PTI: Former captain Raiees Ahmadzai was on Monday appointed as the Director of Cricket of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), replacing Englishman Andy Moles. The 35-year-old Ahmadzai, who had played in five ODIs and eight T20Is for Afghanistan between 2009-10, took over from Moles, who was appointed for the dual role of Director of Cricket and Chief Selector last year. Click here to read more (external link).
Special forces fail in attempt to arrest former football chief
Karim
Ariana: Afghan Special Forces on Sunday night failed to arrest the former president of Afghanistan Football Federation, Keramuddin Karim, in Panjshir province, officials said. Provincial officials told Ariana News that a ground and air operation was carried out in an attempt to arrest Karim but that it had been done so without coordinating with local authorities. However, social media photos show Karim being supported by armed men as they keep security forces from arresting him. Click here to read more (external link).
COVID-19 Latest: 55 of 149 Cases Test Positive in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 55 new cases of the coronavirus out of 149 samples tested over the last 24 hours. The number of total cases is now 38,054, the total reported deaths is 1,1389, and the total recoveries is 28,360. Click here to read more (external link).
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Recent Presidential Appointments Cause Outcry
Ghani (left) and Amarkhail (right)
Tolo News: Recent presidential decrees to appoint standing officials to new posts–while keeping the advantages of their previous assignments–has sparked reactions among legal experts who call such acts “beyond the law.” A presidential decree issued on Sunday indicates that Zia-Ul-Haq Amarkhil, a member of the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s high council, was appointed as a presidential adviser on public and political affairs and as governor of Nangarhar, but will keep his current job as a cricket board official. Click here to read more (external link).
Ghani appoints governor for Nangarhar
Ghani (left) and Amarkhail (right)
Khaama: Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani signs a decree appointing Ziaulhaq Amarkhil as his senior advisor to the public and political affairs and at the same time as the Nangarhar governor. In the public eyes he [Amarkhail] was involved in a systematic electoral corruptions filling thousands of ballot boxes with the fradulent votes. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – August 23, 2020
Govt Forces Report Foreign Fighters Among Taliban
Taliban militants (file photo)
Tolo News: Government forces in border areas of the country said foreign fighters, particularly Pakistani citizens, are fighting against them with the Taliban, adding that they have found many dead fighters with Pakistani identity cards. Click here to read more (external link).
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Former top Afghan police commander Zemarai Paikan arrested
Paikan
1TV: Zemarai Paikan, a former commander of the Afghan National Civil Order Police, has been arrested, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. Paikan had been sentenced by the country’s anti-corruption court to over eight years in prison in late 2017 over negligence and misuse of authority. Click here to read more (external link).
Other Police News
Afghanistan: 46 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Past 24 Hours
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 46 new cases of the coronavirus out of 221 samples tested over the last 24 hours. The number of total cases is now 37,999, the total reported deaths is 1,387, and the total recoveries is 28,211. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghan envoy says refugees in Iran will get ID’s, electronic passports
Ariana: Afghanistan’s ambassador to Iran, Ghafour Lewal, said Saturday that Afghan refugees in Iran would be legalized. Lewal, who met with Iranian officials said the refugees would be issued ID cards and electronic passports by Afghan officials. Click here to read more (external link).