US leaving Afghanistan by May 1 deadline ‘dangerous’ - House Armed Services Chair
Mar 31, 2021, at 02:29 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Trying to keep former President Donald Trump's May 1 deadline for a total US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is unrealistic and dangerous, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said at virtual panel discussion.
Unidentified gunmen kill three polio vaccination campaign workers in Afghanistan
Mar 30, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen allegedly gunned down three polio vaccination campaign workers in separate attacks in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Comprehensive political settlement needed to end Afghan conflict: Pakistan foreign minister
Mar 30, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: There is no military solution to the Afghan conflict, and an inclusive, broad-based, and comprehensive political settlement was the only way forward to achieve peace in the war-torn country, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi conveyed to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast Helmand leaves 2 soldiers killed, 4 Injured
Mar 29, 2021, at 07:03 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Two Afghan soldiers were killed and four others were injured as a result of a car bomb explosion at a security checkpoint in the country's southern province of Helmand, a security source told Sputnik on Monday.
Afghanistan's Ghani to attend Heart of Asia Conference during trip to Tajikistan
Mar 29, 2021, at 03:18 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday will travel to neighboring Tajikistan, which is hosting the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process conference, the Presidential Palace said.
Taliban warns US against keeping troops in Afghanistan beyond May 1
Mar 27, 2021, at 11:56 pm
The Taliban has warned the United States against keeping foreign troops in Afghanistan beyond 1 May, saying any stay beyond the deadline would continue violence in the country, reported TOLOnews.
Afghanistan: District police chief, 9 other cops killed in suspected Taliban attack
Mar 27, 2021, at 10:35 pm
Kabul: A police chief and nine other cops were killed as Taliban terrorists attacked Afghanistan's Lashkargah city, media reports said on Saturday.
COVID-19:Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan moves down by 13 pct
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:24 pm
Pakistan’s exports to regional countries, including Afghanistan, has dropped by 22 percent in the first phase of eight months of the current fiscal year amid spike in COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Afghanistan finally gets the Kamal Khan Dam, to provide much-needed water to Nimroz
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:17 am
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated Kamal Khan Dam in the western province of Nimroz, the dam with a capacity of 53 million cubic metres will irrigate 1,74,000 hectares of land in three districts of the country.
Afghanistan still expects to see change in Taliban’s attitude: Security Adviser
Mar 24, 2021, at 02:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Afghanistan still expects to see a change in Taliban's attitude, Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan's national security adviser, said on Tuesday following last week's peace talks with Taliban in Doha and a meeting in Moscow.
US yet to make final decision on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan: Pentagon chief
Mar 21, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said US President Joe Biden has not made a final decision on the pullout of US troops from Afghanistan yet.
Return of Islamic Emirate ‘unacceptable’ in Afghanistan: Moscow declaration
Mar 20, 2021, at 03:25 am
In what came as a clear and stern message to the Afghan insurgent group, the Taliban, a joint statement issued by America, Russia, Pakistan, and China made it clear that the return of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan is “unacceptable” to the international community.
Secretary-General appoints Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan
Mar 19, 2021, at 12:25 am
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday announced the appointment of seasoned mediator Jean Arnault as his new Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues, reflecting the Organization’s continued commitment to the peaceful resolution to the decades-long conflict in the country.
Three Afghan soldiers guarding dam killed in attack
Mar 17, 2021, at 12:33 am
Three members of Afghan security forces guarding a dam in western Herat province have been killed on Tuesday morning in an attack by unknown gunmen, reported TOLOnews.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill Provincial CID chief
Mar 14, 2021, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen have shot dead the commander of the provincial police Criminal Investigation Department in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast rocks Herat, 8 die
Mar 13, 2021, at 03:00 pm
Kabul: At least eight people died as a car bomb blast hit Afghanistan's Herat region on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kills prosecutor in Paktia Province
Mar 12, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Kabul: Gunmen killed a prosecutor in Paktia Province of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan leader feels 'flawed’ border policy affecting trade with Afghanistan
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:40 am
Islamabad: Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan has cautioned the federal government that it should immediately correct its ‘flawed’ border policy regarding Afghanistan if it does not want to lose its trade with the neighbouring nation.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar province leaves two ANA soldiers hurt
Mar 10, 2021, at 09:14 pm
Kabul: At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded as a blast rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen leave policewoman wounded
Mar 07, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a policewoman in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
US military should leave Afghanistan, Middle East - House Armed Services Chair
Mar 06, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US armed forces should pull out of the almost 20-years-long Afghanistan conflict as early as this year and reduce its presence in the Middle East and Africa, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith told a Brookings Institution podcast on Friday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kills cleric in Kabul
Mar 03, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen shot dead the former head of Ulema Council of Kunduz province, Faiz Mohammad Fayez, in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Qatar says will continue to facilitate Intra-Afghan talks as peace deal marks 1 year
Feb 28, 2021, at 06:52 am
Doha/Sputnik: Qatar remains committed to continuing to support war-torn Afghanistan through the ongoing negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, Qatar's Government Communications Office told Sputnik.
US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan depends on foreign militia elimination: Afghan Minister
Feb 27, 2021, at 11:08 pm
Kabul/UNI: The elimination of foreign fighters in Afghanistan is a prerequisite for the withdrawal of US troops from the country, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar said.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill surgeon
Feb 24, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen have killed surgeon Dr. Khalil-ur-Rahman Narmgo in Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
‘Disturbing spike’ in Afghan civilian casualties after peace talks began: UN report
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:55 pm
New York: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan witnessed a sharp rise since peace negotiations started in September last year, even though overall deaths and injuries dropped in 2020, compared to the previous year, according to a UN human rights report launched Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves two people dead
Feb 22, 2021, at 02:04 am
Kabul: A roadside bomb hit Kabul city of Afghanistan on Sunday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Fire at Afghan-Iranian border hits vital humanitarian assistance: UN migration agency
Feb 17, 2021, at 12:58 am
New York: A catastrophic fire on Saturday, at a border between Afghanistan and Iran has damaged an UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reception centre, stalling services for Afghan migrants returning to their country.
Afghanistan: Four die in series of attacks in Jalalabad
Feb 16, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least four people died in two separate incidents in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, the capital of the Nangarhar province, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: 65 media workers, rights defenders killed since 2018
Feb 16, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Kabul: Sixty-five journalists, media professionals and human rights defenders were killed in Afghanistan between 1 January 2018 and 31 January 2021, with 11 losing their lives since the start of peace negotiations last September, the UN Mission in the country said on Monday.