Months after an American was captured by Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan, a Trump administration official has announced for the first time that Mark R.
Afghanistan and Iran investigate deaths of 16 Afghan migrants near border
The allegations come as coronavirus lockdowns in Afghanistan have caused unemployment to spike and food prices to soar.
U.S.’ Khalilzad to meet Taliban in Qatar, visit India, Pakistan
The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan will call for a reduction in Afghan violence, the start of intra-Afghan peace talks and cooperation against the new coronavirus on a trip to Qatar, …
The Risk Of Coronavirus In Afghanistan’s Prisons Is Complicating Peace Efforts
The Taliban accuse the government of spreading COVID-19 in prisons and warn of revenge if their prisoners are harmed. With prisoners on both sides at risk, peace efforts have become more complicated.
Random Covid-19 tests in Afghanistan find third of people have virus
A third of 500 random coronavirus tests in Afghanistan’s capital came back positive, health officials have said, raising fears of widespread undetected infections. The results of the random tests in …
Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan in Limbo after March Deadly Attack
Following a militant attack in late March that killed 25 Sikhs in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, a dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is now weighing whether or not it is safe to stay in the …
In Rural Afghanistan, Some Taliban Gingerly Welcome Girls Schools
In Rural Afghanistan, Some Taliban Gingerly Welcome Girls Schools In Rural Afghanistan, Some Taliban Gingerl… BADIKHEL, Afghanistan—For the last year, Habib-ur-Rahman has been running a small girls …
COVID-19 Not Affecting Afghan Border Fencing, Pakistan Army Says
Officials in Pakistan say a unilateral construction effort has erected a robust fence along “more than 70%” of the country’s roughly 2,600-kilometer border with Afghanistan, and the coronavirus …
US Defense Secretary: Afghanistan Peace Process ‘Behind Schedule’
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the peace process in Afghanistan is not going as quickly as expected, with the Taliban failing to reduce violence in the war-torn country. “It’s behind schedule, …
In Rural Afghanistan, Taliban Gingerly Welcome Girls Schools
Rahman has been running a small girls school in his own home in this remote area of rural Afghanistan, which is largely dominated by the Taliban. In a previous era, when the Taliban completely ruled …