Separate bombs killed at least seven people in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in Kabul on Saturday, according to an official within Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry.Why it matters: Violence has escalated …
German army to rescue beer trapped in Afghanistan
T he German army must evacuate nearly 6,000 gallons of beer as part of its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Troops at the German camp of Mazar-e-Sharif accumulated 65,000 unopened cans of beer, in …
Taliban oppose Turkey’s proposal to guard Kabul airport, says must leave Afghanistan as per 2020 deal
Taliban on Friday opposed Turkey’s proposal to guard Kabul airport and said that Ankara must leave Afghanistan as per the 2020 deal. Suhail Shaheen, a spokesperson to the Taliban expressed his …
As US withdraws, Afghanistan’s lure returns for Southeast Asian extremists – women and children included
An Afghanistan no longer propped up by the West presents it a tempting opportunity Southeast Asian fighters will be drawn to the idea of emulating mujahideen veterans, but this time around the …
As US withdraws, Afghanistan’s lure returns for Southeast Asian extremists – women and children included
An Afghanistan no longer propped up by the West presents it a tempting opportunity Southeast Asian fighters will be drawn to the idea of emulating mujahideen veterans, but this time around the …
111 militants killed in 24 hrs in Afghanistan
At least 111 Taliban militants were killed in the last 24 hours across Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
Amid U.S. Pullout, Afghanistan’s Hazaras Fear For Their Future
As violence in Afghanistan increases amid U.S. and NATO troop withdrawal, the country’s Hazara ethnic group are arming themselves against what they anticipate will be a war for control between …
As US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, it will remain ‘fully focused’ on peace, says negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad
Zalmay Khalilzad, US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, says the US and the Taliban have alternative visions for the future. He joins the The World’s Marco Werman with insights on …
Biden and NATO must face the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan
Moreover, response times from these bases to targets in Afghanistan will be longer — flights from the Gulf are measured in hours, not minutes — and could well afford terrorists sufficient time to …
How I Learned To Stop Worrying and To Love the Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan | Opinion
In recent weeks, a number of articles have been written prognosticating that America’s planned withdrawal from Afghanistan later this year spells doom for U.S. and Israeli counterterrorism efforts, as …