Afghanistan

Afghan Healthcare Was Targeted 12 Times Amid Coronavirus , Says UN

The United Nations said Taliban and Afghan security forces had carried out “deliberate” attacks against healthcare workers and facilities at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with the deadly coronavirus.
Monday, 22 June , 2020
Pakistan’s Envoy Meets Taliban Leader to Discuss Peace Talks

Muhammad Sadid Khan, Islamabad’s special envoy for Kabul, has called on top Taliban leadership in Doha, Qatar to discuss upcoming intra-Afghan talks and reaffirm Pakistan’s continued role as a facilitator in the peace process.
Sunday, 21 June , 2020
US Cuts 8,600 Troops as Pledged in Peace Deal with Taliban

The United States has reduced its troops level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling its first phased pullout obligation under the US-Taliban deal, a US general said on Thursday.
Saturday, 20 June , 2020
Taliban: US Troops Leave Guarantees Peace and Security in the West

The Taliban express concerns that Afghanistan could be used as a launching ground for future attacks on the West, after the US said it had so far upheld its pledge to reduce its military presence in the country.
Saturday, 20 June , 2020
For Fifth Year Afghanistan is Most Deadliest Place for Children, UN Report

The United Nations said Monday that for the fifth consecutive year, Afghanistan was the deadliest country on the planet for children.
Tuesday, 16 June , 2020
Pakistani Army Chief in Kabul to Discuss Peace Process with Afghan Top Authorities

Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Kabul to discuss peace talks with President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah.
Wednesday, 10 June , 2020
The Death of Taliban Leader Still Remains Ambiguous, Coronavirus?

The novel coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, has killed more than 400,000 people and ravished almost all pockets of the globe – and it seems the Taliban top-brass is far from immune.
Tuesday, 9 June , 2020
Khalilzad in Pakistan to Begin New Rounds of Trips for Discussing Peace in Afghnaistan

Zalmay Khalilzad met Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss the peace process in Afghanistan.
Monday, 8 June , 2020
Coronavirus is being Turned into a ‘Disaster’in Afghanistan, Cases Surging

Afghanistan is running out of hospital beds as suspected cases of coronavirus surge, officials warning “there is a disaster coming” in the impoverished country.
Monday, 8 June , 2020
US and Taliban Exchange Strikes in Western and Southern Afghanistan

U.S. forces carried out two sets of airstrikes against the Taliban, in western and southern Afghanistan. Elsewhere in the south, the Taliban set off a roadside bomb and ambushed a police convoy, killing 10 Afghan policemen.
Saturday, 6 June , 2020
Abdullah Expressed Willingness to Talk With Taliban ‘At Any Time’

Abdullah Abdullah, top Afghan official said his team is ready to start discussions with the armed group “at any moment”.
Monday, 1 June , 2020
Urging Truce Extension Afghanistan Plans to Flee 900 Taliban Prisoners

The Afghan government said it was in the process of releasing 900 Taliban members and urged the insurgent group to extend a three-day ceasefire which ends at midnight.
Saturday, 30 May , 2020
Taliban Committed to US Peace Deal, Its Leader Says

The leader of the Taliban said Wednesday that militants were committed to a landmark deal with the US, despite being accused of carrying out thousands of attacks in Afghanistan since it was signed.
Saturday, 23 May , 2020
Afghanistan Coronavirus Update: 132 Died, 5000 Infected As War Rages

More than 5,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus across Afghanistan, health authorities said Wednesday, with the capital Kabul the epicentre of the deadly disease.
Wednesday, 20 May , 2020
US To Reduce 8600 Troops By July 15 From Afghanistan Despite Turmoil

The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by summer.
Sunday, 17 May , 2020
Violence from Cradle to Grave, A Morning of Murder in Afghanistan

Afghans don’t need a reminder that no one is safe from the country’s endless war, but they got one anyway on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 13 May , 2020
Afghanistan’s Intelligence Service Arrested IS Regional Leader

The leader of the Islamic State group in South Asia and the Far East has been arrested in Kabul, Afghanistan’s intelligence service says.
Tuesday, 12 May , 2020
Clashes for Food Aid Left Six Dead in Ghor Province

Two policemen and four other people were killed in central Ghor provinc on Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation.
Sunday, 10 May , 2020
Afghanistan Envoy Calls for Release of Navy Veteran Captured by Militants

Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, said that he has called for the release of an American citizen captured by Taliban-linked militants.
Saturday, 9 May , 2020
Afghanistan May be One of the Worst Countries in COVID-19 Infection in World

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that with almost 2,900 confirmed cases and 90 deaths as of May 5, in case of no urgent actions, up to 80 per cent of the country could be infected.
Wednesday, 6 May , 2020