Category: Security

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”.

Herat hospital in need of urgent support

HERAT CITY (SW) – The regional public hospital in Herat province is flooded with patients as delivery of services come to a standstill in the nearby provinces due to lack of resources.

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.

Taliban, US say the Doha meeting was ‘candid’

MONITORING (SW) – The Taliban concluded two-day talks with the US in the Qatari capital as it seeks to garner diplomatic relations with the world.

Kunduz mosque bombing widely condemned

KABUL (SW) – Friday’s deadly bombing at a mosque in Kunduz province has been widely condemned.

Taliban to hold talks with the U.S. officials in Doha

MONITORING (SW) – Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country, officials from both sides said.

ICC seeks to know identities of authorities representing Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – The International Criminal Court on Friday said it cannot rule on a prosecutor’s request to resume a war crimes investigation of Afghanistan until it can decide who represents the country in international bodies.

Many worshippers killed, injured in Kunduz following blast inside a mosque

KUNDUZ (SW) – Many worshippers got killed and injured in Kunduz following a heavy blast inside a mosque during Friday prayers.

Khost, Paktia and Paktika see rise in domestic tourism

KHOST (SW) – Domestic tourism is on the rise in Khost, Paktia and Paktika province with the relative peace following the rise to power of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate.

Taliban say aid to Afghanistan must not be used as ‘tool’ of pressure

KABUL (SW) – The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan today issued a statement saying that countries around the world and international organizations should not use their aid to the people of Afghanistan as a tool of political pressure.