The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday went into an immediate lockdown amid a surge of COVID-19 infections in the mission, communicated to staff through a management notice that was …
COVID-19 out of control in Afghanistan as cases up 2,400% in a month
The COVID-19 pandemic is spiralling out of control in Afghanistan, with cases rising 2,400% in the past month, hospitals filling up and medical resources quickly running out, the International …
Asian powers plot to fill US vacuum in Afghanistan
Biden’s decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan has spurred internal instability in the country, where violence is escalating as the Taliban score more battlefield victories against the …
Allies ‘sprinting to keep up’ during Biden’s Europe trip as US accelerates Afghanistan withdrawal
Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, his first major foreign policy decision, has left allies playing catch up even after the U.S. president sat down with …
India played important role in Afghanistan’s economic, social development in last two decades: Khalilzad
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad on Wednesday laid emphasis on India’s role in Afghanistan’s economic and so …
Gunmen kill four polio workers in Afghanistan’s east
Four polio vaccination workers were killed and three injured in separate attacks in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, a provincial health department official said on Tuesday, the latest in a …
How The U.S. Can Control Its Financial Presence In Afghanistan When Troops Leave
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with John F. Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction. He’s calling for continued oversight of U.S. funding there as American presence declines.
NATO’s new plan for Afghanistan
Leaders of NATO member states had issued a joint communique after in depth celebrations on a wide range of topics including NATO’s role after US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Afghan Peace negotiations, …
US withdrawal from Afghanistan: Effects on the region
NATO leaders bid a symbolic farewell to Afghanistan at its summit in Brussels on 14 June 2021 and Afghanistan remains a ‘Mission Unaccomplished’.
Afghanistan’s football boss contracts COVID-19
Mohammad Yousef Kargar, Head of Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), has contracted COVID-19, the AFF said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the AFF, Kargar is currently in quarantine.