28 Apr 2020 11:05
US spooks may leave Afghanistan in bid to save fragile peace agreement
WASHINGTON is considering the withdrawal of hundreds of CIA operatives from Afghanistan, while a new UN report reveals that 500 civilians, almost a third of them children, were killed in the first three months of the year.
28 Apr 2020 10:03
Pakistan, Afghanistan trade at standstill
Businessmen have requested the concerned authorities to allow export of Pakistani consignments to Afghanistan through Chaman, Torkham and Khorlachi borders which are facing hurdles.
28 Apr 2020 09:00
China, Afghanistan pledge to jointly promote Belt and Road Initiative
China and Afghanistan have pledged to jointly build the Belt and Road in order to benefit the two countries and beyond.
![India has invested heavily in the development and infrastructure of the war-ravaged country [Altaf Hussain/Reuters]](/images/docs/000092/n00092532-s.jpg "India has invested heavily in the development and infrastructure of the war-ravaged country [Altaf Hussain/Reuters]")
27 Apr 2020 19:01
Will US-Taliban deal limit India's leverage in Afghanistan?
With the US withdrawal under way, India has to find its place in the post-peace geopolitics of the region.
27 Apr 2020 14:59
The Taliban makes the most of Covid-19 crisis in Afghanistan
Whether for propaganda or political clout, the group has adopted an unexpected response to the outbreak.
27 Apr 2020 10:47
MORE THAN 500 CIVILIANS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT DURING FIRST QUARTER 2020
More than 500 civilians, including more than 150 children, were killed due to the fighting in Afghanistan during the first quarter of 2020, according to a United Nations report released today, highlighting the urgent need for all parties to the conflict to do more to protect civilians from harm, especially ...
27 Apr 2020 10:05
Iran exports 320k one-day old chickens to Afghanistan
The head of Veterinary Organization of South Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, said on Monday that since the beginning of the Iranian Year (March 20), 320 thousand one-day old chickens were exported from the province to Afghanistan.
26 Apr 2020 17:13
Afghanistan struggling to implement lockdown
Afghan authorities are struggling to implement lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a province bordering Iran where the outbreak is widening due to an influx of Afghan returnees and men refusing to adhere to social distancing.
26 Apr 2020 16:35
Taliban Constitution Offers Glimpse Into Militant Group's Vision For Afghanistan
When most of Afghanistan was under Taliban rule in the late 1990s, the fundamentalist regime drafted a new constitution.
26 Apr 2020 15:57
Military Expert Reveals US Plot to Replace Hashd Al-Shaabi with American Forces
A prominent military expert warned that Washington is implementing a plot in Western al-Anbar province to replace Hashd al-Shaabi (popular forces) with its own soldiers.
26 Apr 2020 12:52
Protect Afghanistan, world from Taliban
Trump apparently does not care that his newfound friends are going to once again imprison women in their homes, cut throats, and establish a Wahhabi code of law.
26 Apr 2020 12:01
Taliban Rejects Call for Ramadan Ceasefire in Afghanistan
The Taliban have dismissed a government call for a Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan, saying a truce is “not rational” as they ramp up attacks on government forces.
26 Apr 2020 11:48
At Least 4 Killed in Attack on U.S. Base in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber attacked the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan early Saturday morning, killing at least four and injuring 14 others, the U.S. military said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
26 Apr 2020 10:24
U.S. calls on Afghans to set aside disputes, focus on virus
The U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan on Sunday called on the country's feuding leaders to set their differences aside to combat the coronavirus pandemic and advance a stalled peace agreement signed with the Taliban earlier this year.
19 Apr 2020 11:00
US may scale back CIA presence in Afghanistan to save peace deal
The United States is considering the withdrawal of CIA operatives from bases in Afghanistan, as part of an effort to further reduce violence in the war-ravaged Asian country, according to The New York Times.
19 Apr 2020 10:45
Coronavirus Is Pushing Afghanistan Toward a Political Crisis
Afghanistan has imposed lockdowns of varying effectiveness in most of its provinces. But lockdowns also have negative economic and public health externalities. Ordinary Afghans, like the poor worldwide, face a choice between dying by the coronavirus or dying by poverty.
19 Apr 2020 10:42
Afghanistan turns iconic palace into isolation facility
Number of coronavirus patients in landlocked country reaches close to 1,000 with 30 deaths.
19 Apr 2020 09:47
India’s 10th Wheat Consignment for Afghanistan Unloaded at Chabahar
India’s 10th wheat consignment for Afghanistan arrived in Iran’s southeastern Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar on Wednesday, with Afghanistan's Ambassador in Tehran Abdul Ghafoor Liwal in attendance.
19 Apr 2020 08:52
RESCUING HAMID KARZAI, THE FUTURE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN
Pipe-hitters are like wild mustangs: they can’t be constantly corralled. They need to get out and run hard all the time. Such was the case with Greg Coker and the boys cooped up in a holding area trying their best to wait out a tactical pause. “Tactical pause,” yeah… just what exactly was that anyway? ...
19 Apr 2020 07:56
Afghanistan's education system launches platform for online classes
Afghanistan has launched an online education system to help students catch up with their lessons in the time of the novel coronavirus, but this has caused trouble as many school children have no access to the internet.
