Tolo News: Uzbekistan has established a transit hub at its border with Afghanistan in order to promote trade and transit ties between the two countries, President Ashraf Ghani’s advisor on Central Asian Affairs Shakir Kargar said Saturday. Uzbekistan is also looking at building a 657km railway line from Mazar-e-Sharif to Herat which will connect Uzbekistan to Iran
BBC News: About 3,000 Afghans attempt to take their own lives every year, according to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). Herat province accounts for more than half of all cases nationwide. Globally, there are more male suicides than female suicides – but in Afghanistan it is estimated that 80% of suicide attempts are made by
1TV: Mohammad Qasim Sangin, chief medic of 100-bed hospital in Parwan province, said that more than 100 people visited the hospital complaining from stomach pain after drinking water from Panjshir River. He said that samples of the water had been sent to capital Kabul for investigation. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 30, 2018 The Pakistani government says it has granted another extension to a deadline for the forced repatriation of some 2 million Afghan refugees. The prime minister’s office on June 30 said the federal cabinet decided “to grant an interim extension of three months to the registered refugees present in
Khaama Press: The Independent Election Commission says the preliminary list of candidates for Kabul, Bamyan, Kunar, Nuristan, Uruzgan, Khost, and Nimroz provinces have been finalized. It is expected that the preliminary list of candidates for the other provinces will be finalized and published in the near future. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Mohaqiq made the remarks in an online statement released on Friday, in which he also claimed that the “Taliban’s war in Hazarajat regions” was being triggered by pro-government Taliban and with provocation of “governmental intelligence”. He, meanwhile, warned that if the government fails to prevent the Taliban attacks against Hazara ethnic group particularly in Jaghori
Tolo News: Asked for their opinion about the country’s lawmakers on International Day of Parliamentarism, Afghans from around the country on Saturday accused members of the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) of being inefficient and of putting their own interests first. Click here to read more (external link).
MOSCOW, June 30 (Sputnik) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has declared the end of truce with the Taliban movement, saying that the operations of the country’s armed forces will resume, local media reported on Saturday. “The nation has shown they are ready for reconciliation,” Ghani said, as quoted by the TOLO news broadcaster, adding that
Tolo News: Thousands of music fans cheered their favorite musicians and singers at a music festival in Bamiyan province on Friday. The festival will continue for two days. Organizers of the event said the festival is aimed at strengthening tourism and supporting Afghanistan’s ancient culture. Click here to read more (external link).