Wolesi Jirga votes in favor of six ministers and head of NDS
Ariana: The Lower House of Parliament (Wolesi Jirga) Monday voted in favor of six nominated ministers and Head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) but rejected two nominees proposed by the government. The MPs voted for eight nominated ministers and NDS Chief during a general session of Parliament. Click here to read more (external link).
COVID-19: 283 New Cases, 16 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 283 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,300 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 46,498, the number of total reported deaths is 1,779, and the total number of recoveries is 36,788. Click here to read more (external link).
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Taliban militants (file photo)
National Review: The good news is that Afghanistan has developed a new industry that gives it something valuable to export other than heroin. The bad news is that it is methamphetamine. Of course, the Taliban bosses are up to their turbans in the meth trade, imposing a “tax” on drug producers that puts millions and millions of dollars a year into their coffers. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – November 29, 2020
252 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 Deaths Reported
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 252 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,387 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 46,215, the number of total reported deaths is 1,763, and the total number of recoveries is 36,731. Click here to read more (external link).
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Afghan Army Base Bombing Kills Dozens
Ayaz Gul
VOA News
November 29, 2020
ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan say a massive vehicle-borne bombing of a military base in eastern Ghazni province Sunday killed at least 30 security force members.
Baz Mohammad Hemat, head of the provincial public health department, told VOA the blast also injured at least 24 personnel.
The army base on the outskirts of the provincial capital, also named Ghazni, was manned by Afghan special forces, witnesses told VOA.
Meanwhile, a separate car bombing in southern Zabul province killed three people and injured more than 20, officials told VOA. The head of the provincial council, Atta Jan Haqbayan, apparently the target of the attack, and his security guard were among the victims.
There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the two attacks that come as peace talks between Taliban insurgents and representatives of the Afghan government have for weeks stalled.
The so-called intra-Afghan negotiations, brokered by the United States, are being hosted by Qatar. Both the Afghan warring sides blame each other for the deadlock.
Violence in Afghanistan has significantly spiked in recent weeks, with scores of security forces and civilians killed in the month of November alone.
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1TV Afghanistan Dari – November 28, 2020
Taliban: On Nov. 15 Doha Negotiators Agreed on Rules
Tolo News: The Taliban’s spokesman in Doha, Mohammad Naeem, says that negotiators from both sides on November 15 agreed on procedural rules with 21 items for the intra-Afghan talks and it was read out in Pashto and Dari & a copy was delivered to the host nation. Click here to read more (external link).
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COVID-19: 121 New Cases, 12 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 121 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 873 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The data by the ministry shows that the cumulative number of total cases is now 45,963, the number of total reported deaths is 1,752, and the total number of recoveries is 36,644. Click here to read more (external link).
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