Friday, August 13, 2021

Keeping a Focus on Afghanistan as Taliban closes in

 

(photo via VOA)

Al-Qaida Will Return to Afghanistan, British Official Says

By Jamie Dettmer
August 13, 2021 08:09 AM
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace warned Friday that Afghanistan risks becoming a failed state and predicted a-Qaida will again thrive in the country.

“I’m absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those types of people,” he told British broadcaster Sky News.

Hours earlier Wallace announced Britain will dispatch hundreds of combat-ready paratroopers to Kabul to help evacuate more than 4,000 Britons and as many as 2,000 Afghans, who are likely to be killed by the Taliban for working with the British military. Additional text at: https://tinyurl.com/4d44tfx5

All times UTC

Current summer schedules for a selection of stations that likely will have news updates on the strife in Afghanistan. Observations and corrections are welcome at w4gvh@frontier.com

Afghanistan
The following Afghanistan listing may be inactive
6100 R.Afghanistan 1530-1730  daily  English/Dari
1107 R.Afghanistan 0100-1830  daily  Pashto/Dari

Algeria
Radio Algerienne/Chaine 1
198 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0000-2400  Arabic
7295 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0513-0558  Arabic
9535 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0513-0558  Arabic
11985 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1913-1958  Arabic
12060 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1913-1958  Arabic
5940 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 2100-2158  Arabic
5930 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 2213-2258  Arabic
7295 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0500-0513  French
9535 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0500-0513  French
11985 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1900-1913  French
12060 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1900-1913  French
5930 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 2200-2213  French
252         R.Algerienne Chaine 3 0000-2400  French
6050 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  0400-0458  Arabic
9620 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  0600-0658  Arabic
13815 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  1800-1858  Arabic
9510 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  2000-2058  Arabic
9655 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  2000-2058  Arabic
5930 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  2100-2158  Arabic

Iran
IRIB/VOIRI / daily
7410 1520-1620  English
9835 1920-2020  English
9855 1920-2020  English

Kuwait
Radio Kuwait / daily
540         0000-2400       Arabic
1134 0000-2400 Arabic
5960 0255-0900 Arabic
15530 0500-0800 Arabic check 15455 kHz
15515 0500-0900 Arabic
9750 1100-1600 Arabic
11630 1300-1600 Arabic
17550 2000-2400 Arabic
9730 0800-1000 English
17760 1000-1200 Filipino
7250 0800-1000 Persian
15110  DRM 0945-1325 Arabic(Digital)
13650  DRM 1700-2000 Arabic(Digital)
11970  DRM 0500-0815 English(Digital)
15540  DRM 1800-2100 English(Digital)
15540  DRM 1600-1800 Urdu(Digital)

Oman (may be irregular or inactive)
Radio Sultanate of Oman / daily
1242 0000-2400 Arabic
13600 0400-1000 Arabic
15140 1500-1800 Arabic
15140 1400-1500 English

Saudi Arabia
Radio Saudi International / daily
15120 0900-1157 Bengali
17660 1355-1600 French
21670 0900-1157 Indonesian
9695 1358-1557 Pashto
7240 1157-1355 Persian
7240 1357-1757 Persian
13720 0700-0855 Somali
15285 0400-0657 Swahili
9885 1730-1750 Tajik
9675 1755-2057 Turkish
9885 1554-1700 Turkmen
13775 1200-1457 Urdu
9885 1700-1730 Uzbek

Turkey
Voice of Turkey / daily
7275 0255-0358  English
6165 0300-0358 English
15450 1230-1328 English
15520 1630-1728 English
5945 1830-1928 English
9875 2030-2128 English
9830 2200-2300 English
(Teak Publishing)