A police officer was killed and six civilians were wounded in two separate bomb explosions in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the latest in a string of bomb attacks in recent months, the capital police confirmed.
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3 Senators Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail on Corruption Charges
The primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center sentenced three Afghan senators to 10 years in prison. Three members of the Meshrano Jirga, the Upper House of Parliament, were sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison each by the primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center on charges of accepting $40,000 in bribe money from customs officials in […]
Read more ›Taliban Warns of More Violence If Doha Deal Is Violated
Taliban says violation of the Doha agreement would have severe consequences for the United States. The Taliban has warned of more violence if the Doha agreement is violated by the United States as the Biden administration is reviewing the groups’ commitment to the deal.
Read more ›Taliban warns of ‘major war’ if US reneges on Doha deal
The Taliban has warned Washington against breaking the US-Taliban deal signed in February last year and threatened “major war” if the new Biden administration fails to abide by its commitment to withdraw all troops by the end of April.
Read more ›Taliban cut short winter break, recall fighters to the battlefield: NBC reports
Taliban fighters have reportedly been called out of their traditional winter break from fighting to front-line duty, three militant leaders told NBC News, amid growing concerns within the group that the new Biden administration will stop the withdrawal of foreign troops.
Read more ›Six wounded in Kabul shop explosion
At least six civilians were wounded in an explosion Saturday morning in capital Kabul city, police said.
Read more ›US deal with Taliban nothing but a ‘withdrawal pact’, says ex-diplomat
Former Pakistani ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, said the agreement between the US and the Taliban has no element of peace and is basically a withdrawal pact for American troops from Afghanistan.
Read more ›Taliban seek permanent instability in Afghanistan: NSA Mohib
Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Adviser (NSA) said on Saturday that Taliban’s intentions are clear and that the group does not want peace. Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Mohib said the Taliban wants the Republic system to collapse in order for them to take control.
Read more ›Blinken, Khalilzad discuss terrorism, peaceful settlement in Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met his special envoy for Afghanistan Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and discussed matters related to Afghan peace process.
Read more ›16 NDS personnel killed in Kunduz overnight attack
Sixteen personnel of the National Directorate of Security Mufraza Unite have been killed in the Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province, a well-placed security source said on Friday.
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