8am: Sibghatullah Ahmadi, the spokesperson for the National Resistance Front (NRF), has announced the beginning of a new season of operations against Taliban. On Thursday, Ahmadi posted a video of an attack on a Taliban educational center in the Pol-e Charkhi area of Kabul on his Twitter page, claiming it was part of the new
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 29, 2023 When the United States pulled out its forces from Afghanistan in 2021, it left behind around $7 billion worth of military equipment and weapons, including firearms, communications gear, and even armored vehicles. The Taliban seized the arms following the fall of the Western-backed Afghan government during
Khaama: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said due to the recent heavy rains and flash floods in seven provinces, at least 645 families have been affected. The organization has said that international aid organizations are assessing the delivery of life-saving aid to the affected families throughout Afghanistan during these difficult times. According to the
Ariana: Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, deputy foreign minister for political affairs, has called on the United States to reopen its embassy in Kabul. “Let us fulfill our responsibilities. Come and open your embassy. We take care of your security. When you come, other countries will do the same. Now, many countries are saying in private
8am: Sources told Hasht-e-Subh on Thursday, March 29th, that the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue in Herat had closed all game zones in this province yesterday. Meanwhile, in an interview, some owners of these game zones in Herat expressed concern to Hasht-e-Subh that although they had licenses to operate, their shops had been
Khaama: Afghanistan star Rashid Khan regained the No.1 T20I bowling position in the most recent ICC rankings following his three wickets at less than a run a ball in Afghanistan’s historic 2-1 series win over Pakistan in Sharjah this week. Rashid has displaced Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga to grab the top rank. Rashid took one
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 29, 2023 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghanistan’s Taliban confirmed Wednesday to VOA that they had detained a prominent education activist in the county, saying the man is being interrogated for “suspicious” activities. The confirmation comes two days after Matiullah Wesa, the founder and head of PenPath—a community-based education support network—was picked up
Akmal Dawi VOA News March 28, 2023 Hibatullah Akhundzada is officially referred to as the leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, commander of the faithful, and scholar of the Quran and the hadiths (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad). His words, written or spoken, are high law and strictly enforced by a regime that does
USA Today: House Republicans who have pilloried President Joe Biden’s foreign policy revved up their push to obtain information about disagreements within the administration over 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. A subpoena scheduled to be served at the State Department on Tuesday seeks an internal cable reportedly written by 23 U.S. officials criticizing