Afghanistan

Taliban announce spring offensive in Afghanistan amid peace talks with US

Apr 13, 2019 11:29

The Taliban militant group has announced the beginning of its spring offensive in Afghanistan despite involvement in peace talks with the United States.
EU backs ICC after US revokes prosecutor's visa over probe into Afghan war crimes

Apr 12, 2019 12:40

The European Union has expressed its “full support” for the International Criminal Court (ICC), voicing “serious concern” after the United States revoked the entry visa for the intergovernmental organization’s chief prosecutor over a possible probe into US soldiers’ actions in Afghanistan.
Afghan war crimes probe would not serve interests of justice: ICC judges

Apr 12, 2019 12:34

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have turned down a request by the court's prosecutor to open an investigation into possible war crimes during the conflict in Afghanistan, saying it would not serve the interests of justice.
Taliban ban WHO, Red Cross in Afghanistan, citing 'suspicious' activity

Apr 12, 2019 02:32

The Taliban have banned the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from operating in Afghanistan, citing “suspicious” activity.
Several US troops killed in Taliban attack

Apr 09, 2019 00:41

Three American service members and a US contractor have been killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb near Bagram Airfield, the main US base in Afghanistan, the US says.
Pope blames US, Europe for deaths of people in war zones

Apr 07, 2019 01:28

Pope Francis says arms sales by the United States and Europe are to blame for the deaths of people, including children, in such places as Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan.
Taliban kills dozens in Afghanistan’s Badghis

Apr 05, 2019 02:50

Hundreds of Taliban militants stormed a district in Afghanistan's Western Badghis Province, with both Afghan government forces and the militant group suffering dozens of casualties, provincial officials said.
US revokes ICC prosecutor's entry visa over probe into Afghan war crimes

Apr 05, 2019 02:21

The United States has revoked the entry visa of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, who is looking into the US military's possible war crimes in Afghanistan.
Iran sympathizes with Afghanistan over tragic floods

Mar 31, 2019 11:34

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi offered sympathies to the Afghan government and people on the recent floods affecting the neighboring country.
‘Afghanistan next destination for Washington to nurture Salafi terrorism’

Mar 31, 2019 11:32

Chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh warned that the US is preparing the ground to transfer the Salafi terrorists from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan.