Afghanistan

Taliban storm Afghan military base, kill 43 soldiers

Oct 19, 2017 06:09

Taliban militants have attacked a military base in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 43 soldiers.
Taliban attacks leave 50 dead, 200 injured in two Afghan provinces

Oct 17, 2017 09:54

The Taliban militants have launched coordinated attacks on police forces in two neighboring provinces in southern Afghanistan, leaving at least 50 people dead and more than 200 others injured.
UN says Afghan civilian casualties rise amid US airstrikes

Oct 12, 2017 12:58

The United Nations says Afghan civilian casualties from American and Afghan airstrikes have risen more than 50 percent since last year.
Quartet to meet in Oman to revive Afghan peace talks with Taliban

Oct 11, 2017 13:28

The four-nation Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QGC), comprising Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States, are expected to hold a meeting in Oman next week to revive stalled peace talks involving the Taliban militant group.
Red Cross to scale down humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan over militant attacks

Oct 09, 2017 06:53

The International Committee of the Red Cross has decided to “drastically” reduce the number of its relief workers in Afghanistan after seven of its employees were killed in attacks earlier this year.
2 Afghan Police, 7 militants killed in attacks

Oct 08, 2017 09:53

At least seven Taliban insurgents have been killed during an airstrike by Afghan security forces in northern Sar-e-Pul Province.
Kabul protesters want foreign forces out of Afghanistan

Oct 06, 2017 15:31

Afghans have taken to the streets of the capital Kabul to protest against the presence of foreign troops in the country.
US to ask NATO for 1,000 more troops for Afghanistan

Oct 05, 2017 14:21

The US will ask NATO members to contribute about 1,000 extra troops to help in the battle against the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, the new US ambassador to the military alliance says.
Former President Karzai slams ‘US new policy’ on Afghanistan

Oct 05, 2017 10:26

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has lambasted the United States’ new policy toward his country, saying it carries a “message of war and bloodshed” in the region.
Stop sending Afghan refugees back to danger: Amnesty to EU

Oct 05, 2017 10:15

Amnesty International says the European Union is “brazenly” violating international law by forcing thousands of Afghan refugees back to their war-torn homeland, where they face the risks of death, torture and other “horrors.”