Afghan parliament’s Monday session was disrupted following verbal clashes between MPs over Saturday’s deadly attack on the Kabul school, with some lawmakers calling it a genocide, while others characterized it as the killing of Afghans. The attack left over 60 people killed, all teenage students, and over 150 wounded. Some lawmakers meanwhile called for the removal of security heads. They […]

On May 9, the Taliban released a statement attributed to its “Emir of the Faithful,” Hibatullah (Haibatullah) Akhunzada, who has been the overall leader of the group since 2016. Akhunzada claims victory is on the horizon, saying “our country is on the verge of attaining complete freedom and independence, and with the Divine Help of Allah (SwT), the hopes and […]

General Qamar Javed Bajwa reiterates Islamabad’s support for peace process to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as Taliban and government declare a three-day ceasefire. The Pakistani army chief has offered Islamabad’s support for the Afghanistan peace process in a meeting with President Ashraf Ghania in Kabul amid growing violence as the United States withdraws its troops. Pakistani Army Chief of Staff […]

Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, in a statement on ceasefire announcement by Taliban said that “temporary ceasefires” are not permanent solution to the country’s problems,” stressing the need for permanent ceasefire to end the war in the country. “We believe that the solution to the current crisis in the country is to speed up […]

At least 40 people were killed in 10 provinces of the country and over 50 more were wounded in the last 24 hours. In one of the incidents, 11 civilians were killed and 29 more were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion that targeted a bus carrying passengers in the southern province of Zabul. “This bomb hit a 404 bus, […]

President Ashraf Ghani in a statement on Monday instructed all Afghan forces to observe the ceasefire during three days of Eid, but he reiterated that the Taliban’s violence has no legitimacy as international troops are leaving the country. Ghani stated that the government is aware of the announcement of the ceasefire by the Taliban, but he did not welcome it […]

Fire broke out at a market in the Makrorayan-e-Char area in Kabul’s District 4 on Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire is not clear so far. Eyewitnesses said dozens of shops were damaged in the fire. The area is surrounded by dozens of shops and residential houses. Videos on social media show that shopkeepers were trying to save their […]

The Afghan National Army’s commando forces broke the siege in Dahana-e-Ghori district in the northern province of Baghlan as fighting continues there in the last three days. Safiqullah Amiri, commander of commando forces regiment in the north who leads the operations in Baghlan, said that reinforcements have arrived in the district and that three outposts that had fallen to the […]

Taliban does not intend to seize power through military struggle, said Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, a top negotiator for the Taliban in Doha, as the timeline for a US-proposed peace conference on Afghanistan in Turkey approaches. Stanekzai made the remarks during a virtual meeting with envoys from the UN, Norway, Sweden, Germany, US and the UK. Stanekzai clarified that forming […]

Afghan security officials on Saturday said that the Taliban used their highest strength in the past week to takeover some strategic areas in at least six provinces of the country, but security forces repelled their offensives and foiled all their planning and military agendas. General Yasin Zia, the Afghan Chief of Army Staff and Acting Minister of Defense, said that […]