Peace talks between Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban are set to start in the next couple days, the Afghan vice president told Al Arabiya on Monday, adding that the negotiations will be one of …
Mortar kills 6 from single family in Afghanistan
A mortar shell hit a residence in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least six members of a single family, an official said on Monday. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor, …
Pakistan nominates new envoy to Afghanistan
Pakistan on Monday nominated its new ambassador to Afghanistan as direct negotiations between Taliban and Kabul aiming to end nearly two decades of war are set to begin. Mansoor Ahmad Khan, a veteran …
Afghanistan’s new ambassador to Delhi refers to India as generous neighbour
Farid Mamundzay has been appointed Afghanistan’s ambassador to India at a time when the Afghan government is gearing up to initiate peace talks with the Taliban.
200 Sikh families from Afghanistan put up in gurudwaras across Delhi
Close to 200 families belonging to the Sikh Community who have arrived here from Afghanistan have been put up at Gurudwaras that are run by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee …
As U.S. air war in Afghanistan surged, investigations into civilian harm plunged
As the war in Afghanistan was becoming increasingly deadly, a decline in U.S. military investigations produced an incomplete account of the missteps that resulted in civilian harm.
‘I don’t get it’: Trump said to have questioned why retired Gen. John Kelly’s son fought in Afghanistan — during a Memorial Day visit to his grave
President Donald Trump “can’t fathom the idea of doing something for someone other than himself,” a friend of Kelly’s told The Atlantic.
Bringing about the vision for a peaceful Afghanistan
Statement by Ambassador James Roscoe, Acting UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Afghanistan …
Trump Expected to Nominate a New Ambassador to Afghanistan
William Ruger has opposed a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, arguing that the president’s push for withdrawal is correct …
‘I don’t get it’: Trump questioned why retired Gen. John Kelly’s son gave his life fighting in Afghanistan on a Memorial Day visit to his grave
Trump “can’t fathom the idea of doing something for someone other than himself,” a retired general and friend of Kelly told The Atlantic.