Afghanistan

China, Russia call on US to release frozen Afghan assets

Sep 29, 2022 11:35

China and Russia have called on the US to release Afghanistan’s financial assets, seized and frozen by the United States government after the Taliban took over the Asian country last year.
Emergence of terrorist groups poses serious threat to Afghanistan, entire region: Iran's envoy

Sep 29, 2022 09:53

An Iranian envoy to the United Nations warns that terrorism and the emergence of terrorist groups pose a "serious threat" to Afghanistan, its neighbors, the region, and the entire international community.
US military killed 12 Afghan civilians in 2021: Pentagon

Sep 29, 2022 03:01

The US military, which invaded and illegally occupied Afghanistan for almost two decades, killed 12 Afghan civilians in 2021, according to a congressionally mandated Pentagon report, pointing to a tip of an iceberg.
Australian forces killed Afghan civilians as ‘quotas’

Sep 26, 2022 03:06

New shocking footage from the Australian Special Forces unit in Afghanistan emerged this week.
At least 7 killed, 41 wounded in blast near Kabul mosque

Sep 23, 2022 12:48

At least seven people have been killed and 41 others injured in a blast in the capital city of Kabul, just weeks after a series of bombings in the war-torn country, health officials have said.
Top Taliban figure arrives in Kabul after decades in Guantanamo

Sep 19, 2022 09:24

A senior Taliban figure, who was held by the United States in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp for decades, has arrived in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Afghans mark Arba'een under security threats

Sep 17, 2022 15:18

People across Afghanistan are commemorating the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS), known as Arba'een.
India eyes cooperation with Iran on Afghanistan

Sep 17, 2022 02:32

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for closer interaction with Iran on issues relating to Afghanistan.
Raeisi calls on SCO to confront US unilateralism through new approaches

Sep 16, 2022 07:26

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to adopt new approaches so as to confront the United States’ unilateralism.
US sets up Swiss Fund for frozen Afghan assets, Taliban reject plan

Sep 14, 2022 12:13

The United States says it is setting up a Geneva-based fund to manage billions of dollars in frozen Afghan reserves, but the interim Taliban government in Kabul wants the reserves directly transferred to the Afghan central bank.