Tolo News in Dari – June 1, 2024
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As Many As 20 Die In Afghanistan After Overloaded Boat Sinks Crossing River
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 1,2024 A boat carrying 25 people sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan on June 1, officials of the country’s Taliban-led government said. Quraishi Badlon, director of the Information and Culture Department in Nangarhar Province, said the boat sank on a river in the Mohmand Dara district, killing 20 people,
Taliban and the Plundering of Mines: Companies and Countries Lack the Right to Contract Without a Legitimate Government
8am: In the nearly three years since the Taliban’s rise to power, they have significantly expanded the unregulated and illegal extraction of the country’s mineral resources. The group has announced that during this period, they have signed contracts for the extraction of over 150 small mines with domestic companies and 30 large mines with Chinese,
Taliban accuse Pakistan of sowing ‘distrust’ between Afghanistan, China
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 31, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban government Friday dismissed the findings of a Pakistan probe that attributed a recent fatal attack against Chinese workers in the country to militants operating from Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesman, told an Afghan television station that his country had nothing to do with
Afghanistan beat Scotland by 55 runs in T20 World Cup warm-up
Ariana: Afghanistan defeated Scotland by 55 runs in their final warm-up match on Friday ahead of the T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup will kick off on Sunday at 5:00 a.m. (Afghanistan Time) with USA facing Canada. Afghanistan’s first match will be against Uganda on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban’s New Pick For Health Minister Triggers Criticism
RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi: The only technocrat in the Taliban’s cabinet has been dismissed and replaced by a hard-line cleric. Taliban chief Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada on May 28 removed Health Minister Qalandar Ebad, a trained doctor, and named Noor Jalal, a former deputy interior minister, as his successor. The Taliban’s theocratic regime is dominated by senior
Tolo News in Dari – May 31, 2024
Abdul Qayum Karzai Passes Away at Age 77 in US
Tolo News: Abdul Qayum Karzai, brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, passed away yesterday (Thursday) at the age of 77 in the state of Maryland, USA. He was born in 1957 in the village of Karz in Kandahar. Abdul Qayum’s father, Abdul Ahad Karzai, was an influential tribal elder and served in the National
Over 20 security cameras installed in Badakhshan capital
Ariana: With the rise in security incidents in Badakhshan province, authorities have installed more than 20 security cameras in crowded places of the provincial capital Faizabad. Provincial police say that they have installed 23 security cameras in Faizabad, which are active round the clock. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghan Leaders Call For Liberation Of Afghanistan From Taliban ‘Occupation’
Afghanistan International: On the anniversary of the killings of two former senior police commanders by the Taliban, various anti-Taliban leaders highlighted the need to free Afghanistan from the group’s “occupation”. The leaders accused the Taliban of transforming Afghanistan into a nexus for fostering terrorism and exporting it internationally. Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance