By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 30, 2019 As a former intelligence chief and an outspoken opponent of the Taliban, Rahmatullah Nabil has long been a marked man. As a candidate in Afghanistan’s presidential election in September, the dangers facing Nabil have increased exponentially. The Interior Ministry spent nearly a year devising an
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 28, 2019 ISLAMABAD – The campaign to elect Afghanistan’s new president started Sunday amid fear of foul play, insecurity and doubts whether the vote — set for September 28 — will actually take place. Eighteen candidates, including incumbent President Ashraf Ghani and his governing partner, chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, have embarked
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani has appointed Walid Tamim, former head of Afghanistan Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority, to two key posts in government despite the Attorney General’s Office says Tamim has three corruption cases under investigation at the judicial organization. Legal experts said such appointments are contradicting rules and regulations in the government. Tamim was a close
Tolo News: Former governor of the northern province of Balkh and CEO of Jamiat-e-Islami party of Afghanistan, Atta Mohammad Noor, says he is ready to join the Taliban if needed to prevent the establishment of a government which comes to power through an unfair and rigged election. In an exclusive interview with TOLOnews, Noor warned
Tolo News: Recently, President Ghani’s administration came under repeated accusations of sexual abuse of women by a number of high-ranking officials of the cabinet, including some ministers… sexual abuse allegations against individuals close to President Ghani were “repeatedly ignored”. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Presidential candidate Ahmad Wali Massoud on Wednesday said that President Ashraf Ghani is trying to manipulate the elections so that he can remain in power for another term. “They [government officials] are distributing money [to the people] when they visit provinces. They collect stickers and signatures in every corner they go. They ask people to
Tolo News: A group of twelve women candidates who launched a three-month sit-in camp to protest what they called fraud and corruption in last year’s parliamentary elections, said police “blackmailed” them to make public their photos after they confiscated their cells phones following a brawl on Wednesday evening. The sit-in camp of the protesting candidates was
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani’s rival candidates on Tuesday once again challenged the legitimacy of the incumbent government and reiterated the call for the establishment of an interim government in the country so that the upcoming elections are held in a free and transparent way. “This government is illegitimate, its oppressor and corrupt. If the illegitimate tenure
Ariana: The Independent Election Commission has announced the number of newly registered voters over 100,000 but electoral observers describe this figure as deceptive and inaccurate. “IEC presents an imaginary number of registered voters. The commission has failed in this process, therefore, they want to pretend that they have succeeded,” said Habibullah Shinwari, member of a Kabul-based
بزرگترین برج قلعه غزنین چگونه و چرا فروریخت؟ تصاویر ویدیویی اختصاصی بیبیسی از لحظه فروافتادن کلانترین برج “قلعت” غزنی.. غزنه که زمانی “عروس شهرها” به آن میگفتند، امروز آثار تاریخی این شهر در وضعیت تأسفباری قرار دارند.. pic.twitter.com/MPPlTqNH2i — BBC Dari (@bbcafghanistan) June 13, 2019 By Frud Bezhan & Habib Taseer Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty