2 May 2020 16:05
Civil war, poverty and now the virus: Afghanistan stands on the brink
Desperate medics reveal the challenge of fighting Covid-19 in a country already beset by huge problems as watchdog warns of impending health disaster.
2 May 2020 14:14
This ‘hospital needs to be quarantined,’ but Afghanistan is at war
Even when their city was repeatedly overrun by the Taliban and fighting reached their doorsteps, the doctors and nurses in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz kept working. They dressed wounds and saved lives at the main government hospital even as a nearby trauma center was bombed, killing more than ...
2 May 2020 13:03
The Trump Administration Is Now Hiding Information About Taliban Attacks in Afghanistan
The NATO-led military coalition in Afghanistan has stopped releasing details about Taliban attacks against the Afghan government even as the United States prepares to draw down its forces there, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction revealed in a report Friday morning.
2 May 2020 11:02
Signs of bitter political feud in Afghanistan near end
Development comes on heels of mounting pressure by country's western backers on President Ghani and his rival Abdullah.
2 May 2020 10:57
Afghanistan likely to face coronavirus 'health disaster': US watchdog
The United States (US) watchdog report warns that the coronavirus outbreak is likely to cause a health disaster in Afghanistan, which is still plagued by conflict, despite a peace deal between the Taliban and the US.
2 May 2020 09:52
Afghanistan suffers upsurge in fighting and in coronavirus
Clashes between Taliban fighters and Afghan forces intensified in northern Balkh and southern Logar province as warring sides fought to control checkpoints and the number of coronavirus cases in Afghanistan rises, officials said on Friday.
30 Apr 2020 16:23
Afghans Claim Foreign Combatants Fighting Alongside Taliban In Violation Of Peace Deal
Afghan officials say hundreds of foreign combatants are fighting alongside Taliban militants in a strategic northern province, a move that if proven true would violate the terms of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement.
30 Apr 2020 15:20
COVID-19: Afghanistan begins free bread drive for poor
Around 250,000 needy families in capital Kabul will receive free naan bread at local bakeries in first phase of project.
30 Apr 2020 14:19
Women and Girls With Disabilities at High Risk of Harassment in Afghanistan Due to COVID-19
Human Rights Watch released a new report detailing abuse in cities across the country.
30 Apr 2020 11:06
MTN Seeks to Dismiss U.S. Anti-Terrorism Case in Afghanistan
MTN Group Ltd. filed court papers to dismiss a U.S. claim that Africa’s largest wireless carrier paid Taliban officials not to attack its operations in Afghanistan.
30 Apr 2020 10:04
Coronavurs: IMF approves $220 million loan for Afghanistan to tackle economic impact
The funds from the Washington-based crisis lender will "help meet the urgent" financing needs as the authorities boost critical health spending and roll out social assistance to households hit hard by the crisis.
30 Apr 2020 09:56
Iran donates coronavirus test kits to Afghanistan
Afghan authorities continue to call for international support amid the country’s fight against a worsening coronavirus crisis.
29 Apr 2020 17:38
Afghanistan May Soon Have Peace. And the Cost Is Democracy.
A fledgling armistice endangers the country’s 20-year experiment in democratic state-building.
29 Apr 2020 21:08
What’s next for Afghanistan amid Covid, political logjam
Yet again in this troubled country, the choice may be between worse and worst.
29 Apr 2020 12:44
The first step towards peace in Afghanistan: What the US-Taliban peace deal means for the country
Both the US and the Taliban declared the 29 February peace agreement a victory. Here Emrah Ozdemir (Karatekin University, Turkey) explains the implications for the deal, its impact on Afghan citizens and some possible roadblocks ahead for maintaining peace throughout the country.
29 Apr 2020 11:42
Afghanistan Suicide Bombing Kills At Least Three, Wounds 15
A suicide bombing in Kabul Province close to the Afghan capital killed three people and wounded 15 on April 29, the Interior Ministry said.
28 Apr 2020 13:16
The Islamic State Remains Alive in Afghanistan
In early April, Afghan forces captured the latest head of ISKP — but will it matter?
28 Apr 2020 13:14
Afghanistan: Women with Disabilities Face Systemic Abuse
Afghan women and girls with disabilities face high barriers, discrimination, and sexual harassment in accessing government assistance, health care, and schools.
28 Apr 2020 12:59
Is India’s future in Afghanistan under threat?
On February 29, the US signed a hugely-significant deal with Taliban, paving the way for exit of American troops from Afghanistan and mainstreaming of the fanatic Islamist organisation.Two months on, India has reportedly wound up its operations at two of its four consulates in Afghanistan — Jalalabad ...
28 Apr 2020 12:08
Trump tells advisers U.S. should pull troops as Afghanistan COVID-19 outbreak looms
Trump complains almost daily that U.S. troops are still in Afghanistan and are now vulnerable to the pandemic, officials said.
