Afghanistan

Afghan people, officials call for permanent ceasefire

Jul 29, 2020 10:32

In Afghanistan, the public and officials have called for a lasting ceasefire in the wake of the government and the Taliban’s commitment to observe a three-day truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday.
Taliban seek to control aid agencies, private companies in Afghanistan

Jul 28, 2020 03:11

The Taliban militant group wants national and international organizations operating in Afghanistan to register with it, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says.
UN says nearly 1,300 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan since 2020 began

Jul 28, 2020 01:04

Nearly 1,300 civilians, including a large group of children, have been killed in Afghanistan in the first six months of the year 2020, the United Nations says.
Iran rejects US envoy’s comments on Afghan peace talks

Jul 26, 2020 03:13

Iran’s Embassy in Kabul dismissed comments from US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation about Tehran’s “insufficient support” for the Afghan peace process, reaffirming the Islamic Republic’s backing for the intra-Afghan negotiations.
Brave Afghan teenage girl who lost parents says ‘ready’ to fight Taliban

Jul 23, 2020 00:44

An Afghan teenage girl who killed two Taliban gunmen in retaliation for murdering her parents says she is ready to fight the militants if they attacked her.
Afghan teenage girl kills two Taliban militants in retaliation for killing of parents

Jul 22, 2020 04:39

A teenage girl in Afghanistan has shot dead two Taliban militants and injured several others in an act of retaliation for the killing of her parents.
Russia bounties story in US media aimed at spoiling peace deal: Taliban

Jul 20, 2020 07:58

A Taliban official has dismissed as fake a recent report in the US media that accused Russia of paying the militant group to kill American troops in Afghanistan, saying the report was a byproduct of US political infighting and aimed at spoiling a Taliban-Washington peace deal.
Afghanistan’s 1st transit goods shipped to China via Iran’s strategic port

Jul 20, 2020 02:17

Afghanistan’s first transit goods were shipped to China via Iran’s southeastern Chabahar Port, said the director-general of Ports and Maritime Department of Sistan and Balouchestan Province, where Chabahar lies.
Taliban have no office in Iran: Deputy foreign minister

Jul 19, 2020 11:37

The Taliban militant group has no office in the Islamic Republic, says Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, rejecting reports claiming otherwise.
Iran ready to help Afghan govt. advance national peace process: Deputy FM

Jul 16, 2020 05:14

A senior Iranian diplomat has expressed the country’s readiness to help the Afghan government advance the peace process in the conflict-ridden country.