Protesters have been demanding reopening of border crossing with Afghanistan, frequently used by labourers and traders.
Bombing kills 18 in Afghanistan on eve of Eid ceasefire
The explosion targeted Afghan security forces in Pul-e-Alan, the capital of the eastern province of Logar and civilian casualties are also feared, according to Shahpoor Ahmadzai, the spokesman for the …
Focus Live: Operation Burnham – what happened with the NZSAS during a deadly incursion in Afghanistan
Video / Supplied Focus Live: National’s plan for Kiwis to start their own businesses National would make it easier for people who have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 downturn easier to start …
Taliban bounties case: Mike Pompeo says threats to US in Afghanistan raised with Russia
Pompeo would not say whether he had specifically raised allegations that Russia was paying bounties to Taliban fighters to kill American troops in Afghanistan, but said the discussions involved all …
Herd Immunity Can’t Save Afghanistan From COVID -19
The long-struggling Afghanistan might go through a new surge of COVID-19 cases that could trigger a full-scale crisis — unlike the first wave.
Afghanistan- Afghan-American Naim Ismail Charged with Ponzi Scheme Targeting Afghan Bank in USA
Naim Ismail, 60, a native of Afghanistan and a United States citizen, was arrested last week in Los Angeles in connection with his participation in various investment schemes that defrauded victims of …
Men who flew in from Afghanistan, Philippines NZ’s newest cases of COVID-19
Two new cases of coronavirus have been detected at New Zealand’s border in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health has revealed.The first COVID-19 case is a man in his 50s who arrived in New Zealand …
‘Over 3,400 Casualties’: UN Mission in Afghanistan Documents Terror Attacks on Sikhs, Religious Minorities
The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict mid-year report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the first half of 2020 witnessed fluctuating levels of violence impacting …
Afghanistan’s Gen Z Is Fighting Back
Afghanistan’s Gen Z Is Fighting Back… KABUL, Afghanistan—There were few things that scared Fatima Khalil, a 24-year-old human rights activist who torpedoed her way across an increasingly volatile …
With US troops gone from two bases in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban steps up attacks
The scars of decades of war and recent battles against ISIS mar the landscape in Achin around the former U.S. Combat Outpost Blackfish, which once housed small Special Forces teams.