Afghanistan

21 people killed in an attack by the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan

Aug 03, 2020 08:35

Afghan officials have confirmed that two dozen people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an ongoing attack by the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan’s Eastern Nangarhar Province.
Alleged war crimes by British Special Forces in Afghanistan set to have major repercussions

Aug 03, 2020 07:21

New evidence has come to light that British Special Forces in Afghanistan routinely committed war crimes by shooting dead unarmed civilians.
Fifteen children killed as floods ravage eastern Afghan village

Aug 02, 2020 10:48

At least 15 children and a woman were killed and dozens of houses destroyed as flash floods lashed a village in eastern Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.
US proposes house arrest for ‘most dreaded’ Taliban inmates to break deadlock in talks: Report

Aug 02, 2020 08:23

The United States has reportedly proposed that the Taliban militants deemed dangerous be placed under house arrest following their release from Afghan jails as a solution to the stalemate that has delayed the intra-Afghan peace process.
Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes leave 22 dead

Aug 01, 2020 06:16

Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Friday of killing 15 civilians during clashes at a border crossing where crowds were jostling to cross for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
New Zealand military misled public over civilian deaths in Afghanistan: Report

Jul 31, 2020 15:01

A new report into a deadly incursion by New Zealand’s forces in Afghanistan says the military misled senior leaders, government ministers and the public over the civilian casualties ten years ago.
Suspected car bomb blast kills 18 in eastern Afghanistan

Jul 31, 2020 07:38

At least 18 people, including Afghan security personnel, are killed in a suspected car bombing in eastern Afghanistan, shortly before an expected ceasefire between the government and the Taliban militant group.
Taliban’s three-day ceasefire widely welcomed in Afghanistan

Jul 31, 2020 06:10

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah have exchanged messages on the occasion of Eid al-Adha feast. While the Taliban have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, the government wants the militant group to approve a lasting truce and stop violence in the country.
Taliban say will free Afghan government inmates before Eid al-Adha

Jul 30, 2020 11:07

The Taliban militant group says it will release the remaining Afghan government prisoners before Eid al-Adha as a “goodwill gesture.”
Iran welcomes Taliban's ceasefire announcement over Eid ul-Adha

Jul 29, 2020 16:47

Iran has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire by the Taliban militant group over Eid ul-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), hoping for a mutually acceptable peace agreement in the war-ravaged country.