Category Archives: Other News
Dance Like It’s 1949: Afghan Islamists Celebrate Chinese Communism
Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 1, 2018 Sibghatullah Mojadedi, Mohammad Mohaqiq, and Mohammad Khan are among Afghanistan’s most prominent onetime hard-line Islamists. But the former warlords’ credentials have been questioned by some Afghans after they attended a celebration marking Chinese communism in Kabul. The three gray-bearded men, clad in traditional Afghan garb, were
Afghanistan ranks first in the world on right to information
1TV: Afghanistan has secured first place among 123 countries on right to information laws.cThat is according to the Halifax-based Centre for Law and Democracy and human rights organization Access Info Europe which published the annual list to mark International Right to Know Day. The rating system uses a 150-point scale to indicate the strength and weaknesses
The Hotel in Afghanistan That Refuses to Close Its Doors
New York Times: The bay windows in the Bost Hotel’s dining room looked out across the Helmand River. For all the river’s immensity, the current, borne hundreds of miles from up in the Hindu Kush, spoke only in whispers. The air hummed with mosquitoes. Beyond the river, on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital of
Man Stabbed 2 Tourists in Amsterdam Over Insults to Prophet Mohammad – Prosecution
MOSCOW, September 3 (Sputnik) – The man, who stabbed two people at a railway station in the Netherlands on Friday, was driven by his belief that the Islamic prophet Mohammad has been repeatedly insulted in the country, the country’s Public Prosecution Service said in a statement on Monday. The stabbing attack was reported at Amsterdam’s
Video shows angry lawmaker going on smashing rampage in Kabul shop
1TV: Huma Sultani, who represents Ghazni province in the Lower House, was seen picking up chairs and tables and throwing them out of the shop in Kart-e-Se area of the city on Sunday evening. She even smashed the sweets shop’s glass display counter with a chair. Years ago, she also claimed that Taliban militant group’s leader Mullah
Military Helicopter Crashes in Northern Afghanistan, Several People Feared Dead – Reports
MOSCOW, September 2 (Sputnik) – A military helicopter crashed Sunday in an Afghan military base in the country’s northern province of Balkh, with some people feared to be dead, local media reported. The incident occurred at 7:30 a.m. local time (03:30 GMT), which was confirmed by spokesman for the 209th Shaheen Corps Mohammad Hanif Rezaie,
Man Sells His Granddaughter, Robber Steals the Money
Ariana: A 65-year-old man allegedly has sold his 18-month-old granddaughter for 70,000 AFN in Balkh province to overcome poverty, but luck wasn’t on his side as a stealer robbed the money while he was on his way to home. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban, Afghan Forces ‘Continue To Battle’ For Key City
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 12, 2018 The battle for the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni has entered its third day as government forces and Taliban fighters engage in intense clashes, reports say. Ghazni, the capital of the province of the same name, is located on the key highway between Afghanistan’s two largest cities, Kabul
Ashraf Ghani: Zindabad Ice Cream – Long Live Ice Cream
Political commentators and cartoonists are taking aim at President Ashraf Ghani’s recent comment about offering ice cream to the Taliban. ***