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After Years of Captivity, Two Ex-Guantanamo Inmates Return Home
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 12, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Monday that two of its nationals who were detained and rendered to the United States-run prison in Guantanamo Bay more than 20 years ago had returned home. An Interior Ministry spokesman said on his X social media account that Abdul Karim and
From Political Suicide to Suicidal Politics
8am: Ata Mohammad Noor, a familiar face in Afghan politics, recently reacted to the statements of Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s ambassador to Kabul, who said that if necessary, more than one suicide brigade would be sent from Afghanistan to Gaza. His words sparked controversy. According to Mr. Noor, “Afghanistan is not a source of proxy
Nicholas Lee named Afghanistan cricket team’s strength and conditioning trainer
Ariana: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday announced the appointment of Nicholas Trevor Lee as the new Strength & Conditioning Trainer for the national team. Lee is set to join the team on February 23, ahead of Afghanistan’s upcoming all-format home series against Ireland, ACB said in a statement. The 40-year-old Nicholas Lee was
Tolo News in Dari – February 11, 2024
Two Afghans Detained At Guantanamo Bay For 14 Years Released By Oman, Taliban Says
AP: Two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for at least 14 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said on February 11. Abdul Zahir Saber and Abdul Karim were released as a result of the efforts made by Afghanistan, a
Girls in Afghanistan at risk of early marriage: SIGAR Report
Khaama: Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or “SIGAR,” in its latest report cited by OCHA, the UN humanitarian coordination office, has stated that Afghan girls and women are exposed to early marriages, domestic violence, and sexual exploitation. This entity added in its report on Thursday, February 8, that systematic violations of women’s rights in
How an Afghan Drug Kingpin Became Beijing’s Man in Kabul
FP: A drug kingpin whose heroin empire helped fund the Taliban’s long war in Afghanistan—and who was released early from a U.S. prison in a trade for an American hostage—has now gone into business with China. Bashir Noorzai, a close friend of the extremists’ supreme leader, has set up murky joint-venture deals with Chinese firms
Tolo News in Dari – February 10, 2024
Federal Government: Sweet Dream and Bitter Fate for Afghanistan
8am: It seems that the federal system is neither relevant to Afghanistan’s problems nor a solution to the country’s issues nor does it have a place in Afghanistan. This system, like poison, is harmful to Afghan society. Despite its many good qualities and even though most advanced countries adhere to this system, it cannot address