At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and more than 40 still missing in central Afghanistan, with 31 killed nationwide since Friday.
At least 26 killed, 40 missing in Afghanistan flash flood
The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials …
OPINION – I fought in Afghanistan and I know it’s now time to talk to the Taliban
Afghanistan evokes negative emotions in the minds of most people. In the popular imagination it is a land of terrorism, extremism and mass migration. I first visited Kabul in 2002, not long after the …
Afghan girls describe how they escaped the Taliban
This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Lesley Stahl reported on an all-girls Afghan boarding school named SOLA, short for School of Leadership Afghanistan. SOLA was forced to flee Kabul when the …
Fears loom over Afghanistan’s internet
As the Taliban tighten their grip over Afghanistan, the militant group is setting its sights on a new target for conquest: the internet and the digital infrastructure which, for the past two decades, …
Drunk driver significantly damages Mechanicville memorial honoring soldier killed in Afghanistan, police say
A drunk driver damaged a memorial to a Mechanicville soldier killed in Afghanistan early Sunday, police said.The crash, a hit-and-run, caused significant damage to Denier Place, a memorial at Railroad …
‘The Return of the Taliban’ Makes Sense of Afghanistan’s Misery
Review: ‘The Return of the Taliban’ Makes Sense of Afghanistan’s Misery Create an FP account to save articles to read later and in the FP mobile app. Sign Up ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN Nearly two years since the United States withdrew from Afghanistan,
Taliban again denies TTP presence in Afghanistan
The Afghan Taliban continues to claim that there are no foreign terror groups operating inside their country, despite all evidence to the contrary. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has an extensive footprint in Afghanistan.
Deprived of education, girls in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan set up handicraft production workshop
The girls said they are working to help their families and create job opportunities for other girls deprived of education.
FM Muttaqi expresses confidence political, economic relations b/w Afghanistan, Pakistan to further strengthen in future
FM Muttaqi expresses confidence political, economic relations b/w Afghanistan, Pakistan to further strengthen in future …