Category: Peace

US not giving up on peace drive for Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – The top US diplomat in Kabul told Salam Watandar in an exclusive interview Washington was not giving up on peace drive despite ensuing Taliban led advances on towns and villages.

UNSC says not supportive of restoration of Taliban regime

MONITORING (SW) – The UN Security Council does not support “the restoration of the Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan, a statement said Tuesday.

Afghanistan calls for UNSC meeting

KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on escalation of war and humanitarian crisis here.

Lashkargah residents in dire state amid ensuing violence

LASHKARGAH (SW) – Residents of Lashkargah province in Helmand say deadly fighting has entered fourth day leading to multiple civilian casualties, acute shortages of basic necessities and mounting anxiety.

Heratis chant Allah Akbar in support of ANDSF

HERAT (SW) – The citizens of Herat chanted Allah Akbar last evening from their rooftops to send a clear message of support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and against the Taliban.

Spike in fighting displaces 50,000 people

ASSADABAD (SW) – Spike in fighting in Kunar has displaced at least 50,000 people, said officials on Monday.

New program on the cards to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the US

MONITORING (SW) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will launch a new program to resettle certain Afghans as refugees in the United States, reported Reuters.

President Ghani: Fighting the aggressors is a national duty of all

KABUL (SW) – President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, in a special joint session of the parliament, said that Afghanistan has been invaded and the current war is imposed on the country, so the fight against the aggressors is a national duty of all citizens.

Lashkargah on the verge of collapse

KABUL (SW) – For the past two days, there has been intense fighting between security forces and the Taliban in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province.

UNAMA demands Taliban to provide answers for compound attack

KABUL (SW) – The UN in Afghanistan on Sunday demanded the Taliban to provide answers to Friday’s deadly assault on its compound in western Herat province bordering Iran.

Daesh takes responsibility for killing traffic warden in Kunduz

KUNDUZ (SW) – The pro-Daesh or so-called Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) has taken responsibility for killing a traffic warden after abduction in Kunduz province.