No more safe passage for Red Cross in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Taliban withdraws protection for Red Cross Source: BBC News The Taliban says it will no longer allow safe passage to Red Cross staff working in Afghanistan. The militants accuse […]
ISIS commander and fighters surrender in Afghanistan, guesthouse arranged for their stay
Are ISIS Fighters Prisoners or Honored Guests of the Afghan Government? Source: The New York Times By Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan — The top commander of the Islamic State […]
Suicide bomb attack on Afghan Shi’ite mosque kills 39, 80 injured
Source: Reuters KABUL (Reuters) – Thirty-nine people were killed in a suicide bombing of a Shi’ite mosque in eastern Afghanistan, and the death toll may climb further, police and government […]
Islamic State fighters surrender to Afghan government, making way for Taliban
Taliban Surge Routs ISIS in Northern Afghanistan Source: The New York Times By Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — More than 200 Islamic State fighters and their two top […]
Swedish student stops deportation of Afghan man with protest streamed on Facebook
Source: CNN News By Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN)A student used a Facebook Live Stream to prevent the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker on board an Istanbul-bound plane at Gothenburg […]
Taliban Leaders Declare a Halt to Bombings in Civilian Areas
Source: The New York Times By Rod Nordland and Jawad Sukhanyar KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents are refraining from attacking Afghan civilians for the first time in many years, according to Afghan […]
The Taliban Has Used Islam as a Weapon of War. This Is How Afghanistan Can Use It for Peace
Source: Time By Tariq Ali Bakhiet Ambassador Tariq Ali Bakhiet is the Director General of Political Affairs for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the second-largest intergovernmental body in the world; […]
’69 People on My 69th Birthday’ / Suicide Casts Doubts On German Deportation Policies
As Germany’s interior minister joked about deporting 69 refugees on his birthday last week, news emerged that one of those Afghan deportees had committed suicide in Kabul. The man’s […]
Saudi efforts to ‘heal Afghan division’ win royal approval
King Salman chairs the Cabinet session in Jeddah on Tuesday. SPA Arab News July 17, 2018 The forum urged all Afghan factions to halt the fighting and work toward “reconciliation […]
Afghanistan: A blow to the last vestiges of pluralism
Kabul Despatch | International Ruchi Kumar July 14, 2018 Afghan Sikh men carry the coffin of one of the victims of the July 1 blast in Jalalabad. | Photo […]
After 17 years of ‘wasted effort’ in Afghanistan, no lessons learnt by U.S.
By Syed Zafar Mehdi July 12, 2018 After nearly 17 years of war, chaos, mayhem, misery, death and destruction, the United States is seeking peace negotiations with the Taliban in […]
Bomb Rattles an Afghan Minority So Small ‘No One Is a Stranger’
Source: The New York Times By Mujib Mashal and Fatima Faizi KABUL, Afghanistan — In downtown Kabul, from a large mural painted on blast walls at the end of a busy shopping […]
‘We cannot live here’: Afghanistan’s Sikhs weigh future after suicide bombing
Source: Reuters By Rupam Jain KABUL (Reuters) – Many among Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh minority are considering leaving for neighboring India, after a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Jalalabad […]
Sikhs and Hindus Bear Brunt of Latest Afghanistan Suicide Attack
Source: The New York Times By Zabihullah Ghazi and Mujib Mashal JALALABAD, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus arriving to meet with President Ashraf Ghani […]
It Looks like Afghanistan and the Taliban May Try to End 17 Years of War
June 22, 2018 Could domestic politicians and the international community work to maintain this peace momentum? by Atta Nasib On June 7, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani made a powerful concession […]
Afghan Sikh leader holds out hope for dwindling minority
Source: Associated Press By RAHIM FAIEZ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Avtar Singh Khalsa will represent Afghanistan’s tiny Sikh and Hindu minority in the next parliament, where he says he hopes […]
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai ‘We Failed Miserably’
In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai discusses the failure of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the future of the war and why he would […]
In Advance of Cease-Fires, Bombings in Afghanistan Kill at Least 18
Source: The New York Times By Jawad Sukhanyar andRod Nordland KABUL, Afghanistan — Suicide bombers struck a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing at least 17 people, Afghan […]
Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire
Source: Reuters KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its […]
Afghanistan calls temporary Eid ceasefire with Taliban
Source: BBC News The Afghan government has announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban but says fighting with other militants will continue. President Ashraf Ghani said the week-long ceasefire would coincide with the end of the Ramadan fasting month, Eid. The Taliban have yet to respond. Last week they denied […]