Iran’s deputy ambassador says the move by the Iranian policeman requires a thorough investigation for a video went viral on social media last week.
Sunday, 23 December , 2018At least 63 journalists around the world were killed doing their jobs in 2018, with Afghanistan being the deadliest place for journalists worldwide, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018An Afghan peace negotiations team has arrived in Abu Dhabi, an official said Tuesday, a day after talks attended by US and Taliban representatives were held in the city aimed at ending the 17-year conflict.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018While the Trump Administration has experimented with both offensive and reconciliatory gestures, violence perpetrated by the Taliban as well as ISIS continues stifling the process of political resolution and state-building exercises. This would prolong US presence in Afghanistan regardless of the Taliban’s demand that the foreign troops leave Afghanistan before any peace talks begin.
Monday, 17 December , 2018For Afghanistan, the Kabul River is far more than a tool of coercive diplomacy against Pakistan.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018The chief executive officer of the NUG Abdullah Abdullah said at a national conference on peace in Kabul that armed oppositions have never been ready to negotiate with the government.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018A British citizen was among 10 killed by a Taliban attack on a G4S compound in Afghanistan, the UK security firm has said.
Tuesday, 11 December , 2018Pakistan’s Foreign Minister will visit Kabul on Dec 15 to hold talks with Afghan leadership on US request.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018Pakistan’s foreign ministry said Monday that US President Donald Trump has written a letter to prime minister Imran Khan seeking Islamabad’s support in securing a “negotiated settlement” to the war in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 4 December , 2018In post-Taliban Afghanistan, the women’s football team was hailed globally as a symbol of the new freedoms enjoyed by the country’s women.
Tuesday, 4 December , 2018The Kabul standoff ended Tuesday afternoon after police arrested Tamim Shansab – whose house was under siege by government forces for at least 20 hours, Ministry of Interior confirmed.
Tuesday, 4 December , 2018Afghans shun crowded bazaars to shop online, but fragile security and an old address system complicate business.
Tuesday, 4 December , 2018A brief review of the recent history of Afghanistan explains some of the background pertaining to today’s crisis in the country.
Monday, 3 December , 2018The Taliban has said it carried out an attack in Afghanistan on the base of the British security firm G4S.
Sunday, 2 December , 2018Football’s world governing body FIFA is looking into claims of sexual and physical abuse on the Afghanistan national women’s team, it confirmed in a statement yesterday.
Sunday, 2 December , 2018Convoy of police officers was on its way to a district in western Farah province when it came under attack.
Monday, 26 November , 2018ISIS claimed a suicide attack inside a packed mosque on an Afghan army base that a senior government official said killed at least 27 soldiers.
Monday, 26 November , 2018A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, victims reach 2,400 in the 17-year-old war, America’s longest conflict.
Saturday, 24 November , 2018Afghanistan has been one of India’s largest recipients of aid and the favorable reception to Indian aid is well-acknowledged by the Afghan public, government and international community.
Saturday, 24 November , 2018A suicide blast at a mosque in an army base killed at least 26 Friday prayers and wounded 50 in the Ismail Khel district of Khost province in Afghanistan.
Saturday, 24 November , 2018