Security

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 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
Taliban Attack to a Military Base in Hemland Province, Casualties Reported

The Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack at a military centre in southern Helmand province in Afghanistan where at least 150 members of the Afghan army and intelligence wing were stationed.
Tuesday, 5 May , 2020
Taliban-US Engaged in Twitter Spat as Violence Rise in Afghanistan

US and Taliban authorities engaged in Twitter argument amid rise of violence in Afghanistan, accusing each other of peace deal violation.
Sunday, 3 May , 2020
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
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
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