An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington’s former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay …
Soldiers Killed in Pakistan Attacks
At least eight soldiers and a civilian were killed in western Pakistan on Friday in separate attacks along the border with Afghanistan, where violence has erupted in recent months, police told AFP.
Taliban refuses to hand back U.S. military hardware but says Afghanistan is “open” for business
In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab, the spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Qahar Balkhi says U.S. military hardware left behind after the Biden …
Security forces kill 4 armed robbers in east Afghanistan
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, March 26 (Xinhua) — Afghan security forces have broken up a gang of robbers and killed four members of the band in eastern Afghanistan’s Parwan province, a local security …
3 injured as petrol depot catches fire in S. Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 24 (Xinhua) — Three people, including a firefighter, were injured as a petrol depot caught fire in Kandahar city of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Sunday …
Afghanistan: Women tortured, raped in Taliban prisons
While no one knows exactly how many women are imprisoned in Afghanistan, an alarming number of reports indicates they are abused and sexually assaulted by the Taliban.
Russia’s LPG exports to Afghanistan boom as Europe shuns it
Russia’s exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Afghanistan and ex-Soviet states in Central Asia have jumped following introduction of European Union sanctions against Moscow at the end of 2024, …
Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, World Food Programme warns
GENEVA – Programmes to help prevent malnourishment in children in Yemen, Afghanistan and Syria could be suspended within months if urgent funding is not found, the U.N.’s World Food Programme warned …
Taliban Reject Trump’s Call to Surrender Captured U.S. Arms
On 1 March 2025, after his first Cabinet meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Taliban should return the equipment the U.S. abandoned in Afghanistan as it withdrew in August 2021. He added …
Bangladesh in BIG Trouble as Arakan Army escalates activities at borders, US General heads to Dhaka, Yunus govt to hold… India plans to…
Vowell is a senior US military officer and the Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Pacific (USARPAC). He has participated in three wars in Afghanistan and two in Iraq.