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'Afghans may face starvation in case of further spread of COVID
Mar 31, 2020 04:00As the COVID 19 keeps fast spreading beyond borders across the world, the virus has now caused serious concern in Afghanistan nationwide.
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Taliban kill 6 soldiers in southern Afghanistan
Mar 30, 2020 08:55Taliban militants have killed at least six Afghan soldiers in an attack in southern Afghanistan, a day after rejecting negotiations with the government’s team.
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Taliban reject Afghan government’s negotiating team
Mar 29, 2020 04:00The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan has refused to enter into peace talks with the Afghan government, rejecting Kabul’s negotiating team as “not inclusive.”
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Iran backs UN plan for Afghan ceasefire to fight coronavirus
Mar 26, 2020 13:22Iran has thrown its weight behind a recent proposal by the United Nations secretary general for a global ceasefire in conflict-hit zones and a nationwide truce in war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan says its key bodies not dependent on US aids
Mar 26, 2020 03:05Afghan President Asharf Ghani says his government’s key bodies will not be affected by the United States latest move. This comes after Washington announced a billion-dollar cut in aid to Kabul.
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Iran will stand by Afghanistan in campaign against terrorism, extremism: Spokesman
Mar 26, 2020 00:56A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will stand by the Afghan government in its fight against terrorism and extremism, offering condolences over a deadly militant attack on a Sikh temple that left dozens of people dead.
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Gunmen take 200 people hostage at Sikh-Hindu temple in Afghan capital
Mar 25, 2020 04:16Unidentified gunmen have attacked a Sikh-Hindu temple in the Afghan capital, Kabul, taking up to 200 worshipers hostage.
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Afghanistan: Pompeo meets Ghani to push forward peace talks
Mar 24, 2020 04:51The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo arrived in Kabul this Monday to meet with President Ashraf Ghani to supposedly help quell the political instability stemming from last year's elections which have held back peace negotiations with the Taliban.
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US hasty measures, inattention to domestic issues behind crisis in Afghanistan: Iran
Mar 23, 2020 03:20Foreign Ministry says hasty measures taken by the US administration to reach an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan and inattention to the country’s domestic issues are the main reasons behind the current political crisis in the country following the recent presidential election.
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Taliban ‘infiltrators’ kill dozens of Afghan troops, policemen in attack on army base
Mar 20, 2020 10:10At least two dozen Afghan security forces and policemen have been killed and several others are missing after “Taliban infiltrators” attacked them in an army base in southern Afghanistan.