Back-to-back blasts rock Nangarhar
At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured following a car bomb attack on a police checkpoint in the Chamtala area of the Khogyani district in Nangarhar province on Sunday.
Category: Security
Taliban call fighters for frontline duty amid US review of Doha deal
At least three senior Taliban figures have confirmed to the NBC News the group has called fighters for front-line duty amid growing concerns in their ranks that the Biden administration will not withdraw foreign troops by an agreed May deadline.
Taliban seeking legitimacy with foreign trips
Analysts believe the Taliban are seeking to garner legitimacy with rounds of trip to a number of regional countries.
Three blasts in Kabul kill three people
Amid string of explosions, at least three people lost their lives in Kabul on Saturday.
Blinken, Khalilzad discuss ceasefire in Afghanistan
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called for the need of permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan.
132 cases of violence against journalists in 2020
Cases of violence against journalists increased manifold in the year 2020, the Afghanistan Journalists’’ Protection Committee said here on Thursday.
U.S. urged to delay withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
The bipartisan experts group has recommended the United States should urgently re-open talks with the Taliban to delay a full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline agreed to by the Trump administration.
Torture of detainees continue at high rate
The UN has said in a fresh report that allegations by detainees of torture in Afghan detention facilities continue at high rates with the procedural rights of those detained largely ignored.
Taliban destroys farmland, cut trees in Ghor
Officials in Ghor have blamed the Taliban for destroying and setting fire to dozens of acres of farmland and fruit trees in the province.
Business institute set on fire in Nangarhar
Unknown attackers have torched the ‘Peace and Freedom’ business institute in Nangarhar province.
Rehmani’s remarks stir heated debate in WJ
The Wolesi Jirga (lower house) on Monday witnessed heated debate over recent remarks by speaker Mir Rehman Rehmani for establishment of an interim government.
Taliban warn to retaliate if Doha deal discarded
Following the US and EU condemning the violent Taliban attacks, media reports suggest withdrawal of foreign troops might not take place as per Doha agreement by May.
