By Radio Free Afghanistan February 9, 2021 KABUL — Afghan officials say unidentified gunmen have shot dead four government employees in the capital. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz told reporters that the gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying staff from the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry, killing four of them. A spokesman for the
Jeff Seldin VOA News February 9, 2021 WASHINGTON – The Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan – seemingly pushed to the brink last year following unrelenting pressure from the U.S. and Afghan militaries, and by multiple Taliban offenses – appears to have recovered and may soon look to strike further afield, according to U.S. military and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 6, 2021 Afghan police say at least three people, including members of the Afghan Hindu community, have been killed and four others wounded in three separate blasts in the capital, Kabul. The first explosion took place inside a shop in the Bagh-e Qazi area west of Kabul in the morning,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 4, 2021 Sahar Gul Amirzai Ajmal Arian Abubakar Siddique A spate of recent journalist killings and attacks on media in Afghanistan is prompting some Afghan journalists to leave their jobs while others fear for their lives daily. The mounting environment of fear across the country raises questions about the future
Ariana: A number of families of victims of last week’s clashes in the Hisa-i-Awal Bihsud district of Maidan Wardak province have called on the government to investigate the incident and ensure the guilty parties are prosecuted and justice is served. Clashes broke out on Friday last week after a group of people staged a demonstration
NYT: A network of shadowy power brokers and warlords, bankrolled by the Afghan government and the national police force, is luring disadvantaged people into joining militias, sometimes under false pretenses, out of a growing desperation to hold territory around highways in the country’s north, according to former militia members and local officials. Click here to
Tolo News: All of the victims killed and wounded in the clashes in Behsud district are civilians, said Abdul Ghani, known as Commander Alipoor, a local commander in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province. The commander said that his supporters will not allow members of the special forces to evacuate from Behsud if the recent
Radio Free Afghanistan February 2, 2021 A series of explosions has rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least three people as a wave of violence continues to sweep across the war-torn country. According to police on February 2, two people were killed when a vehicle in Kabul exploded, including Mohammad Atif, the head
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 1, 2021 Taliban attacks in Kabul are rising and government officials, activists, and journalists are increasingly the target, a fresh report by a U.S. watchdog said. The report comes as the Biden administration plans to take a new look at the peace agreement between the U.S. and the Taliban signed
Tolo News: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday said it will assess reports of civilian deaths in clashes in the Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province that erupted during a protest in the district on Friday. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said the fighting erupted after armed men loyal to a local