a mainly Shia Muslim area of western Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. “We can confirm the attack was caused by a bomber on foot. The bomber detonated himself inside the education center,” said
Tolo News: At least 45 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a security base in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday night, a security source confirmed on Wednesday. This is the second large-scale attack in two days on a military base after one in Faryab fell to the Taliban on Monday. Click here to
Frud Behzan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 14, 2018 As the United States reinstates crippling economic sanctions on Iran, Washington’s ally in the region, Afghanistan, could become collateral damage. A first wave of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased under a 2015 nuclear deal went back into effect on August 7, targeting the
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | August 14, 2018 The Hajj authorities have announced that the Day of Arafah will be on Monday, August 20, 2018. Therefore, the first day of Eid will be Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Eid ul Adha Mubarak! Related Eid al Adha is Tuesday August 21 According to the Supreme Court in Saudi
WASHINGTON, August 14 (Sputnik) – Optimistic assessments of US progress in the 16-year Afghan war belie stunning battlefield losses in recent weeks that reflect a shift in the conflict from stalemate to probable defeat of American-backed forces, the private intelligence firm Soufan Group said in a new report on Tuesday. The grim assessment was based
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 14, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The Afghan Taliban is demanding freedom for a member of the militant Haqqani network along with other insurgent prisoners in exchange for the release of an American professor and his Australian colleague who were kidnapped two years ago, officials revealed Tuesday. Kevin King, 60, and Timothy Weeks,