Category: Security

LIVE UPDATES: Devastating earthquake claims hundreds of lives in Paktika and Khost

KABUL (SW) – Over a thousand of people have lost their lives to a devastating earthquake hitting Paktika and Khost provinces in the south east of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan at the heart of Oslo Forum

MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan has been on the agenda for this year’s Oslo Forum in the Norwegian capital attended by some of the key figures from around the world.

Flash floods causes havoc in Sar-e-Pul

SAR-E-PUL (SW) – Local officials in Sar-e-Pul say floods in the province have caused heavy casualties and financial losses to residents.

Education minister banned from traveling

MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations on Monday banned two Taliban officials from traveling in response to the heavy restrictions the hard-liners have imposed on Afghan women, diplomats told AFP.

No breakthrough in talks between Islamic Emirate delegation and a local commander in Sar-e-Pul

KABUL (SW) – Several rounds of talks between the Islamic Emirate delegation and Mehdi Mujahid, a local commander of the ethnic Hazara community in the Islamic Emirate in Sar-e-Pul province have failed to deliver a breakthrough.

Blast in Nangarhar claims two lives

JALALABAD (SW) – Local officials in Nangarhar said that two people were killed and 28 others were injured in an explosion in Ghani Khel district of the province.

India grants e-visa to over 100 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus

MONITORING (SW) – The Indian government has granted e-visa to over 100 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, on priority, after the targeted attack against the community in Kabul on Saturday, sources told NDTV.

Deadly terrorist attack on Sikh community temple condemned

KABUL (SW) – The deadly terrorist attack on a Sikh community temple in Kabul has been widely condemned

Explosion rocks a Sikh temple in Kabul

KABUL (SW) – An explosion has rocked a Sikh temple in Kabul, as a rising tide of religious violence once more threatens the Afghan capital.

70 percent of households not getting food, basic necessities

KABUL (SW) – According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 70 percent of Afghan households are unable to provide food and other basic necessities.