Michael Hughes: Afghan-born Western cowboy Zalmay Khalilzad cannot refrain from meddling in Central and South Asian affairs, with his crosshairs now focused on Islamabad, amid former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s struggle against the country’s military. In a new interview with Dawn, he went so far as to suggest the country’s problems could ignite a war
8am: The clash took place on Thursday, May 18, in the village of Maghol Qeshlaq when Taliban members attempted to distribute pastures belonging to indigenous inhabitants among non-local individuals brought by the Taliban, known as Naqileen. According to sources, the residents of Khaja Bahauddin district rose up against the Taliban, armed with shovels and hammers,
The Independent (UK): Her high front kick could easily take down an opponent and win her a medal in any championship. But in Afghanistan, taekwondo champion Marzieh Hamidi has been sex-shamed by the Taliban and driven out of her homeland. “Many men in Taliban’s Afghanistan have been led to believe women cannot be champions. When
Khaama: Zamir Kabulov, the Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan, said that the Taliban’s participation in the Kazan Forum “absolutely did not mean” its recognition from Russia. The Russian envoy also said that the UN Security Council does not sanction the Taliban delegation that participated in the Russia-Islamic World Kazan forum event. The Taliban delegation, prohibited
8am: According to these sources, enforcers from the Department of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice attacked guards at several restaurants after some women entered without a “legitimate companion.” It has been reported that the guards who were assaulted are elderly individuals. One of the guards, who is around 55 years old, told Hasht-e
Margaret Besheer VOA News May 18, 2023 NEW YORK — The U.N. children’s agency representative in Afghanistan says his agency, including its female Afghan staff, continue to work in the country despite a Taliban decree banning local women from working for the organization. “I would say that all women of the U.N. in Afghanistan are working,”
Khaama: The U.S. government promised to compensate surviving families after a drone strike that resulted in the deaths of 10 members of an Afghan family, including seven children, led to a rare Pentagon apology. The incident, which occurred on August 29, 2021, was targeted at Zemari Ahmadi, an electrical engineer who worked for a voluntary
Ariana: Afghanistan will play all three formats in a tour of Bangladesh for the first time, from June 10. They will play a one-off Test, three ODIs and two T20Is. The tour, however, will be split into two parts. Afghanistan will play the one-off Test in Dhaka from June 14 to 18, after which they