The Afghan police have rescued a kidnapped child in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province and arrested an alleged kidnapper, provincial police spokesman Jumaudin Khaksari said on Sunday. Following …
Over 800 goods vehicles cross into Afghanistan as Torkham border reopens
KHYBER: Over 800 goods vehicles crossed over to Afghanistan on Saturday as the bilateral trade resumed after six days hiatus due to the abrupt closure of the Torkham border by Afghan authorities late …
Lessons from Afghanistan: Special IG John Sopko calls for greater oversight for Ukraine aid
Though vastly different countries, Afghanistan IG John Sopko says the US should appoint a special inspector to oversee aid to Ukraine as America spends $113 billion helping fend off Russia’s attacks
Russia? Afghanistan? Biden’s reported diplomatic gifts speak to a bygone era.
Gifts given to President Biden by Vladimir Putin and by then–Afghan president Mohammed Ashraf Ghani were transferred to the National Archives.
China and Iran call on Afghanistan to end discrimination against women
China and Iran have called on Afghanistan to end restrictions on women’s work and education. The call came after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and the two countries issued a joint statement reaffirming their …
73% of vets have negative view of Afghanistan withdrawal, poll shows
As such, the organization supports an investigation into the withdrawal, which was recently announced by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “I think we need questions about how the intelligence community engages an ally,
Withdrawal of international aid from Afghanistan disproportionately harms women and girls: NGO
The withdrawal of international aid from the Afghanistan stands to harm the most vulnerable part of the population: women and girls, a new NGO report says.
Afghanistan Is Not Funny: the comedian transformed by the war on terror
Henry Naylor travelled to Afghanistan in 2003 to research his fringe farce Finding Bin Laden. His sobering new show takes stock of the country’s fate since Was Henry Naylor’s agent right when he warned the writer and comic, at the height of the “war …
Trade resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border
Officials say the normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan has fully resumed after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut down a week ago by Afghanistan …
Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening: Officials
Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that …