Afghanistan: Blast targets bus carrying health workers, 1 dead
May 05, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and three others were injured as a blast targeted a bus carrying health workers in Afghanistan's Kalakan district on Wednesday, media reports said.
Will disrupt any threat emanating from Afghanistan: Biden
May 04, 2021, at 08:39 am
The United States will remain “vigilant” about any threat emanating from Afghanistan, said US President Joe Biden, on the 10th anniversary of the raid by US special forces that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011.
110,000 Afghans to get jobs in Gulf countries
May 03, 2021, at 07:33 pm
Over 100,000 Afghans will soon get work visas for jobs in Gulf countries, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, reported TOLOnews. This is the first time when the Afghan workers would be sent abroad for works under an initiative taken by the Afghan government.
US Senator urges Biden to call Pakistan PM for dialogue on Afghanistan
May 01, 2021, at 11:22 pm
At least 30 killed in car bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan
May 01, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Pul-E-Aalam, Afghanistan/Xinhua: At least 30 civilians were killed and 70 others wounded as a car bomb blast rocked a crowded road outside a provincial hospital in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Friday, a local source confirmed.
Pakistan cautions against ‘spoilers’ in Afghanistan peace process
Apr 30, 2021, at 04:02 pm
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday iterated support for a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and said his country wanted to make positive contributions to the Afghan peace process.
Taliban writes to Afghan leaders, invite them individually for talks
Apr 30, 2021, at 03:06 pm
In what appears a move to disrupt the unity of the Afghan government, the Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, has reportedly written letters to prominent Afghan leaders, inviting them personally to hold peace talks with the group, reported TOLOnews. Those who received the letter include former President Hamid Karzai and the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.
Military kills 17 militants in eastern Afghanistan: gov't
Apr 29, 2021, at 12:31 am
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Seventeen Taliban militants were killed and 12 militants wounded when government forces attacked their positions in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, the country's Defense Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
US, NATO forces in Afghanistan start preparing for withdrawal
Apr 27, 2021, at 04:09 am
US and NATO forces, stationed in Afghanistan, have started their preparation for withdrawal, said Gen Scot Miller, the commander of the coalition forces in Afghanistan, reported TOLOnews.
Afghan nationals behind Quetta’s Serena Hotel bombing in Pakistan
Apr 26, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Pakistan officials claimed that the suicide attacker who blew up an explosive-laden vehicle inside Quetta’s Serena Hotel was an Afghan citizen, media reported. The Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for last week’s attack.
US deploying B-52 bombers to protect withdrawing troops in Afghanistan
Apr 25, 2021, at 07:31 am
The United States has approved the deployment of at least six B-52 bombers and permitted a temporary increase in the number of US troops in Afghanistan to protect withdrawing US and NATO troops from the war-torn country, reported TOLOnews.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey ask Taliban to find negotiated settlement
Apr 25, 2021, at 06:03 am
The Afghan insurgent group, the Taliban, was asked to commit themselves to a “negotiated settlement” in Afghanistan during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkey in Istanbul on Friday.
Afghan military may collapse after foreign troop withdrawal, warns US general
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:58 am
A high-ranking general of US forces warned that the Afghan forces may not be able to hold on once all foreign troops depart from Afghanistan. The warning came during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan to meet in Istanbul
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Ankara/UNI: A trilateral meeting between foreign ministers of Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan will take place in Istanbul on Friday.
Taliban: Local staff find themselves in 'tough position' as US troops exit from Afghanistan
Apr 23, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Kabul: The unconditional departure of foreign troops from Afghanistan will now leave the NATO's regional workers in a tough position.
Afghanistan: Security forces free 28 civilians from Taliban prison
Apr 22, 2021, at 06:53 am
Kabul: Afghanistan commandoes have freed 28 civilians from Taliban prison in Helmand province, media reports said.
Pakistan should either choose friendship or enmity with Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani
Apr 21, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has sent a strong message to Pakistan and said it is time for the neighbouring nation to decide to be eight a friend or an enemy.
India, Iran feel Afghanistan would not go backwards
Apr 20, 2021, at 01:13 am
New Delhi: Iran and India officials believe that the Islamic Emirate used by Taliban in their five-year long rule on Afghanistan would be impossible.
Pakistan’s Qureshi invites Afghan foreign minister
Apr 19, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi invited Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar to Islamabad following the Istanbul conference which is scheduled to be held later this month.
Time for Pakistan to decide its Afghan policy: Ghani
Apr 19, 2021, at 10:05 pm
As foreign troops set to leave the country, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said it is time for Pakistan to decide its Afghan policy. He warned Pakistan will have consequences if his country destabilized.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill 8 members of a family
Apr 18, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen killed eight members of a family while they were offering Tarawih prayers in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
US, NATO announce troop withdrawal; Ghani says respect decision
Apr 16, 2021, at 02:19 am
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he respected the US decision to withdraw US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, adding the government will continue to work with the US and the NATO allies for peace efforts, reported TOLOnews.
As Biden sets new 9/11 withdrawal deadline, India invited to Afghan peace meet in Istanbul
Apr 14, 2021, at 09:05 pm
India has been invited to an Afghanistan peace conference in Turkey to back up the slowed down negotiations in Qatar between the Taliban and the Kabul government ahead of a delayed US withdrawal from that country, according to diplomatic sources.
UN and partners announce Afghan peace summit will convene in Turkey this month
Apr 14, 2021, at 04:55 pm
New York: The UN together with Turkey, and Qatar, announced on Tuesday that a high-level conference aimed at ending decades of conflict in Afghanistan will go ahead beginning on 24 April, bringing together representatives of both the Afghan Government and the Taliban.
Afghan reconciliation council proposes creating interim govt for 3 years: Reports
Apr 12, 2021, at 03:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation has proposed a plan to restore peace in the country that prescribes the creation of an interim government for a period of up to 3 years, media reported on Sunday, citing a document.
Bangladesh offers development assistance to Afghanistan
Apr 06, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered assistance to Afghanistan for its development. The offer came during her meeting with outgoing Afghan Ambassador Abdul Qayom Malikzad.
Afghanistan: Car bomb explosion near Kabul kills 3, injures 12
Apr 05, 2021, at 03:32 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: An explosion in Paghman district near the Afghan capital of Kabul killed three and injured 12 on Sunday, a source in Kabul police said on Sunday.
Pakistan postpones card renewal exercise for Afghan refugees
Apr 05, 2021, at 04:49 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government and UNHCR have temporarily postponed the commencement of the “Documentation Renewal and Information Verification Exercise” (DRIVE) for Afghanistan refugees, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Herat blast leaves 2 dead
Apr 02, 2021, at 02:30 pm
Herat: At least two security forces members died when a blast hit Herat’s Rabat-e-Sangi highway in Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.
India, Pakistan at Afghan peace conference in Dushanbe
Apr 01, 2021, at 12:15 am
India has been supportive of all diplomatic efforts being made to accelerate dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban, including the intra-Afghan talks, said Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.