Massive US bomb death toll rises to 94
Associated Press | Published — Saturday 15 April 2017 A general view of the area bombed by the US forces is seen in Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, […]
Dropping ‘the mother of all bombs’ might boost Trump’s ratings, but defeating Isis calls for different tactics entirely
Trump knows that this isn’t about defeating Isis – the Taliban is the biggest problem is that region anyway. To defeat Isis, we have to start accepting that they’re not driven by revenge for western foreign policy but by an ideological hatred for ‘unbelievers’ Sunny Hundal @sunny_hundal What’s worse than […]
MOAB strike: US bombing of IS in Afghanistan ‘killed dozens’
Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionWatch 2003 footage of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast […]
Afghans deported from Europe arrive home, to war and unemployment
Reuters International MAR 31, 2017 Afghans, whose asylum applications have been rejected, arrive from Germany in Kabul airport, Afghanistan March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani(reuters_tickers) By Tommy Wilkes KABUL (Reuters) – […]
IS gunmen dressed as medics kill 30 at Kabul military hospital
Source: BBC More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul, Afghan officials say. Militants armed with guns and grenades gained entry after one detonated explosives at a hospital gate and then opened fire on staff and patients. Commandos who […]
Afghan family with U.S. visas detained on arrival in Los Angeles -filing
Reuters International MAR 5, 2017 – By Sue Horton LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. agents detained an Afghan family of five with valid entry visas at Los Angeles International Airport and have been holding them for several days in California, according to legal papers filed in federal court in […]
Eleven Afghan police killed in insider attack
Source: Dawn An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials said Tuesday, in the latest so-called “insider attack”.The incident occurred late Monday as the policemen were sleeping in their barracks in the provincial capital Lashkar […]
Russia’s new game in Afghanistan
Source: Aljazeera By Najib Sharifi Apolitical analyst and a member of Afghanistan Analysis and Awareness, a Kabul-based think tank. A resurgent Russia is making new inroads into Afghanistan, not in […]
Kandahar attack which killed UAE officials planned in Pakistan: Afghan official
Source: ET A senior UAE police official held the Afghan government responsible for the deadly bombing in Kandahar which on January 10 killed five UAE diplomats and injured its ambassador. The blast had occurred inside the Kandahar governor’s high-security guest house where the UAE diplomats, including Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah […]
The gates of hell
Source: Dawn Afghanistan, screaming blame and abuse.But the louder they yell, the more insistent the question: how have they managed to get it so wrong? Let’s talk about the boys a bit. The wave, this fresh orgy of violence, is rooted in Afghanistan. There’s no real reason to doubt that. The […]
U.S. general wants thousands more troops to break Afghan stalemate
Reuters International FEB 9, 2017 – U.S. Army General John Nicholson, Commander of Resolute Support forces and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, speaks during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (reuters_tickers) By Phil Stewart and Idrees […]
US Army officer brings Afghan interpreter to live with him
Image copyrightAPImage captionArmy Captain Matthew Ball (R) hugs his former interpreter Qismat Amin at San Francisco International Airport A US Army officer has brought his former Afghan interpreter to live with him in America amid fears he could fall foul of new immigration restrictions. Capt Matthew Ball paid for Qismat […]
Switzerland condemns deadly Red Cross Afghan ambush
SIX KILLED FEB 8, 2017 ICRC President Peter Maurer condemned the attack in Afghanistan (Keystone) Swiss Foreign Minister, Didier Burkhalter, has condemned an attack on humanitarian workers in Afghanistan that left six International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) staff dead on Wednesday. Burkhalter expressed condolences to the families of the […]
Afghan refugees’ status extended until end of year
Source: Aljazeera By Asad Hashim A crackdown by Pakistani authorities has seen a rise in both deportations and voluntary repatriations of Afghan nationals [File: Josh Smith/Reuters] Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has […]
Blast reported near Supreme Court in Afghan capital, at least 12 feared dead
Source: TOI KABUL: An explosion occurred near the Supreme Court in the centre of Afghanistan‘s capital,Kabul, on Tuesday, according to witnesses at a nearby government ministry. Kabul police confirmed that ablast had been heard and they were still working to identify the exact location of it. More:
Afghan government controls less than 60 percent of country – watchdog
Reuters International FEB 1, 2017 – An Afghan policeman keeps watch in front of shipping containers that blocked streets leading to Kabul’s government and diplomatic area in Kabul, Afghanistan May 16 , 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (reuters_tickers) By Josh Smith KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government controls less than 60 percent […]
Kabul sought Pakistan-Afghanistan merger in 1954
January 28, 2017 ISLAMABAD: In 1954, the Afghanistan government had approached the United States seeking the merger of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The recently-declassified CIA documents reveal that Pakistan was approached over Kabul’s urge for Pakistan-Afghanistan merger but it was suspicious of this plan. A document dated 14 October 1954 reads […]
Pakistani, Afghan visa applicants to face extreme vetting: Trump
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has indicated that both Pakistan and Afghanistan will be among the countries whose citizens will have to go through an “extreme vetting” process before entering the United States. In an interview to ABC News, Mr Trump also said he was going to sign […]
The Afghan girls raised as boys
In Afghanistan, ranked the worst country in the world to be born a girl, some parents are bringing up their daughters as sons. Then comes puberty and the ‘bacha posh’ are expected to to switch back Mehran Rafaat with her twin sisters outside their family home in Afghanistan. Photograph: Adam […]
Kabul bombings: Dozens dead after twin blasts near Afghan parliament
Source: BBC The blasts, part of a wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday, took place during rush hour as staff were leaving the complex. The Taliban said they carried […]