Afghanistan

Pakistan denies deal on US use of airspace for Afghanistan attacks

Oct 23, 2021 10:30

Pakistan has denied a report on a formal agreement for the use of its airspace by the United States to conduct military strikes in Afghanistan, saying there is "no such understanding" between the two countries.
Taliban spokesperson censures US atrocities against Afghans, urges compensation

Oct 22, 2021 14:24

The Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has condemned the US atrocities against the Afghan people over the past 20 years, and going on, urging Washington to compensate for its acts of brutality.
Colin Powell’s UN speech: A decisive moment in undermining US credibility

Oct 22, 2021 12:07

Former US Secretary State Colin Powell will be most remembered for the act he most regretted, his 2003 presentation to the UN Security Council laying out US evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which turned out not to exist.
Detention of an Afghan at Guantánamo Bay ruled illegal after 14 years

Oct 22, 2021 05:24

An Afghan national who spent 14 years at the notorious Guantánamo Bay detention facility has finally got some relief, albeit late, after a federal judge in the US ruled his detention illegal.
Iranian, Turkish FMs voice concern over surge in Daesh terror attacks in Afghanistan

Oct 22, 2021 03:04

Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers have voiced concern over a surge in Daesh's terrorist attacks on innocent civilians in Afghanistan, which martyred scores of worshippers during Friday prayers this month.
Iran receives Afghans wounded in Kandahar attack

Oct 21, 2021 12:06

These people are some of the survivors of Friday's bomb attack on a mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
FM stresses need to form inclusive govt. in Afghanistan

Oct 21, 2021 10:59

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphasized the importance of formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
Iranian diplomat visits Afghans injured in Kandahar mosque terrorist attack

Oct 21, 2021 07:31

An Iranian diplomat has visited a group of Afghan nationals who sustained injuries during a terrorist attack on a mosque in the southern city of Kandahar last week and transferred to Tehran for treatment.
Colin Powell: US general leaves behind a bloody legacy in West Asia

Oct 20, 2021 17:15

Colin Powell leaves behind a bloody legacy in West Asia - most notoriously his speech to the United Nations in 2003 in which he promoted false intelligence while making the case for the invasion of Iraq that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians.
Russia: Taliban must meet expectations on human rights

Oct 20, 2021 15:10

Russia’s envoy to Afghanistan says the Taliban must form an inclusive government and live up to international “expectations” on human rights if they want to be recognized by governments around the world.