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FARAKHABAR: Five More Districts Fall to Taliban Five districts have fallen to the Taliban in the last 24 hours, including Shor Tapa in Balkh, Chak and Sayed Abad in Maidan Wardak, Rustaq in Takhar and Arghistan in Kandahar, adding another layer of complexity to the alarming situation that has emerged following the fall of territory to the militant group. In this program, host Waheed Ahmadi discusses the topic with the following panelists. Tariq Arian, spokesman for Ministry of Interior  Sa...

World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer, in meetings with President Ashraf Ghani and the acting finance minister in the last three days has pledged to continue

Analysts: Afghan Economic Future Requires Govt Plan The withdrawal of international troops will threaten the country’s economy and the future of investment in Afghanistan, analysts told TOLOnews, adding that there is a need for proper planning by the government to control the situation.  The investors said the government lacks proper plans to boost investment and to preserve the existing businesses in the country.  Some representatives of the private sector said that a lack of investment ...

How Biden’s Attempted Shortcut Undermines Peace in Afghanistan  The Biden administration hoped to take a shortcut to peace in Afghanistan with one more big conference. It won’t work. April 29, 2021 Afghan security police stand guard at a checkpoint in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/Rahmat Gul Advertisement In the fall of 2001, the U.S. influenced the paths of two strongmen in the north of Afghanistan. CIA operatives and U.S. Sp...

Apart from insecurity and increase in crime incidents, Kabul residents are left in shock as food and fuel prices have soared unprecedently over the last few days following the massive fire

MPs Oppose Plan to Print Ahmady’s Signature on Banknotes Some MPs said that Ajmal Ahmady, the acting governor of the Central Bank, is planning to register his signature for a contract of the bank on new banknotes that are planned to replace used ones. Lawmakers also said that Ahmady is planning to travel to Warsaw this week where he will monitor a previous contract of the bank. Ahmady said in a tweet on Saturday that he did not sign the new banknotes under their current contract “because ...

MEHWAR: Power Outage Discussed with DABS Official Kabul had only 20 minutes of electricity over the past 24 hours following a technical problem that stopped the supply of Uzbekistan’s electricity to Afghanistan.  Critics note that Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Afghanistan’s main power supply company, pays $100 million to Uzbekistan annually, but it does not know when the power shortage problem will come to an end.  Meanwhile, social media users have also criticized President ...