NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at the first session of the NATO foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, said: “We call on Taliban to reduce violence, but of course, that’s only the first step.” “What we need to see is a lasting peace agreement. And part of that has to be a ceasefire. So, the reduction of violence should only be […]

The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) on Monday held a demonstration in protest against the shooting incident on Sunday in Chaman-Spin Boldak on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. According to Pakistan media reports, Pakistan security forces opened fire on unarmed Pashtuns near the border gate area after a clash between Pashtun traders and border officials broke out.

Pakistani envoy said in an interview with Ariana News that Pakistan and Afghanistan has formed a joint committee to address security and military affairs related to both countries. Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistani ambassador in Kabul, said that the current peace opportunity in Afghanistan is due to Pakistan’s efforts.

Secretary General of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) strongly condemned the assassination of a prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and said the Zionist regime and the United States are behind the heinous cowardly act.

A car bomb attack in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni killed at least 40 Afghan soldiers and wounded 24, Ghazni public health department told CNN on Sunday. An attacker detonated an explosive packed vehicle in front of a security base in the Deh Yak district of the province.

The international community has imposed stricter conditions on the Afghan government in exchange for continued aid to the country. Nazir Kabiri, CEO of Biruni Institute, a research organization in Kabul, said that in the future the Afghan government will need to brief the international community about programs that it had undertaken in the past year and also its programs for […]

At least three civilians were killed and 23 others were wounded in a suicide attack in Zabul on Sunday morning, security sources reported. Among the wounded was Ata Jan Haqbayan, head of Zabul’s provincial council, who is believed to be the target of the attack.

At least 31 people, mostly security forces, were killed in a suicide attack in Ghazni province on Sunday, local health officials stated. A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives close to a public protection unit in Ghazni on Sunday morning, said the spokesman for provincial governor Wahidullah Jumazada.

At least 21 security force members have been killed and 17 others reportedly wounded in a suicide bombing on Sunday morning in Ghazni province, local officials said.

As events unfolded on Sunday following a deadly suicide bombing in Ghazni city the exact casualty figures are still unknown as officials from different government departments all gave different tallies. Local officials confirmed a Humvee full of explosives was detonated close to a public protection unit in PD3 of Ghazni city.