1TV: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that the withdrawal of foreign troops from his country will lead to a major decline in the value of Pakistan. Addressing a gathering during his visit to Kandahar province, the president said that Pakistan’s future depends on Afghanistan. He said that Pakistan could access the entire Central
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 133 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,706 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry reported that the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 58,346, the total number of reported deaths is 2,561, and the total number of recoveries is 52,301.
1TV: Afghan authorities have asked NATO to hand over air traffic control tower of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority said on Monday it sent a letter to NATO saying it would be glad to take over air traffic control at the airport by May 1. Click here to read more
Insider: I watched the 30-second trailer and was horrified to see that the show — the first sitcom I knew of where a central character is from Afghanistan — seemed to rely on tired tropes about a hulking, heroic white man coming to the rescue of his bumbling brown sidekick. Click here to read more
RFE/RL’s Tajik Service March 2, 2021 A high-ranking Afghan politician has found himself at the center of a scandal in Tajikistan involving $15 million in cash and some 90 kilos of gold bars seized from smugglers at the Dushanbe airport in November. Mohammad Mirza Katawazai, the deputy chairman of the Afghan parliament, angrily rejects the
A barber in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has installed a small library in a corner of his shop. Assadullah says he dropped out of school early, but is encouraging other people to read as much as possible in a country where literacy levels remain low. The library has over 300 books and he’s offering a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 13, 2021 HERAT, Afghanistan — A fuel tanker exploded on the Afghan-Iranian border on February 13, causing a massive fire and a chain reaction that destroyed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel. Afghan officials and Iranian state media said the blast occurred on the Afghan side of
1TV: French authorities have decided to plaque in Paris in honour of Afghanistan’s national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud. The Paris Council voted unanimously to place a plaque in Paris 8 in tribute to Commander Massoud, Deputy Mayor of Paris, Arnaud Ngatcha, said on Twitter. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday renamed the Herat Airport after Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, a Sufi who lived in the 11th century in Herat province. Ansari was also known as Pir-i Herat “Sage of Herat” and he is famous for his poetry and his book Munajat Namah (the prayers letter). Click here to read more
1TV: Afghan traffic authorities will not issue car number plates containing “39”, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Thursday. 39 is regarded as a mark of great shame by some Afghans. It is said that number is associated with a pimp in Herat. Some blame mafia for fanning the trend. Click here to read