Tolo News: At least five employees of the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Afghanistan’s largest power distribution company, were killed in a roadside mine blast in Zabul province on Thursday, officials said. One other was wounded in the blast, according to officials. Click here to read more (external link).
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 15, 2020 It was in the late 1980s when Ismail Qaani — then a local commander in Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) — first became active in Afghanistan. It was to be the start of Qaani’s decades-long involvement in Iran’s eastern neighbor, where Tehran has
Tolo News: Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser, on Wednesday at the Raisina Dialogue multilateral conference in New Delhi, said that “Peace for our people means the end of violence – this is why we insist that a ceasefire is necessary to create a conducive environment for talks.” “First and most importantly, peace in our land
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan January 14, 2020 KABUL — Two children have been killed and at least nine other people wounded after two bombs went off near-simultaneously in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, officials say. Adil Shah Adil, the spokesman for Balkh Province’s police chief, said the blasts took place on a road
Tolo News: Seven prisoners escaped from a jail in Gardez city, the capital of the province, on Sunday, the governor’s office said. Of the seven, three were jailed for Taliban activity, one for treason, one for fraud, one for murder and one for assassination… Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Local officials in Herat were criticized for not providing details on a drone strike in Shindand district in the province on January 8 that killed almost 30 civilians and targeted a commander of Taliban’s splinter faction Mullah Nangialai. Elders in the province and Provincial Council members said Mullah Nangialai had a “close relationship” with the government
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 11, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed at least two American soldiers on Saturday and injured two others. NATO’s Resolute Support mission said the service members were conducting operations in southern Kandahar province when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device, or IED. The Taliban quickly
NYT: Afghan officials fear that an escalation between Iran and the United States could hurt chances for peace with the Taliban during a critical time – Now that Iranian missiles have come into play, some of the particular vulnerabilities of Afghanistan, which lies along Iran’s northeastern border and still hosts about 13,000 American military personnel on
Tolo News: The governor of Kunar, Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal, said that around 1,200 fighters–including foreigners– are active locally. “According to our intelligence, there are up to 1,200 fighters, including fighters from Central Asian countries, Arabs, Punjabis and even Bangladeshi citizens and two to three Iranian families,” said Mirzakwal. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News January 8, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Two Afghan pilots died in a military helicopter crash in Farah province in western Afghanistan Wednesday. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the MI 35 gunship was on its way from the provincial capital to the Pur Chaman district in the east of the province. MoD