Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), said that Air Arabia will resume its flights between Kabul and Sharjah, UAE from January 10, 2024.“The Air Arabia Airlines has also asked that they want to start flights with Afghanistan from Kabul, their demand has also been accepted, and in the near future their flights will start. In the meantime, Jazeera Airways has also demanded that they want to start direct flight from Afghanistan,” the spokesman added. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan wins by 109 runs against UAE in Sharjah
Khaama: Afghanistan emerged victorious over the UAE in the first of a two-match one-day series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday, winning by 109 runs. The win in the first unofficial match set the tone for the series, with the second 50-overs-a-side game scheduled for Wednesday. Following the one-day series, the teams are set to compete in a three-match T20 International series from December 29 to January 2, also in Sharjah. Click here to read more (external link).
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The Afghan resistance movement bringing the fight to the Taliban’s doorstep
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The Independent (UK): Sitting with his trademark woollen pakol (cap) resting in his lap, the chief of the National Resistance Front (NRF) is the spitting image of his late father. He has adopted the clean-shaven, neatly dressed look of a diplomat rather than that of a military leader, but he remains intimately aware of and involved in the grisly guerilla operations still being carried out by his forces in the mountain passes and gorges of northern Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Bold Raid in Baghlan: Freedom Front Strikes Taliban Intelligence Hub, Claims One Taliban Fighter Slain
8am: In a press release, the Freedom Front stated that the attack took place at 7:40 PM on Sunday, December 24, near the Taliban Security Command in Pul-e Khumri city. According to the press release, as a result of this attack, one Taliban fighter was killed, and four others were wounded. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – December 25, 2023
Afghans Marry in Mass Ceremony in Bid to Cut Costs
AFP: Fifty couples married Monday in a joint ceremony in the Afghan capital — a growing practice to reduce the astronomical cost of traditional weddings in the impoverished country. The couples were joined in matrimony in one of the dozens of glitzy wedding halls that punctuate Kabul, but the ceremony itself was somewhat austere. Click here to read more (external link).
Children Under Taliban Rule: UN Reports Instances of Sexual Exploitation
8am: The organization identified child labor, sexual exploitation, high dropout rates, and migration as severe violations of children’s rights. Specifically, the report underscored that the Taliban’s prohibition on girls’ education exposes many girls to egregious forms of violence, including honor killings, underage marriages, and heightened instances of family violence. Designated violators of children’s rights in Afghanistan include Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Taliban, especially the Haqqani network, and the ISIS Khorasan (IS-K), due to their involvement in recruiting, exploiting, and killing children. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News in Dari – December 24, 2023
Pakistan Claims 92 Afghans Involved in Attacks in Last 2 Years
Tolo News: ARY, a Pakistani media outlet, cited a report of the country’s Counter Terrorism Department that claimed 92 terrorists who were arrested for their alleged involvement in terror incidents in two years were Afghan nationals, and “terrorists of Afghan origin carried out 50 terror attacks in 2023 across Pakistan.” Click here to read more (external link).
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Residents of Badghis Province Voice Complaints Against Taliban’s Interference in Humanitarian Aid Distribution
8am: Sources in Badghis province claim that Taliban commanders and fighters allocate humanitarian aid in specific areas of the province, or distribute this aid to the families of their fighters who were killed in previous conflicts. According to them, the distribution of aid in this province is not fair, benefiting only the residents of Taliban-controlled villages and the relatives of the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).