Violence against journalists across the country surged manifold in 2020 with 11 of them losing lives and many more facing threats and intimidation, press freedom organization NAI said in a report on Thursday.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with the Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Wednesday.
Despite a new law prohibiting further reduction of US troops in Afghanistan without the Pentagon sending Congress an assessment of the risks, the military has not halted the withdrawal, Reuters reported.
Unknown armed assailants on Tuesday killed two members of the army in Balkh province.
A woman has allegedly been killed by the Taliban in Balkh province on charge of collaborating with the government.
NIMROZ (SW) – An aerial raid has killed at least 14 civilians in Nimroz province, sources said on Sunday.
Interior ministry on Sunday confirmed the spokesman for the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) was among three people killed in a landmine blast in Kabul.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that since 2015, Afghan people lost over 40,000 civilians and military personnel while 98 Americans lives have been lost in fight against terrorism.
The interior ministry on Saturday claimed to have arrested three men in connection with the killing of Yousuf Rasheed, head of the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan.
A police officer has been taken into custody on charge of supplying arms and ammunition to the Taliban insurgents in Daikundi province.
At least five civilians have been killed in an air raid in Helmand province, the Independent Human Rights Commission said on Friday.
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday urged the Taliban to shun violence and embrace peace.
