Afghanistan

US says deal with Taliban enters ‘next phase’

Jul 15, 2020 03:34

The United States says its deal with Taliban has entered the “next phase,” even as the militant group ramps up violence in Afghanistan.
11 killed in clashes after Taliban car bomb attack in Afghanistan’s Samangan

Jul 14, 2020 01:25

Eleven Afghan security personnel have been killed in clashes with the Taliban militants following a car bombing at a government compound in the northern province of Samangan.
Dozens wounded in blast, gunfire near Afghan intel agency office

Jul 13, 2020 09:38

Dozens of people have been wounded in a car bomb blast followed by a shooting attack near an office of the Afghan intelligence agency in the Northern Province of Samangan.
Russia rejects ‘unscrupulous speculation’ alleging offer of bounties to Taliban

Jul 10, 2020 09:26

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed “unscrupulous speculation” about alleged Russian ties with the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.
Time for US to pull out of Yemen

Jul 10, 2020 07:05

As maintained by many US officials and Pentagon commanders, the US-backed Saudi-led war on Yemen is unwinnable – despite the attempts by Riyadh to escalate the war even further. Five years into this unnecessary bloodshed should be more than enough for the War Party to reach conclusion that what it has on its hands is yet another endless war that like the one in Afghanistan is unwinnable.
Iranian railway to provide landlocked Afghanistan with a lifeline

Jul 08, 2020 23:47

A 610-kilometer railway connecting Iran’s only ocean port of Chabahar to Zahedan near the eastern border would provide a lifeline to the landlocked Afghanistan, a country where the transport system has been hampered by years of war and a fierce rivalry between two major neighbors of India and Pakistan.
Afghan government says will not release ‘too dangerous’ Taliban prisoners

Jul 08, 2020 11:41

Afghanistan has reiterated that it will not release certain militants it deems ‘too dangerous,’ as demanded by the Taliban.
Top US general says not convinced Russian cash led to US deaths in Afghanistan

Jul 08, 2020 04:27

A top US general says he is not convinced Russia had incentivized Taliban-linked militants to kill coalition forces, including American troops, in Afghanistan.
US intelligence involved in ‘drug trafficking’ in Afghanistan: Russia envoy

Jul 05, 2020 12:22

The Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan says the US intelligence has been involved in “drug trafficking” in the country, while dismissing accusations by Washington that Moscow has colluded with the Taliban to kill American troops.
Over 800 civilians killed or wounded in attacks in Afghanistan during first half of 2020: UN

Jul 03, 2020 00:27

Over 800 people have been killed or wounded in "deliberate attacks" targeting civilians across war-torn Afghanistan during the first half of this year, the UN says, voicing concerns the rising violence was aimed at derailing planned peace talks between the Kabul government and Taliban.