Afghanistan

Afghanistan President and His Rival Reached ‘Tentative’ Agreement

Dispute was huge distraction for Afghanistan when coronavirus crisis was worsening and Taliban was stepping up attacks.
Saturday, 2 May , 2020
Trump Insists Pulling Troops Out of Afghanistan as COVID-19 Outbreak Looms

Trump complains almost daily that U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan and are now vulnerable to the pandemic, officials said.
Wednesday, 29 April , 2020
UN Reports More Than 500 Civilians Died In Afghan Violence In First Quarter

More than 500 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first three months of the year as violence raged even after an agreement between the United States and the Taliban on withdrawing foreign forces, the UN said on Monday.
Monday, 27 April , 2020
Taliban Attack: 7 Afghan Forces Killed, US Calls on Setting Aside Disputes

At least seven Afghan forces were killed in a Taliban attack in Logar province on Saturday night, tribal elders said on Sunday.
Sunday, 26 April , 2020
Taliban: There Will be No Ceasefire in Ramadan

The Taliban have rejected an Afghan government call for a ceasefire for the holy month of Ramadan and to let authorities focus on tackling the coronavirus.
Saturday, 25 April , 2020
Coronavirus Threatens US Peace Plan, If Prisoners Exchange Delayed

The coronavirus threatens to unravel a US effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged.
Tuesday, 21 April , 2020
India Sent Wheat to Afghanistan to be Delivered Through Iran’s Chabahar Port

A 75,000-metric-ton consignment of Indian wheat heading for Afghanistan has arrived at Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar to be delivered.
Sunday, 19 April , 2020
Taliban Militants Kill 5 Police Officers in Kunduz Province

Five police officers and servicemen were killed in the Imam Saheb district of the Afghan northeastern Kunduz province in an attack by militants.
Saturday, 18 April , 2020
US Troops Withdrawal from Afghanistan, The Only Way to End War Forever

Mike Pompeo recently threatened two Afghan leaders with a full U.S. military withdrawal if they didn’t resolve their political dispute and negotiate an end to the war with the Taliban.
Wednesday, 15 April , 2020
US Urges Afghanistan to Expedite Prisoner-of-War Exchange Over COVID-19

The United States called on the Afghan parties to accelerate the process of exchange of prisoners of war due to the threat of coronavirus infection.
Monday, 13 April , 2020
Taliban Spokesman Announced to Release 20 Afghan Govt. Prisoners

Despite pulling out of technical talks with the Afghan government over troubled prison swap, the Taliban militants announced Sunday to release 20 government prisoners.
Sunday, 12 April , 2020
Taliban Violated The Peace Deal For What it Calls ‘Fruitless Talks’

The Taliban said the US peace deal on the breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks on civilians, also chastising the government for delaying the release of 5,000 prisoners.
Wednesday, 8 April , 2020
Did Pakistan Win the Afghanistan War?

Pakistan is jubilant over the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, but celebration may be premature.
Saturday, 4 April , 2020
Long War Suffering Afghanistan Increasingly Facing a More Severe Threat: Coronavirus

The Afghan Public Health Ministry estimates that 25.6 million Afghans will be infected and 110,000 Afghans will die from COVID-19.
Friday, 27 March , 2020
U.S. Cuts $1 Billion Aid to Afghanistan Due to Halted Peace Process

The Trump administration is slashing $1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions if the country failed to agree on forming a new government.
Tuesday, 24 March , 2020
The First Case of Coronavirus Death Reported in Afghanistan

The Ministry of Health of Afghanistan reported today the first death related to the new Coronavirus.
Monday, 23 March , 2020
Attacks Against Journalists Continue To Rise In Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Journalists Center has documented 116 cases of violence, threats, insults and harassment against journalists and media workers over the past 12 months.
Saturday, 21 March , 2020
Taliban Stands Behind the Scene of Deadly Attack At Afghan Base

At least 17 police and army personnel were killed in an apparent insider attack at a joint military and police base, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said.
Saturday, 21 March , 2020
Khalilzad Asks the ‘Urgent Release’ of Taliban Prisoners Due to Coronavirus

The US is urging Afghanistan to release Taliban prisoners as committed under prospective peace talks, warning that the detainees were at risk due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
Thursday, 19 March , 2020
Afghanistan In A New Battle, The War-torn Country Faces Coronavirus

As COVID-19 cases are reported in Afghanistan concerns are raised if country’s healthcare system can handle an outbreak.
Tuesday, 17 March , 2020