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Haseeb Maudoodi

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February 05, 2020
Afghan Media Watchdog Calls for Information Policy Enforcement

Demands come one day after 30 media outlets issued joint statement protesting government information restrictions
February 05, 2020
An Isolation Ward Prepares Itself To Receive Afghan Students From Wuhan

Wuhan, China, home to the quickly spreading coronavirus is also a major university town that hosts thousands of foreign students including many Afghan students. Getting them home is tricky but Afghanistan’s health minister says, an isolated 100-bed hospital has been setup for returning students.
January 22, 2020
Afghan Government Says Full Cease-fire Key to Peace Talks

Afghan Taliban announced a 7 - 10-day cease-fire with US troops and a reduction in violence against Afghan forces but government is skeptical
December 26, 2019
Kabul Theatrical Play Hopes to Promote Unity, Peace in Afghanistan

The theme of the play revolves around the damage and consequences of the decades-long war in Afghanistan
July 10, 2019
IS Operatives Arrested in Kabul Amid Fears of Rising Extremism

Afghanistan's spy agency this week arrested four Islamic State operatives, including a university professor in Kabul
June 12, 2019
Afghan Government Releases More than 800 Taliban Prisoners

In an effort to encourage Taliban militants to join the intra-Afghan peace talks, the Afghan government this week began releasing more than 800 Taliban prisoners. Officials say they have vetted the prisoners, and measures have been taken to ensure these prisoners would not pose a threat to the country's security or rejoin the Taliban. VOA's Haseeb Maudoodi reports.

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