Ariana: Afghanistan started their three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka impressively as they defeated the hosts by 6 wickets in Hambantota on Friday. The sides will meet for their second ODI on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan, a Major Seller of Weapons Left Behind by US, Says Trump
Donald Trump
Khaama: US former President Donald Trump on Thursday night in a TV interview with Fox News claimed that by leaving sophisticated military equipment, roughly worth $85 billion in Afghanistan, the country is now the second biggest seller of weapons after the US in the world. While criticizing the hasty withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan, Trump said, “We were very reckless in leaving Afghanistan, and I think it was the most shameful and weak moment in the history of our country.” “No one can believe it, the biggest seller of military equipment after the US is Afghanistan,” he added. Click here to read more (external link).
Doctor Brutally Beaten by Taliban Fighter in Herat: Hospital Staff Takes a Stand, Launches Strike
Taliban militants dancing (file photo)
8am: Sources reported to Hasht-e Subh that doctors at the Provincial Hospital in Herat initiated a work stoppage on Thursday, June 1, due to the assault on one of their colleagues by Taliban fighters. A source from the Hospital in Herat stated that this is the second time in the past two weeks that doctors at this hospital have been assaulted by Taliban fighters. The source added that about two weeks ago, another doctor was assaulted without any reason by a Taliban fighter. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News in Dari – June 1, 2023
Infectious Disease Kills 2 in Afghanistan
Khaama: Two people, including a doctor, have died due to the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus within the past two weeks in Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. The provincial director for public health in Jawzjan province, Zabiullah Jussaini, said that the CCHF virus claimed the lives of two people, including a doctor, on Tuesday, Xinhua reported. According to the official, five more people have fully recovered after contracting the contagious disease from a sick butcher who attended the public hospital for medical attention weeks ago. Click here to read more (external link).
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US Senators Prepare to Introduce Bill Sanctioning Islamic Emirate [Taliban]
Tolo News: 19 US Republican senators on Wednesday were preparing to introduce a bill titled the “Taliban Sanctions Act” to impose sanctions on the Islamic Emirate for “human rights abuses” in Afghanistan. The bill would block and prohibit all transactions of property held by the Islamic Emirate, as well as invalidate all visas or other documentation permitting entry to the US. The Islamic Emirate “allowed Afghanistan to once again become a safe-haven for terrorists,” said Sen. Jim Risch. Click here to read more (external link).
US warns war crime allegations could prevent work with Australia’s SAS
Ariana: The United States has warned that allegations of war crimes against Australian soldiers in Afghanistan could prevent U.S. forces from working with Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment, Australia’s defense force chief said on Wednesday. Gen. Angus Campbell told a Senate committee that he received a letter from the U.S. defense attache in Canberra in March 2021 suggesting the elite SAS may have been “tainted” by the allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan raised in an Australian war crime investigation report that was made public in 2000, Associated Press reported. Click here to read more (external link).
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Afghan Authorities Warn University Lecturers to Refrain Criticizing the Ruling Regime
Khaama: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education in a letter has warned university lecturers to avoid criticizing the Taliban regime in their research work, sources reported. In the letter, it is stressed that university lecturers should have a good command of both national languages (Farsi and Pashto) and utilize national terminologies rather than using terms that are alien to Afghan people and culture. Banning the use of the term “Danishgah” which has a Farsi root, which translates university in English has repeatedly sparked widespread reactions in universities and media in Afghanistan. While describing the term “Danishgah” as foreign, the officials have banned using the term. The former government officials and the Taliban did not have sensitivity towards non-Persian words such as Urdu and English. Previously, the Taliban authorities repeatedly removed Farsi words from official plaques of universities in different parts of the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban supreme leader, Qatari PM talks held in Kabul
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
Al Jazeera: The Qatari prime minister held talks with the Taliban earlier this month, signalling a new effort by the Taliban to end its international isolation since they took over Afghanistan nearly two years ago. The talks took place on May 12, which included a meeting between the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhunzada, and Qatari PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. However, no details or official readout from the meeting have been released. According to Reuters news agency, a diplomatic source said United States President Joe Biden was also briefed on the talks between the two countries. Click here to read more (external link).
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