The Afghan Dreamers, an all-girls robotics team, is using car parts found in marketplaces to create a ventilator prototype that could change the health care system in Afghanistan.The Afghan Dreamers …
Islamic State Redux in Afghanistan? | DAILY TIMES
The recent attacks on minorities in Afghanistan have highlighted the volatile security situation in the country. These incidents send a number of messages to the key stakeholders in Kabul, Islamabad …
Pakistan, China, Iran, Russia issue appeal for ceasefire in Afghanistan
Pakistan, China, Iran and Russia have called for ceasefire in Afghanistan and the start of intra-Afghan, which are the “only way to realize the Afghan national reconciliation, leading to prompt end of …
Will Trump pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan despite continued Taliban attacks?
IT’S HARD not to sympathize with Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran diplomat who has been attempting to broker peace in Afghanistan on behalf of the Trump administration. The envoy faces the …
Gunmen attack Afghanistan mosque killing many worshippers
At least seven killed as gunmen open fire on worshippers offering evening prayers at a mosque in Parwan province.
For most of Afghanistan war, U.S. ‘never really fought to win,’ Trump declares
At other moments, Trump has also lauded the military effort in Afghanistan, including during a surprise Thanksgiving visit last year. Speaking to troops at a U.S. airfield outside …
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 troops in eastern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber in a stolen military Humvee targeted a base in eastern Afghanistan belonging to the country’s intelligence service early on Monday, killing at least nine members of the force, Afghan …
Official: Suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan kills 5
An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeted an intelligence service base in eastern Afghanistan, killing five military forces …
China Virus Cluster, Yemen, Cirque du Soleil: Your Monday Briefing
Good morning. We’re covering a new lockdown in China, a power-sharing deal in Afghanistan and the fate of Cirque du Soleil. The authorities reintroduced lockdown measures in northeastern China, even …
Afghanistan’s Ghani reaches deal to end political stand-off
Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan’s president, has reached a power sharing deal with his political rival Abdullah Abdullah, paving the way for the government to present a united front in negotiations with the …