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Taliban warn Pakistan over increased military cooperation with US
May 26, 2021 13:10The Taliban militant group has issued a warning to Pakistan after reports of increased military cooperation between American and Pakistani forces.
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50 Taliban members killed in operation in Afghanistan’s Laghman
May 24, 2021 11:43Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says 50 militants have been killed in a government operation to push back a major Taliban offensive in the eastern Province of Laghman bordering Kabul.
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UN official: Iran’s behavior with Afghan refugees outstanding
May 24, 2021 11:11Director of the regional bureau for Asia and the Pacific of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says what the Islamic Republic of Iran has done for Afghan refugees over the past four decades has been outstanding.
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Taliban reportedly seizes key district in central Afghanistan
May 22, 2021 09:57The Taliban has reportedly overrun a key district not far from the Afghan capital, Kabul, following days of heavy fighting with the government forces.
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NATO to provide funding for Kabul airport security after full withdrawal
May 21, 2021 10:43NATO says it will provide funding to help secure Kabul airport, Afghanistan’s main gateway to the outside world, as foreign forces withdraw from the country after two decades of war and occupation.
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Liz Cheney lied about her role in spreading the discredited CIA "Russian bounty" story
May 17, 2021 10:46US Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) played the key role in forming an alliance with pro-war Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee to repeatedly defeat the bipartisan anti-war minority to prevent any meaningful changes promised by former US President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign to put an end to the U.S. posture of Endless War.
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Fighting between Taliban, Afghan forces resumes as three-day ceasefire ends
May 16, 2021 04:01Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has resumed after a three-day ceasefire, announced to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, came to an end.
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Afghanistan peace talks resume in Doha
May 15, 2021 13:06The Taliban and the Afghan government have resumed negotiations as their representatives once again met in Qatar to find a way out of decades of war in the country.
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Explosion in mosque kills 12 near Afghan capital
May 14, 2021 09:46At least 12 people have been killed and 15 others wounded in an explosion that rocked a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Anger in Scotland over removal of immigrants during Eid al-Fitr
May 14, 2021 04:04Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has condemned the Home Office for the detention and removal of a group of people from their Glasgow home during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.