Security

Human Rights Group Accuses Germany of Mistreating Rejected Afghan Refugees

A European watchdog raised concerns after German police allegedly squeezed the genitals of an Afghan deportee. While deportations are professionally conducted, there is room for improvement, the rights committee said.
Monday, 13 May , 2019
Vietnam Scenario May be Repeated for Afghanistan if US Pulls out, Gates

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes there is a “real risk” that if American troops are pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban might retake control of the country.
Sunday, 12 May , 2019
Koch Affiliated Veterans Group Urges Trump to Withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan

A Koch backed advocacy group focused on veterans issues is launching a new effort to pressure President Donald Trump to make good on his campaign commitment to pull US troops out of Afghanistan and Syria.
Saturday, 11 May , 2019
Pakistan’s ISI had Hand in Baghlan Province Attack, the Governor

The governor of Baghlan province claimed that the attack carried out on his province was planned by Pakistan security forces (ISI).
Tuesday, 7 May , 2019
Afghan Pilots Sent to America for Training Purposes Disappeared

More than 40 Afghan pilots who have been sent to America for training courses have been disappeared, Special Inspector General announced.
Tuesday, 7 May , 2019
Taliban Kill 13 in Attack on Police Headquarters in Northern Afghanistan

Afghan forces battled for hours against Taliban insurgents who stormed a police headquarters in the northern city of Pul-e-Khumri, after a suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car, killing at least 13 people, officials said on Sunday.
Monday, 6 May , 2019
Taliban Rejects Calls for Ramadan Truce in Afghanistan

The Taliban in Afghanistan has rejected calls for a Ramadan ceasefire and attacked the traditional council, or loya jirga, which made the proposal.
Saturday, 4 May , 2019
The Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, A Wide Cover for Terrorist Activities

Centers in Afghanistan which apparently activated in cultural, economical and education fields but indeed their activities are in accordance with some Arab nations’ interest, news sources say.
Tuesday, 30 April , 2019
Afghanistan opens peace summit amid talks with U.S., Taliban

More than 3,200 delegates opened Afghanistan’s grand council Monday as leaders throughout the country hope to find some consensus on peace negotiations with the Taliban.
Tuesday, 30 April , 2019
US, Afghanistan Agree on Need for Intra-Afghan Dialogue With Taliban

Ghani and Khalilzad emphasized the importance of an intra-Afghan dialogue in a meeting Saturday evening between the two in Kabul.
Sunday, 28 April , 2019
Afghanistan’s Troubled Peace process to be Discussed in Loya Jirga

Afghanistan on Monday will convene a rare “loya jirga” — a massive meeting for delegates from across the country to discuss the war and US efforts to forge a peace deal with the Taliban.
Saturday, 27 April , 2019
Foreign Forces Withdrawal, the Next Peace Talks Focus

Taliban’s political office announced that the details of exiting foreign forces from Afghanistan will be in focus in the next US-Taliban talks.
Tuesday, 23 April , 2019
Deadly Flood Left at least Five Killed in Afghanistan

Heavy rain and flooding have destroyed homes and swept away livestock with the western Herat province hardest hit.
Wednesday, 17 April , 2019
Afghanistan’s First Lady Rallying for Afghan Women, Including them in Peace Talks

For many women in Afghanistan, peace talks between the United States and the Taliban are evoking the darkest days of their lives, when the group stripped women of their most basic rights.
Wednesday, 17 April , 2019
NATO Ready to Fight against Taliban, an Option the Group Itself Chose to Play

NATO announced its readiness to fight against Taliban group in Afghanistan, an option the group itself chose to play.
Sunday, 14 April , 2019
Afghanistan –Taliban Peace, ‘Impossible’, 42 Percent of Afghan People Say

A recent survey in Afghanistan shows that more than 42 percent of Afghanistan people believe that the no peace will be reached between the government and Taliban group.
Saturday, 13 April , 2019
World Criminal Court Rejects Probe Into U.S. Actions In Afghanistan

A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has rejected a request to proceed with investigating possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, including those allegedly involving U.S. armed forces and the CIA.
Saturday, 13 April , 2019
3 American Troops Killed in Car Bombing Near Afghanistan by Taliban

A car bomb outside of Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield on Monday killed three U.S. service members and a contractor, and wounded three other American service members, officials said.
Tuesday, 9 April , 2019
Khalizad Laid out Condition for Improving Washington-Islamabad Relations

The US envoy to Afghanistan stated that the US-Pakistan relation won’t ever normalized till the country change its policies toward Afghanistan.
Saturday, 6 April , 2019
Peace with the Taliban? Trump Warned of Afghan Pullout Risks

Trump administration claims of progress in talks with the Taliban have sparked fears even among the president’s allies that his impatience with the war in Afghanistan will lead him to withdraw troops too soon, leaving the country at risk of returning to the same volatile condition that prompted the invasion in the first place.
Monday, 25 March , 2019