Afghanistan

Afghans mark Arbaeen amid security threats, coronavirus pandemic

Oct 08, 2020 18:22

This year, people in Afghanistan have preferred to mark Arba'een inside mosques, cultural centers and other religious sites due to serious concerns about security threats mainly coming from the Daesh terrorist group as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump says to withdraw forces from Afghanistan by year's end

Oct 08, 2020 06:09

The United States is planning to withdraw all of its forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year, speeding up the timeline for ending America's longest war.
Bloody violence hits Afghanistan as President Ghani heads to Doha for talks

Oct 05, 2020 11:00

Fresh bloodshed has rocked Laghman province in eastern Afghanistan as President Ashraf Ghani left Kabul for a visit to Doha for meetings with Qatari officials amid inconclusive US-brokered negotiations with the Taliban militants.
15 killed, 30 injured in suspected Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan

Oct 03, 2020 13:38

At least 15 people have lost their lives and more than two dozen others sustained injuries after a car bomb attack blamed on the Taliban militant group targeted a government building in eastern Afghanistan.
Kabul, Islamabad call for new era of relations

Sep 29, 2020 15:28

Pakistan and Afghanistan have called for a new era of relations as the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, continues a tour of the neighboring country.
Afghan police confiscate tonnes of bomb-making chemical in Kabul

Sep 29, 2020 05:59

Afghan police have confiscated a massive amount of sodium nitrate in the capital, Kabul, a chemical compound used in the making of car bombs and improvised explosive devices.
Iran envoy holds talks with German, Uzbek diplomats on Afghanistan

Sep 29, 2020 03:46

Iran’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian held telephone conversations with the Uzbek president's special envoy as well as Germany's envoy for Afghanistan.
Taliban massacre 28 police officers in southern Afghanistan

Sep 24, 2020 05:42

At least 28 Afghan police officers are massacred by the Taliban militants at security checkpoints in southern Afghanistan.
Dozens of Afghan soldiers have been killed in clashes with Taliban since peace talks began

Sep 22, 2020 03:45

At least 57 members of Afghanistan’s security forces have lost their lives and dozens of others sustained injuries in clashes with the Taliban militants across the country over the past week, amid long-awaited peace talks between the two sides.
Dozens of Taliban fighters killed in twin airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunduz

Sep 20, 2020 04:58

Afghan government forces have carried out two airstrikes on a Taliban base in the northeastern province of Kunduz, killing dozens of militants, officials said.