Source: Reuters BY Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) – Businesswomen in Afghanistan are adamant that there will be no going back to the days of repression under the Taliban, and the progress […]
The ‘enemy’ is always an abstract concept and so who really cares if millions of civilians get slaughtered in the process of war? Nabila Ramdani @NabilaRamdani The Independent Voices Apocalyptic-grade […]
The US president needs Pakistani help with brokering a deal in Afghanistan and allowing hundreds of US troops to go home. This isn’t the first time America has reached out, […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS 24.07.2019 The Afghan government asked for clarification on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he could win the 18-year war in 10 days but that “Afghanistan would be […]
Jul 23, 2019 – 00:50 By Roberta Rampton and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump voiced optimism on Monday that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan could help broker a political settlement to end the nearly 18-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan and held out the possibility of […]
Source: AT ozens of powerful Afghans resumed talks with the Taliban on Monday in Doha, where a possible ceasefire is on the table along with key issues such as women’s rights.Stakes are high for the talks which follow a week of US-Taliban negotiations with both sides eyeing a resolution to […]
Dawn.comJune 26, 2019 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani shall be paying a two-day visit to Pakistan, beginning tomorrow, on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s invitation, Radio Pakistan reported. A high-level delegation […]
Her husband’s government has been excluded from peace talks but, as Amie Ferris-Rotman writes, Rula Ghani is rallying for Afghan women Amie Ferris-Rotman Kabul, Afghanistan Sunday 28 April 2019 23:00 […]
Afghanistan rebuilds the old town and creates register of dwellings to promote peace and help residents feel safer Stefanie Glinski in Kabul Mon 13 May 2019 Amir Gol […]
Hasina Shirzad Being an Afghan asylum seeker in Norway showed me how difficult it is for us to fulfil our potential Wed 3 Apr 2019 An arrival centre for refugees […]
Mourning civilians killed in a raid last year by a C.I.A.-sponsored strike force in Khogyani, Afghanistan.CreditJim Huylebroek for The New York Times By David Zucchino April 24, 2019 KABUL, Afghanistan […]
IMRAN JAN Published. 22.04.2019 In Colombia, when Pablo Escobar was at the height of his drug career and when he was the most lethal, judges in courts had to give […]
Source: Independent Voices By Gerrod A Laber No mother wants to think that her child died in vain. But, as two more Americans die in Afghanistan this week, we need […]
An Afghan woman has become the first to win a popular singing competition, with her victory coming as fears grow that women could lose hard-won rights if the US does a peace deal with the Taliban. Zahra Elham, in her 20s and from Afghanistan’s Hazara ethnic minority, snatched first place […]
ELAINE PASQUINI MUSIC AND ARTS Scott Horton, author of Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, gives a riveting book talk. [Staff photo Phil Pasquini] The U.S. war […]
Washington also threatened economic sanctions if war crimes court goes ahead with inquiry into US troops in Afghanistan AFP in Washington Fri 15 Mar 2019 The International Criminal Court […]
Source: The Washington Post By Sayed Salahuddin and Pamela Constable March 7 KABUL — An outdoor memorial service attended by numerous Afghan politicians and officials, including Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and former president […]
By Reuters – Feb 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES An Afghan boy jumps from the remains of a Soviet-era tank on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Friday (Reuters photo) MOSCOW […]
Source: AT The statement by Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesman in Doha, via an exclusive video message to Associated Press on Wednesday saying they are not seeking a “monopoly of power” in Kabul could be regarded as the first real sighting of land in the insurgent movement’s uncertain voyage to […]
Jan 27, 2019 By Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Jibran Ahmad and Rupam Jain KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Taliban officials said U.S. negotiators on Saturday agreed on a draft peace pact setting […]
