Category: Peace

Taliban set to attend Moscow meeting on Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – A delegation of the Taliban will take part in the Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan, which is being hosted by Russia on October 20, reported Sputnik

IS claims Kandahar mosque bombing

MONITORING (SW) – The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar that killed at least 41 people and injured scores more.

‘Terrorists from Iraq and Syria are “actively” entering Afghanistan’

MONITORING (SW) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that battle-hardened terrorists from Iraq and Syria are “actively” entering Afghanistan.

Commission agents exploiting vulnerabilities of the desperate migrants

KABUL (SW) – With more and more Afghans seeking to flee the country, commission agents for visa are said to be exploiting vulnerabilities of the desperate migrants.

Taliban set up a “ranks clearing commission”

KABUL (SW) – The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate on Wednesday announced to have set up a “ranks clearing commission”.

District dwellers in Balkh fleeing due to shortages of food, medicine

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – Lack of food, medicine and jobs have forced an array of Balkh residents to leave their homes in districts and rush towards provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif.

Family members of war victims in Badghes in need of help

QLA-E-NAU (SW) – Families of many war-victims are faced with devastating circumstances in the western Badghes province.

US, UK warn citizens to avoid hotels in Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Monday to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Daesh terrorist group.