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Gunman Attack in Kabul killed 28, Wounded 20 others
Gunmen who raided a government building in the Afghan capital killed at least 28 people – mostly government employees – and wounded more than 20 others in a seven-hour standoff with police that ended on Monday night, Afghan authorities said.
Tuesday, 25 December , 2018 -
Trump’s New Strategy, Thousands of US Troops to Leave Afghanistan
U.S. President Donald Trump will upend his own strategy to bring peace to Afghanistan and end America’s longest war if he proceeds with plans to withdraw about half of the 14,000 U.S. troops there, according to veteran diplomats and U.S. officials.
Saturday, 22 December , 2018 -
Team from Afghanistan to join Taliban Peace talks in Abu Dhabi
An 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 , 2018 -
US Meets Taliban to Discuss the long-lost Peace in Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban officials were set to meet in the United Arab Emirates Monday to discuss ending the long-running war in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 18 December , 2018 -
Human Catastrophe still Runs in Afghanistan; 20 Killed Including Children in Airstrike
At least 20 Afghan civilians, including 12 children, were killed in an airstrike targeting a Taliban commander in the eastern province of Kunar, local officials said.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Why US May Be Inclined To Protract Its Stay In Afghanistan – Analysis
While 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 , 2018 -
The Taliban are not ready for peace talks: Abdullah Abdullah
The 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 , 2018 -
Taliban killed 12, wounded six in an ambush that hit a convoy of security personnel in Kabul
The death toll from a suicide bombing targeting a security forces convoy outside Kabul jumped to 12, officials said, with eight civilians killed in the latest Taliban-claimed attack near the Afghan capital.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
More Victims by Taliban, at least 10 UK G4S killed in Afghanistan
A 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 , 2018 -
Trump in Afghanistan Quagmire, Reminder of Vietnam war, even Worse
Is it time to declare defeat? Our 17 years of engagement is often compared to the nine years of full U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. But the Afghanistan quagmire is worse.
Tuesday, 11 December , 2018 -
US Asks Pakistan FM To Visit Afghanistan Over Peace Process
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister will visit Kabul on Dec 15 to hold talks with Afghan leadership on US request.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018 -
Taliban has Turned Afghanistan into a Slaughterhouse, Killed 14 Soldiers,Took 21 Capitve
The Taliban fighters have killed at least 14 Afghan soldiers and taken another 21 captive overnight in coordinated attacks in the western Herat province of Afghanistan late on Thursday.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018 -
Trump Administration Attempts to make Peace deal in Afghanistan but Prospects Appear Dim
The Trump administration is pressing to open formal peace talks with insurgents in Afghanistan by April, a timetable driven by the president’s mounting impatience with the stalemated 17-year-old war.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018 -
US Marine Officer Warned Congress about Afghanistan War
The fight in Afghanistan is at a stalemate, and the significant number of Afghan troop deaths in the war is not sustainable, the Marine officer nominated to command U.S. forces in the Middle East told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 5 December , 2018 -
Afghanistan: The Legacy of the British Empire. A Brief History
A brief review of the recent history of Afghanistan explains some of the background pertaining to today’s crisis in the country.
Monday, 3 December , 2018 -
US Forces Retaliated, a Major Taliban commander killed in a strike in Afghanistan
One of the Taliban’s most senior commanders has been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan.
Monday, 3 December , 2018 -
What are Private Security Companies (G4S) doing in Afghanistan?
The Taliban has said it carried out an attack in Afghanistan on the base of the British security firm G4S.
Sunday, 2 December , 2018 -
Afghan President Calls for Ceasefire to End War with Taliban
The Afghan government has formed a 12-member team to hold peace talks with the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani announced in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday.
Saturday, 1 December , 2018 -
Remains of 3 Troops Killed in Afghanistan Return to US
US Ordered the Remain Soldiers to Return after the Aeadliest Attack.
Saturday, 1 December , 2018 -
UN: Afghan Women, Children were among 23 killed in US Strike
Following the recent death of 3 US soldiers in Afghanistan, US army carried out an airstrike on Tuesday killed as many as 23 civilians, with most victims women and children, the UN says.
Saturday, 1 December , 2018
