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Bamiyan themed postage stamp (1951) issued by Postes Afghanes (Afghan Post) Afghan Post is the national mail and courier organization of Afghanistan with its headquarters in Kabul. [1] [2] It has offices in all 34 provinces and 420 or so districts of Afghanistan. [3] Most homes in Afghanistan, particularly in older neighborhoods and in the ...
The Afghan foreign ministry protested the shelling by Pakistan on its territory. [71] 5 March 2017 – Afghan officials claimed that Pakistan military has been shelling parts of Kunar province and Nangarhar province for the past two weeks. Afghan officials claim that 4 Afghan civilians were killed and dozen others were wounded in the shelling.
The first issue of a postage stamp after the hiatus was the May 2002 stamp showing Ahmad Shah Massoud, a military general and national hero who defended Afghanistan against the Soviet Union in the 1980s and later led a resistance movement against the Taliban. [9] Bamiyan themed postage stamp (1951) issued by Postes Afghanes (Afghan Post)
[76] [77] According to Afghan media, around 1:30 AM, Pakistani forces fired rockets at Taliban positions, and the Afghan army retaliated with heavy artillery. [78] [79] The situation reportedly calmed just before dawn. [80] At least three villages in Afghanistan Airukam, Kaga, and Garab were reportedly hit by Pakistani mortar strikes. [81]
Post Name Dates Supreme Leader: Hibatullah Akhundzada: 15 August 2021 – present (Acting Prime Minister: Hasan Akhund: 7 September 2021 – present (Chief Justice: Abdul Hakim Haqqani: 15 August 2021 – present
The Afghan delegate apologizes, claiming that this was because the public performance of music is banned by the Taliban. [39] September 27 – The Afghan embassy in London closes down following an "official request" by the United Kingdom's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, according to Ambassador Zalmai Rassoul. However, the FCO says ...
The post-coup Soviet government then attempted to develop political relations with the Afghan resistance. In mid-November it invited a delegation of the resistance's Afghanistan Interim Government (AIG) to Moscow where the Soviets agreed that a transitional government should prepare Afghanistan for national elections.
Mahmud Tarzi became the pioneer of Afghan journalism. The first newspaper, Shams-ul-Nahar شمس النهار was published in 1873 during the rule of Sher Ali Khan. [5]Another newspaper, Siraj-ul-Akhbar سراج الاخبار (Lamp of the News) was initially published on January 11, 1906, with Abdul-Rauf as editor.