At least 600 US soldiers to stay for diplomats’ security in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – US is set to keep at least around 600 troops in Afghanistan for the security of its diplomatic mission in Kabul.
Category: Peace
Biden emphasizes enduring support for Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden has reiterated that Washington’s support for the Afghan government and its forces will not diminish.
Senate Republican Leader hopes for delay in US withdrawal from Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – In a meeting with the visiting Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has expressed hopes President Biden will delay the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
Analysts skeptical about President Ghani’s trip to the US
KABUL (SW) – As Afghan delegation led by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani landed in Washington for an official trip, analysts remained skeptical of the outcome.
Taliban forces dozens of families in Kunar to flee homes
ASSADABAD (SW) – Dozens of families have been forced to flee Ghazniabad area of Kunar province by the Taliban insurgents, said locals.
Women in Jawzjan take up arms against the Taliban
SHEBERGHAN (SW) – Dozens of women in Jawzjan have taken up arms against the Taliban insurgents in the province.
Slide towards dire scenarios is undeniable, UNAMA chief
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, has warned Afghan resilience has being severely tested, and the slide towards some dire scenarios is undeniable.
Mortars hit residential area in Kunar, 5 people injured
ASSADABAD (SW) – At least five people got hurt and property worth millions damaged as four mortars hit residential areas in Kunar province.
U.S. assessing sustainability of over-the-horizon operations to counter terrorism in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The U.S. leaders continually assess the progress of the retrograde from Afghanistan and the state of operations in the country and adjust accordingly, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby has said.
Analysts see formation of anti-Taliban fronts bringing strategic changes
KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe formation of anti-Taliban fronts to defend northern provinces would bring strategic changes to the war in the country.
Analysts see President Ghani and Chairman Abdullah’s tip to the US as ‘symbolic’
KABUL/ WASHINGTON (SW) – Analysts believe the forthcoming trip to the US by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and peace council chairman Abdullah Abdullah remained merely a ‘symbolic’ move.
Taliban take over districts in Takhar, Samangan
TALUQAN (SW) – Sources in Takhar province told Salam Watandar that the Taliban have taken control of Chal, Yangi Qala and Hezar Samuch districts without clashes with the security forces.
