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Alaska jail sued for feeding Muslims pork, starving them in Ramadan
Press TV May 23, 2018 Muslim inmates at a jail in the US state of Alaska are being “starved” and given pork products during Ramadan, a new lawsuit claims. For one thing, Muslim prisoners are given food with substantially lower calories compared to other inmates, said the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the federal
Musharraf: US ‘Ditches’ Pakistan
VOA News | May 23, 2018: This week Greta looks at the US relationship with Pakistan and what it means for the US mission in Afghanistan and elsewhere in South Asia. Former Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan has been a “most loyal ally” of the United States, but the U.S. “ditches” Pakistan when it’s
1TV Afghanistan Dari News May 23, 2018
Ghani Threatened IEC Members to Resign: Dawlati
Ariana: Speaking at a debate program in Ariananews TV, Maozullah Dawlati (Deputy of Independent Election Commission (IEC),) revealed the intervention of President Ghani in election commission’s affairs. “President Ghani in [the] presence of U.S. ambassador and UN envoy for Afghanistan has threatened those IEC members who were opposed to attaching stickers on copy of ID cards,” Dawlati
Afghans complete rare silk Quran
Press TV May 23, 2018 One of the only Qurans ever made from silk fabric has been completed in Afghanistan — a feat its creators hope will help preserve the country’s centuries-old tradition of calligraphy. Each of the Islamic holy book’s 610 pages was produced by hand in a painstaking process that took a team
IPL team wears black arm bands to condole attack on cricket match in Afghanistan
1TV: A team (Sunrisers Hyderabad) in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday wore black arm bands to express sympathy over an attack on a cricket match in Afghanistan that left at least eight dead last week. Friday night’s attack in Jalalabad city involved multiple explosions that targeted spectators of inaugural match of local tournament Ramadan Cup.
Elite US Special Ops Commander Picked to Lead Afghan War
Tolo News: A three-star general who leads the Joint Special Operations Command overseeing some of the most sensitive US commando missions has been picked to lead the nearly 17-year-old Afghan war, five US officials told Reuters. Army Lieutenant General Scott Miller would replace Army General John “Mick” Nicholson, who after more than two years has become
UN Says More Than 100,000 Afghans Displaced In 2018
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 23, 2018 The UN says more than 108,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year due to conflict and natural disasters. A total of 108,440 people were displaced between January 1 and May 13, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on May
Study: Taliban, IS Profit From Illegal Mining of Afghan Talc
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 22, 2018 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — A new report Tuesday said Islamic State, the Taliban and corrupt power brokers in Afghanistan are making hundreds of thousands of dollars from illegal and abusive mining of talc, almost 80 percent of which is ending up in the United States and Europe. Earnings from illegal