Afghanistan

New Zealand military misled public over civilian deaths in Afghanistan: Report

Jul 31, 2020 10:31

A new report into a deadly incursion by New Zealand’s forces in Afghanistan says the military misled senior leaders, government ministers and the public over the civilian casualties ten years ago.
Suspected car bomb blast kills 18 in eastern Afghanistan

Jul 31, 2020 03:08

At least 18 people, including Afghan security personnel, are killed in a suspected car bombing in eastern Afghanistan, shortly before an expected ceasefire between the government and the Taliban militant group.
Taliban’s three-day ceasefire widely welcomed in Afghanistan

Jul 31, 2020 01:40

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah have exchanged messages on the occasion of Eid al-Adha feast. While the Taliban have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, the government wants the militant group to approve a lasting truce and stop violence in the country.
Taliban say will free Afghan government inmates before Eid al-Adha

Jul 30, 2020 06:37

The Taliban militant group says it will release the remaining Afghan government prisoners before Eid al-Adha as a “goodwill gesture.”
Iran welcomes Taliban's ceasefire announcement over Eid ul-Adha

Jul 29, 2020 12:17

Iran has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire by the Taliban militant group over Eid ul-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), hoping for a mutually acceptable peace agreement in the war-ravaged country.
Afghan people, officials call for permanent ceasefire

Jul 29, 2020 10:32

In Afghanistan, the public and officials have called for a lasting ceasefire in the wake of the government and the Taliban’s commitment to observe a three-day truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday.
Taliban seek to control aid agencies, private companies in Afghanistan

Jul 28, 2020 03:11

The Taliban militant group wants national and international organizations operating in Afghanistan to register with it, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says.
UN says nearly 1,300 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan since 2020 began

Jul 28, 2020 01:04

Nearly 1,300 civilians, including a large group of children, have been killed in Afghanistan in the first six months of the year 2020, the United Nations says.
Iran rejects US envoy’s comments on Afghan peace talks

Jul 26, 2020 03:13

Iran’s Embassy in Kabul dismissed comments from US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation about Tehran’s “insufficient support” for the Afghan peace process, reaffirming the Islamic Republic’s backing for the intra-Afghan negotiations.
Brave Afghan teenage girl who lost parents says ‘ready’ to fight Taliban

Jul 23, 2020 00:44

An Afghan teenage girl who killed two Taliban gunmen in retaliation for murdering her parents says she is ready to fight the militants if they attacked her.