Ariana: Mohammad Qasim Khalid, the governor of Kabul, has compared the governments of Iran and Pakistan to Israel because of their treatment of Afghan refugees. “The governments of these two countries (Iran and Pakistan) are certainly pro-Israel governments. They resemble Israel. “The cruelty and horror they commit against our Afghans cannot be tolerated. Our request
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 10, 2023 Britain’s Foreign Ministry said four British citizens who were detained in Afghanistan for violating local laws have been released. In a statement published on October 10, the ministry apologized for “any violations of the laws of the country” that the four British men may have committed, without specifying what
Ariana: Afghanistan faces India on Wednesday in the second of their nine group games, and will be hoping to “bounce back” from their loss against Bangladesh last week. Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said while he’d “like to see us bounce back” from Friday’s loss, “we know the areas we need to improve. And we’ve got
Khaama: Local sources in Faryab province have reported that an unidentified group of gunmen ambushed and killed a Taliban member. Sources, speaking to Hasht-e Subh, have confirmed that the deceased Taliban member was identified as Abdul Karim. The incident occurred on Monday night, October 8th, in the village of Yaka-Pata, Qarghan district. Click here to
This evening, the foreign office contacted his counterparts in #Iran, Iraq and Jordan, asking for permission for our men to cross their sovereign territory on their way to the holy land. We are preparing and hoping for the good news from our neighbours.#Gaza #Israel #Palestine pic.twitter.com/ZuHTMeQc7q — #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 (@TalibanPRD__) October 7, 2023 VOA Afghan
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 9, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban government and aid groups in western Afghanistan said Monday that rescue efforts were ongoing to find and recover survivors trapped under rubble, two days after a powerful earthquake and multiple aftershocks killed hundreds of people and injured many more. The 6.3 magnitude quake hit the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 9, 2023 Aid workers have reached some earthquake-stricken areas of western Afghanistan and started distributing emergency food supplies to those affected as rescue efforts continued after a series of powerful earthquakes caused widespread destruction and reportedly killed more than 2,000 people in the quake-prone mountainous country’s worst natural disaster in years.
The Independent (UK): UK special forces allegedly had a policy of executing males of “fighting age” in Afghanistan in circumstances where they posed no threat, an independent inquiry has heard. The central allegation of the probe, which will focus on alleged illegal activity in the war-torn nation between 2010 and 2013, is that special forces