FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, June 3 (Xinhua) — A total of 12 armed insurgents have been killed and 14 others wounded in military operations in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province over the past 24 hours, Mohammad Hanif Rezai, spokesman for the army’s 209 Shaheen Corps in northern region said Sunday. Afghan army units, according to the official, launched
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 3, 2018 Almost 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are unable to go to school due to ongoing conflict, poverty, and discrimination against girls, the United Nations’ Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. The figure, part of the Global Initiative On Out Of School Children report released on June 2, represents almost half
Rikar Hussein VOA News June 2, 2018 The government in China is further tightening its grip on minority groups in the Uighur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as it continues to use its deradicalization campaign to suppress local residents, Uighur leaders and human rights activists warn. China started a
Michael Hughes: Outgoing U.S. Forces Afghanistan Commander General John Nicholson during his final press conference, lacking anything of substance to point to in terms of progress during his two-year watch, cited covert talks between the Taliban and Kabul as one of the key achievements of President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy, befuddling a crowd of mostly
Arab News: [Rula Ghani] found herself in the middle of controversy, after her recent statement that “Sadaat” or “Sayeds” are only a group, not a specific ethnicity. This has sparked anger among the followers of the tribe who have demanded an apology, in the streets and over social media platforms. Click here to read more
The Independent (UK): Of the nearly 150 women I interviewed during my two-week tour, many complained that the Taliban routinely steal food. In a country mired in poverty and desolation, this insult cuts deep, particularly during the depths of the harsh northern winter. One woman described Taliban militants going door to door in her village, demanding
Ariana: Afghanistan is set to play a three-match T20I series with Bangladesh, starting from June 3 (Sunday) at Dehradun, India. The matches will be on the 3rd, 5th and 7th of June at Dehradun’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, followed by one-off Test match against India in Bengaluru on June 14. Click here to read more (external
TASS: A former Soviet pilot, who went missing in Afghanistan in 1987 and was tracked down fairly recently, may return to Russia within the next twelve months, a source at the Boyevoye Bratstvo [Combat Brotherhood] veterans charity international fund told TASS on Friday. Initial information suggests the pilot’s name is Alexander Mironov. Click here to
Tolo News: At least one archaeologist died and three others were wounded early Saturday morning in Benisar area in the eastern part of Kabul city. Mohammad Sabir Mohmand, spokesman for the information and culture ministry confirmed the incident and said the explosion happened at about 7am local time when the archaeologists were on their way to