Afghanistan

Flash floods sweep northern Afghanistan, 72 killed

Aug 27, 2020 01:13

A violent flash flood killed more than 70 people and destroyed hundreds of homes just north of Afghanistan’s capital, on Wednesday, officials said.
Afghan policewoman turned filmmaker wounded in gun attack

Aug 26, 2020 10:04

A prominent female Afghan film director who is also an actress and senior police officer was recovering from bullet wounds on Wednesday after unidentified gunmen shot her as she was being driven through the capital, Kabul, her husband said.
Taliban stage deadly bomb attack on Afghan commandos, civilians

Aug 25, 2020 10:54

At least three people have been killed and dozens of others injured in a truck bomb attack near a military base in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh.
Taliban negotiators in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials

Aug 25, 2020 01:01

Pakistan has invited key members of the Taliban’s negotiating team to Islamabad, where senior officials are to convince them on the importance of starting talks with the Afghan government.
Iranian official: US planes transporting narcotics in Afghanistan

Aug 24, 2020 09:39

Iran says the production of narcotic drugs has witnessed a fifty-fold increase over a span of eight years in Afghanistan and that American planes as well as those belonging to the US-led military alliance, NATO, are engaged in transporting illicit drugs in the war-torn country.
Tehran ready to contribute to Afghan peace process: Zarif

Aug 19, 2020 14:25

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has voiced his country’s readiness to contribute to the Afghan peace process.
Rocket attack hits Kabul on Afghanistan independence day

Aug 18, 2020 06:16

At least 10 civilians, including four children, have been injured in the Afghan capital of Kabul in an attack with 14 rockets against the city’s heavily-fortified green zone as the country marked its 101st independence anniversary.
Iran dismisses US allegations of arms assistance to Taliban

Aug 17, 2020 02:36

The new spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry refuted the “groundless” allegations made by the US secretary of state that Iran is arming the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Afghan government announces release of 80 from final 400 Taliban prisoners

Aug 14, 2020 05:52

The Afghan government says it has begun releasing the final batch of Taliban prisoners in an effort to pave the way for peace talks with the militant group.
Afghan president signs decree to release ‘hardcore’ Taliban prisoners

Aug 11, 2020 02:15

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree to release a final batch of ‘hardcore’ Taliban prisoners, raising hopes for long-awaited peace talks to restart.