Afghanistan

Taliban Grants No Guarantee to US over deadline to end Afghan war

No agreement reached during the three-day meeting between the Taliban and the US special envoy for Afghanistan to pave the way for peace talks, the militant group said a day after the diplomat declared a deadline of April 2019 to end a 17-year-long war.
Monday, 19 November , 2018
British Forces deployed in Afghanistan to beat ISIS

Britain’s elite Parachute Regiment has been deployed again in Afghanistan to continue its combat against Taliban and ISIS, the mission which began since 2014.
Monday, 19 November , 2018
Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Local Officials in Afghanistan

Afghan authorities say a roadside bomb has killed two local officials in the eastern Logar province. Ariana News Agency- Shah Poor Ahmadzai, spokesman for the provincial police chief, says that the acting district chief and intelligence director in the Baraki Barak district were killed in the blast late Saturday as they were heading toward the […]
Sunday, 18 November , 2018
Afghanistan’s Economic Gain and Loss from “National Air Corridor Program”

Afghanistan’s National Air Corridor Program: A Sustainable Solution or a Temporary Fix? Ariana News Agency – Afghanistan, a nation historically challenged by its geographical constraints, finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. The country’s landlocked status, compounded by complex political dynamics with neighboring Pakistan, has long been an impediment to its economic aspirations. This situation, often […]
Saturday, 17 November , 2018
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations Face Another Test

Pakistan and Afghanistan appear to have been locked in a renewed diplomatic row, following the killing of a Pakistani police officer on Afghan soil.
Saturday, 17 November , 2018
Abducted Pakistani Police Officer’s Body Found in Afghanistan

Afghan authorities Thursday returned the body of a Pakistani policeman who disappeared in Islamabad about three weeks ago and was found dead in an Afghan border region, an unsolved killing that has worsened tensions between the uneasy neighbors.
Saturday, 17 November , 2018
What game is Russia playing in Afghanistan?

Russia is seeking to re-assert itself as a major player in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, 14 November , 2018
Life-saving medical care for mothers in Afghanistan+ Statistics

In Khost, Afghanistan, what should be an exciting time for women can in reality be the most dangerous.
Wednesday, 14 November , 2018
Kabul: Suicide bomber targets protesters demanding security

Six people were killed and 20 others wounded in the capital city amid renewed violence in recent months.
Tuesday, 13 November , 2018
‘I did it for every single girl’: the first Afghan woman to scale Mount Noshaq

Conquering Afghanistan’s highest peak was once unthinkable for Hanifa Yousoufi. Then she joined a climbing group, braving frostbite and the Taliban to strike a blow for gender equality.
Monday, 12 November , 2018
US ‘war on terror’ has killed over half a million people: study

Between 480,000-507,000 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 attacks, study says.
Monday, 12 November , 2018
Drought has Displaced More Afghans than conflict, UN warns

Over two million are threatened by effects of water shortages.
Sunday, 11 November , 2018
No Progress Reported in Taliban Peace Talks in Moscow

Taliban officials attended a diplomatic conference in Russia for the first time on Friday, but reaffirmed their stance that they would only hold direct talks on Afghanistan’s future with the United States, not with the Kabul government.
Sunday, 11 November , 2018
Afghanistan Is the World’s Polio Capital. These Afghans Hope to Fix That

At just 2 years old, Madina had been vaccinated seven times. It was not enough: When she fell ill this fall, a trip to the doctor in Kandahar City confirmed that she was among the latest Afghan toddlers to contract polio.
Sunday, 11 November , 2018
Record Level of Taliban Violence Against Afghanistan’s Election-UN

Attacks and intimidation by the Taliban against last month’s parliamentary election in Afghanistan resulted in a record number of civilian casualties, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 6 November , 2018
More than 50 people killed during Afghanistan elections: UN

Several voter registration centres were attacked by the Taliban in a bid to disrupt the October elections.
Tuesday, 6 November , 2018
Russia to host talks with Afghan leaders, Taliban delegation

Representatives from the Afghan government and the Taliban’s political office in Doha will attend talks on November 9.
Tuesday, 6 November , 2018
The Co-operation of an Afghan MP candidate with Mossad and CIA

Najib Kabuli, the National Partnership Party and the Wolesi Jirga candidate, has become a proponent of the CIA and Mossad and their motivational speaker.
Wednesday, 17 October , 2018
Mattis discusses peace in meeting with Afghan leaders in Kabul

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis discussed peace process as he met with Afghan leaders during a surprise visit to Kabul on Friday.
Saturday, 8 September , 2018
Ongoing war being waged against the people, constitution of the country: Ghani

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says the ongoing war is being waged against the people and constitution of the country.
Saturday, 8 September , 2018