At least 11 women have been killed and many more injured in a stampede in a stadium in Afghanistan where people were applying for visas, officials say. The incident happened after “thousands of people …
15 People, Mainly Women Seeking Visas for Medical Care, Killed in Stampede in Afghanistan: Reports
More than a dozen people, many of whom were women hoping to receive visas to allow them entry into Pakistan, were killed in a stampede at a crowded stadium in Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to …
Top US general in Afghanistan says he’s holding back to give Taliban peace deal a chance
Army Gen. Scott Miller told the BBC that the U.S. is showing restraint in order to support the Taliban peace process.
Stampede in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 11 elderly women seeking visas to leave the country
At least 11 women were killed in a stampede in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province Wednesday morning when thousands crowded into a soccer stadium to apply for visas to Pakistan, local officials …
Trump’s Afghanistan troop pullout plan leaves Afghan women scared for their rights, and their lives
Now, as Trump’s national security adviser pledges that U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan will fall to 2,500 by early next year and while talks about talks proceed between the Afgha …
Afghanistan opens first paper production plant to meet annual demand
(Xinhua) — The first-ever paper production factory with the objective to meet annual demand for paper in Afghanistan was opened in the capital city Kabul on Tuesday, reported Wadsam, a local online …
Hundreds of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans volunteer as poll workers to protect the vote | Charlotte Observer
Military veterans volunteering to assist 2020 election is “one sacred institution protecting another,” one Marine says.
Demand for Pakistan Visas Fuels Deadly Stampede in Afghanistan
At least 12 people died as thousands crowded a soccer stadium. Many were seeking medical care in Pakistan, which recently eased its pandemic border restrictions.
At Least 15 Dead in Stampede Near Pakistan Consulate in Eastern Afghanistan
At least 15 Afghans were killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede that occurred in an open ground where thousands of Afghans had gathered on Tuesday to secure visas from the Pakistan …
US Reportedly Lost $19 Billion To Fraud, Abuse in Afghanistan
The United States has lost $19 billion in Afghanistan since 2002 due to “waste, fraud and abuse,” the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a new report released …