India has promised continued support to Afghanistan, particularly to its security forces, reports a media outlet. India’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. MM Naravane held out the assurance at a meeting with Afghan Ambassador Farid Mamundzay on Wednesday. The Press Trust of India reported the two sides conferred on bilateral defence cooperation, particularly Afghan forces’ capacity building. India’s medical support […]

A trilateral meeting among foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan will take place in Istanbul on Friday (tomorrow), a statement said on Thursday. In addition to recent developments regarding the Afghan peace process, cooperation in the fields of security, energy, connectivity and irregular migration will be discussed the meeting. On the margins of the meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu […]

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) announced that urgent action is needed to avert a deepening crisis in Afghanistan as one third of the country’s population is going without adequate food due to a worsening drought crisis. “The drought and food crisis is one of the worst suffered in Afghanistan in recent decades, as 13.1 […]

At least nine people, including security force members, were wounded in a car bomb attack that targeted a convoy of the Afghan intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), in Kabul on Tuesday night, a source said on Wednesday. The blast happened at around 9:45 pm local time at Shaheed Roundabout in Kabul’s district 15 while a convoy of […]

The speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Afghanistan’s parliament, on Wednesday said that the Taliban’s unwillingness led to the postponement of the UN-led peace conference on Afghanistan to be held in Turkey. “The Istanbul conference is a historic opportunity for the Taliban, the government and the people of Afghanistan which shouldn’t be wasted,” said Rahmani. “Unfortunately, there […]

The Taliban reportedly asked the US on Tuesday to ensure the release of its prisoners and the removal of UN sanctions on the Taliban’s leaders in exchange for the participation of the group in the Turkey conference, sources close to the group have told TOLOnews. The UN-led Afghan peace conference in Turkey was scheduled to take place on April 24, […]

A lawmaker from Pakistan’s ruling party Tuesday kicked off a debate on whether the French ambassador should be expelled over the publication in France of controversial cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The resolution from Amjad Ali, a lawmaker from the ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, was seen as a test of whether the government gives in to threats from radical Islamists. […]

The UK and its allies “reserve the right” to launch new military action in Afghanistan should international terrorism thrive, the British government has said. According to the UK’s Forces news outlet, defence minister James Heappey has left the door open for military action should “ungoverned spaces” return which pose a threat to the UK homeland or the interests of allies, […]

The US State Department’s spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday night that the Istanbul Conference was never meant to replace the Doha talks but rather it was part of a broader diplomatic effort to secure a political settlement. Addressing a press conference, Price said the Doha talks “is an effort that continues to be ongoing and it’s an effort where […]

The German military plans to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by as early as July 4, dpa news agency reported. This is earlier than previously planned, the Defence Ministry informed Germany’s parliament on Wednesday. According to dpa, the German military is currently holding talks with partners in NATO that could see Germany’s 1,100 troops leave by July 4. The […]