Tolo's sister television networks made their mark on the Afghan media scene with a diverse line-up of hard-hitting news and cutting-edge entertainment options. But as Afghans tune in on World Press Freedom Day, they won't be getting the full picture.
The Islamic State (IS) extremist group claimed responsibility on May 1 for a bomb attack on a passenger bus in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the previous day.
The leader of Kabul's Khalifa Sahib Mosque, which was targeted by an apparent suicide bombing on April 29 as worshipers gathered, has claimed that more than 50 people died in the attack.
This week's Gandhara Briefing brings you insights on why factions from among the fallen Afghan republic are launching a rebellion against the Taliban, the first female Baluch separatist suicide bomber, and the Afghan debate surrounding the 30th anniversary of the mujahedin victory.
At least 10 people died on April 29 in a bomb blast at a mosque in Kabul, said a spokesman for the Taliban-led government police force.
The supreme leader of Afghanistan's Taliban has called again on the international community to recognize the government of the radical militant group that swept to power in August amid the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international forces.
Two explosions have killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in an apparent coordinated attack on two minibuses in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh.
A collection of small resistance groups are mounting armed resistance to the hard-line Taliban-led government by launching attacks in several provinces.
Pakistan's army says that militants in Afghanistan fired heavy weapons and waged a firefight across the border overnight, killing three personnel at an army outpost in mountainous northwest Pakistan.
An explosion at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz region during Friday Prayers has killed at least 33 people, a Taliban official said on April 22.
This week’s Gandhara Briefing brings you insights into the tensions between erstwhile allies Pakistan and the Taliban and the Afghan farmers who oppose the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation. We also profile Shehbaz Sharif and explain why Imran Khan is down but not out.
Pakistan and the Taliban have been allies for decades. But since the militants regained power in Afghanistan, border disputes and unprecedented air strikes by Pakistan have exacerbated already simmering tensions.
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