Taliban block distribution of aid in Logar
The Taliban have halted distribution of aid in connection with the ‘National Meal’ program in Logar.
Category: Security
‘No fewer than 11 rights defenders, media workers killed since start of peace negotiations’
A new report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Monday no fewer than 11 human rights defenders and media workers were killed in targeted attacks in Afghanistan from the 12 September 2020 start of peace negotiations through to 31 January 2021.
‘Troops’ withdrawal risks turning Afghanistan into terrorist haven’
The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said troops’ withdrawal risks turning Afghanistan into a safe haven for terrorists again.
Hekmatyar claims large consignments of arms entering Afghanistan
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami, on Sunday claimed large consignments of arms and ammunition is entering the country to prolong the war.
Dozens of orphan children call for justice in Ghor
GHOR (SW) – At least 40 members of a single family of a war victim in Ghor province on Saturday called for justice.
$ 5m for information on missing US citizen
The US Department of State has announced a reward of $5 million for information leading to the location of American citizen Mark Randall Frerichs who was kidnapped in Kabul last year.
Biden hints abandoning May deadline for troops withdrawal
On his first visit to the Pentagon since taking office, US President Joe Biden has indicated he could abandon the approaching May 1 exit deadline to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan.
18 soldiers killed in Farah, Nimroz
Members of the Farah and Nimroz provincial councils have confirmed the killing of at least 18 soldiers here in the Taliban attacks.
Top cop among two killed in Kabul blasts
Capital Kabul on Wednesday witnessed three deadly bomb blasts killing a top cop among two others.
‘Violence in Afghanistan remains too high’
The commander of the United States Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, says the level of violence in Afghanistan remains too high and that the US is reviewing the Taliban actions as well as the peace agreement.
Four government employees shot dead in Kabul
Four employees of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development were gun downed in Kabul on Tuesday, officials confirmed.
‘American troops will not leave Afghanistan in May’
Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham has said that the American troops will not leave Afghanistan in May as proposed in the deal inked with the Taliban last February.
