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Afghanistan to play their second Test in February 2019

19th June, 2018 · admin

Sportskeeda: The buzz from Afghanistan’s historic maiden Test match has not settled yet although the game ended four days ago and yet there is fresh news that the Asian nation planning to play their second Test match against Ireland. As it stands, Afghanistan will have to wait seven months before donning its Test whites again. Although the exact dates

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Cricket |
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More Than 300,000 Afghan Migrants Return Home: Balkhi

19th June, 2018 · admin

Tolo News: The Afghan Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi, said on Tuesday more than 300,000 Afghan refugees have returned home in the past five months.  Addressing an event on the eve of World Refugee Day in Kabul, Balkhi said that since the beginning of 2018 more than 900 Afghan migrants have returned

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Posted in Refugees and Migrants | Tags: Asylum, deportations, Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi, Sayed Hussain Alimi Balkhi |
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Afghan Taliban Resume Fighting After 3-Day Cease-Fire Ends

19th June, 2018 · admin

Mohammad Habibzada VOA News June 18, 2018 WASHINGTON — The Afghan Taliban attacked security forces in at least nine provinces Monday, making good on a threat to resume fighting, even as the government extended by 10 days a unilateral cease-fire. “The cease-fire was violated in some parts of the country, during which 12 of our soldiers

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Hibatullah Akhundzada |
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1TV Afghanistan Dari News – June 18, 2018

18th June, 2018 · admin
Posted in News in Dari (Persian/Farsi) |
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Afghans bag seven medals at Asian Open Championship of Kyokushinkai-kan karate

18th June, 2018 · admin

1TV : The medals include one gold, one silver and five bronze. Afghanistan claimed third position in the event, while hosts Kazakhstan and Iran claimed first and second positions respectively. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Karate, Martial Arts |
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Sikh leader holds out hope for dwindling minority in Afghanistan

18th June, 2018 · admin · 22 Comments

AFP: Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent Afghanistan’s tiny Sikh and Hindu minority in the next parliament, where he says he hopes to serve the entire country.  Few Afghans are as invested in the government’s quest for peace and stability as the dwindling Sikh and Hindu minorities, which have been decimated by decades of conflict. The

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights | Tags: Afghan Hindus, Afghan Sikhs |
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Airstrike Kills 2 IS-Affiliated Militants in Eastern Afghanistan – Reports

18th June, 2018 · admin

MOSCOW, June 18 (Sputnik) – Two militants affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) have been killed and one injured in an airstrike carried out by the Afghan forces in the country’s eastern Kunar province, local media reported Monday, citing the Afghan Defense Ministry. The airstrike was carried out in response

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Posted in ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Kunar |
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Taliban angry at militants who took selfies with Afghan forces

18th June, 2018 · admin

1TV: Taliban will act against its members who took pictures with Afghan forces and officials during the three-day Eid ceasefire, it was reported Monday. “Last night, an emergency meeting was called and all the commanders were informed and directed to take strict disciplinary action against all those Taliban members who visited citizens and took pictures with

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‘Peace Convoy’ Arrives In Kabul After 700-Kilometer March

18th June, 2018 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan June 18, 2018 Afghan peace activists have arrived in Kabul after trekking some 700 kilometers on foot calling for an end to Afghanistan’s nearly 17-year war. The Helmand Peace Convoy reached the Afghan capital on the morning of June 18 after traveling for almost 40 days, chanting slogans including “We want peace” and

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Posted in Peace Talks | Tags: Helmand |
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Tolo News in Dari – June 17, 2018

17th June, 2018 · admin
Posted in News in Dari (Persian/Farsi) |
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