Tolo News in Dari – December 30, 2024
Afghanistan International: Issa Bozorgzadeh, the spokesman for the Islamic Republic’s water industry, said that Afghanistan’s “unilateral” exploitation of the Harirud River is a violation of Iran’s customary rights. Bozorgzadeh said that the construction of the Pashdan Dam will affect the supply of drinking water to several million people. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan amassed their highest score of 699 on Monday before the first test against Zimbabwe ended in a draw at the end of the final day at the Queens Sports Club. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Ariana Television to produce and broadcast Ariana Snooker Championship in February
8am: Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, recently held a telephone conversation with Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani, the Foreign Minister of Syria, congratulating the victory of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and expressing a desire for representatives from both sides to meet and establish prompt diplomatic relations between Kabul and Damascus. Surprisingly, Muttaqi praised the
Amu: The suspension of house-to-house polio vaccination campaigns by the Taliban has left many children unvaccinated, raising fears of a resurgence of the crippling disease, residents say. While a three-day polio vaccination campaign concluded last week in Kabul and 10 other provinces, some Kabul residents reported that their children did not receive the vaccine. Many
Amu: BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe — Rahmat Shah smashed Afghanistan’s highest-ever Test score with an unbeaten 231 on Saturday, leading a remarkable fightback against Zimbabwe on the third day of the first Test at Queens Sports Club. Click here to read more (external link). More Cricket News Shahidi’s unbeaten 179 keeps Afghanistan in contention as draw looms
Ariana: The Ministry of Economy in a new letter has warned that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) failing to stop women from working will be suspended and their licenses revoked. Two years ago, the ministry had issued a similar letter ordering that women’s work in NGOs be stopped. Experts say that this restriction could have widespread negative
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi and RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal December 28, 2024 Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government said Taliban forces targeted what it claimed were “centers and hideouts for malicious elements” it said were involved in a recent attack in Afghanistan, as an upsurge of cross-border fighting continues. The statement from the Taliban’s Defense Ministry followed reports of deadly
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) announced that it had killed 10 Taliban fighters and wounded five other Taliban members in a targeted operation on the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior. Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for the Taliban’s police command in Kabul, said that four people were wounded in the incident.
