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Multiple rockets strike Kabul, kill at least one civilian
Dec 12, 2020 08:02At least one Afghan civilian has been killed after multiple rockets hit the country’s capital of Kabul, the second such attack to rock the city in less than a month.
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AIHRC: Nearly 100،000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded over past 11 years
Dec 11, 2020 12:21Afghans are yet to wait for the rise of peace in their war ravaged country as the ongoing war in Afghanistan continues to claim the lives of large numbers of civilians including women and children on a daily basis.
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Iran welcomes rejection of so-called ‘Islamic Emirate’ revival in Afghanistan: Envoy
Dec 11, 2020 10:49A senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran welcomes the UN General Assembly’s rejection of the idea of reviving the so-called “Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan and its call for protecting the country’s constitution.
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Iran, Afghanistan inaugurate joint railway project
Dec 10, 2020 09:45A joint railway project linking eastern Iran to western Afghanistan was inaugurated on Thursday with presidents of the two neighboring countries delivering remarks through video-conference and expressing hope it will enhance trade links across the region.
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Taliban kill two Afghan soldiers in Ghazni: Ministry
Dec 09, 2020 13:15Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says the country’s security troops have foiled a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the province of Ghazni, adding that two forces were killed in the ensuing clashes with the militants.
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Number of Afghan civilians killed by US-led airstrikes rose by 330%: Study
Dec 08, 2020 09:26The number of civilians killed in US-led airstrikes across Afghanistan climbed by nearly 330 percent between 2016 and 2019, and 1,357 civilians perished in such strikes in the 2015-2019 period, a new study has found.
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Congress moves to block US troop pullout from Afghanistan, Germany
Dec 06, 2020 05:00US President Donald Trump's controversial move to pull out 2,000 American troops out of Afghanistan and 12,000 more from Germany would be blocked by the major defense policy bill, a report has said.
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Iran warns about ‘suspicious’ moves to disrupt Iran-Afghanistan ties
Dec 04, 2020 10:03Iran has warned about “suspicious” moves by those who seek to disrupt cordial relations between Tehran and Kabul, after a video purportedly showing Afghan nationals being insulted by Iranians went viral.
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Afghan government, Taliban reach ‘preliminary’ deal on rules for peace talks
Dec 03, 2020 06:52Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban militant group have reached a preliminary deal that sets out rules for further talks, the first written agreement between the two sides since the US-led invasion of 2001.
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Pentagon approves troops drawdown plan in Afghanistan, but keeps larger bases
Dec 03, 2020 06:47The Pentagon has approved plans for partial withdrawal of American terrorist troops from Afghanistan, under which the US will remain in control of two larger bases in the war-ravaged country.