Tolo News: Solar year 1400 will be considered an especially eventful time for Afghanistan, as the country’s peace process failed, the Western-backed republic government collapsed, and US-led NATO forces exited after two decades of military presence. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News: Residents of Kabul called for the celebration of Nawroz as the government said it does not intend to officially celebrate the first day of the 1401 solar year. Nawroz is the first day of solar year and is usually celebrated by the people and governments of some regional countries – but this year there will be no official festival for celebration of Nawroz in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News: Khurasani in a video on social media said that he was dismissed by the provincial governor but his dismissal has yet to be signed by the Ministry of Interior (MoI). He accused the provincial governor of mistreating the residents of Panjshir and he urged the leadership of the Islamic Emirate to dismiss him. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Uruzgan Khas is Hazara dominated district. Despite general amnesty announced by Taliban, mysterious murders and killings in the different parts of the country have raised questions that Taliban rebels are killing the people for the sack of revenge and no one in connection to crimes has been arrested or punished so far. Click here to read more (external link).
Michael Hughes: The U.S. approach to the conflict in Ukraine is starting to take on the contours of the operation the CIA launched more than forty years ago in Afghanistan, from the types of weapons being delivered to the extremist elements on the receiving end and of course the overriding objective – that being, countering Moscow. Although the strategy may yield some short-term military gains, the U.S. is at risk of repeating the same mistakes Washington made during the anti-Soviet jihad. Click here to read more.
Ariana: Afghanistan has been ranked last out of 146 countries in the UN World Happiness Report 2022, which was released on Friday. This is the third consecutive year Afghanistan is placed at the very bottom of the world happiness rankings. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: Six of Afghanistan’s immediate neighbors are meeting in China next month and recognition would be one of the top issues on their agenda, Dawn News reported. China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will attend the meeting. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: Afghanistan’s friendly football match against Madagascar, originally scheduled to be played next week, has been cancelled due to COVID infections among Madagascar’s players. The match was scheduled to be played in Antalya city of Turkey on March 24. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: Currently, as many as 95% of the country’s 38 million people don’t have enough to eat or money to buy food, The Associated Press reported. Shelley Thakral, a spokeswoman for the World Food Program, said that food prices in Afghanistan rose nearly 40% over the last eight months. Click here to read more (external link).
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