Afghanistan

Taliban reject reports of planned ceasefire in Afghanistan amid US talks

Dec 30, 2019 12:59

The Taliban have rejected reports that the militant group has agreed to observe a brief ceasefire in Afghanistan amid ongoing peace talks with the United States.
Iran, Afghanistan to link up through railway in March: Official

Dec 29, 2019 03:11

A senior Iranian official says a major railway connecting Iran and neighboring Afghanistan will be ready in March as construction of a key cross-border line is nearing completion.
Afghan war has caused over 100,000 civilian casualties since 2009: UN

Dec 27, 2019 05:18

The United Nations says more than 100,000 civilians have been killed or injured over the past decade across Afghanistan, as it renews calls for an end to the longest US military intervention.
About 60% of Afghan girls leave school by age of 15

Dec 27, 2019 02:39

Findings by the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation, an Afghanistan-based NGO - have revealed that 62 percent of Afghan girls leave school between 13 and 15 years of age.
Iran tightening noose on human traffickers through new customs equipment: Official

Dec 27, 2019 01:51

An Iranian customs office spokesman says the number of discoveries related to human trafficking and other forms of smuggling have increased over the past years thanks to tighter checks on the borders through modern screening equipment.
Car bomb kills 6 soldiers in Afghanistan

Dec 26, 2019 08:26

At least six Afghan soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh, the Afghan Defense Ministry says.
Taliban abducts 27 peace activists in Afghanistan

Dec 25, 2019 13:24

The Taliban has kidnapped 27 Afghan activists of the People's Peace Movement who were on a trip to call for peace and ceasefire between the militant group and the government in Kabul.
Deadliest year in Afghanistan for US since official end of ops

Dec 25, 2019 10:08

Twenty American soldiers have been recorded this year among those killed during the US conflicts in Afghanistan, making 2019 the deadliest year since Washington officially announced an end to operations in 2014.
Seven soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Afghan army base

Dec 24, 2019 07:53

The Taliban militant group has killed at least seven Afghan soldiers in an attack on a military base in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province.
Afghan election run-off likely amid thousands of complaints

Dec 23, 2019 12:21

Afghanistan’s Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) says there is a “strong possibility” that the presidential election would go to a second round as it starts reviewing thousands of complaints.