To CGTN, people who worked with German forces say they have been abandoned and completely forgotten. “We have been identified by the Taliban militants and we have a lot of concerns. We fear for our lives,” says former translator Wahid Abdul, adding, “We cannot go anywhere, we cannot go outside.” Abdul worked with the German army for a decade, during […]

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) foreign and defence ministers agreed on Tuesday to continue supporting the Afghan community even after the withdrawal of forces from Kabul, according to the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Addressing a press conference following a virtual meeting of NATO defence ministers, Stoltenberg said “ministers agreed that this continued support is the best way in which […]

NATO’ chief Jens Stoltenberg says the military organisation’s pullout from Afghanistan is going well, without making a reference to the series of attacks that not only claimed 10 lives, but plunged the country’s capital, Kabul, into darkness. At least three bombs have rattled the Afghan capital Kabul killing at least 10 people and plunging the city into darkness, an Afghan […]

Four security force members were killed in a car bomb attack by the Taliban on the police headquarters in Baghlan-e-Markazi district in the northern province of Baghlan on Monday evening, officials said Tuesday. The attack took place at around 6:30 pm local time when a Humvee loaded with explosives was detonated near the police headquarters in the district, Baghlan police […]

Information gathered by TOLOnews indicates that at least 624 people–302 civilians and 322 security force members–in various regions of the country were killed in blasts, fighting and targeted killing in the month of May, and 710 others were wounded during this period. Over the past month, several provinces across the country saw fierce fighting between the Afghan security forces and […]

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said that the security situation in Afghanistan remains “very difficult and challenging,” reiterating that as the US and coalition forces are leaving, at some stage, Afghans should take full responsibility for their own future. Pentagon officials have said that the withdrawal up to 25% complete. US President Joe Biden announced in April that […]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has formally asked the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to investigate murders of journalists and media workers in Afghanistan since March 2020. In this time, 11 media workers, including journalists, have been killed in targeted attacks. RSF has asked Bensouda to investigate these murders – which the organization said Wednesday could be regarded as […]

The Turkish government has agreed to take over responsibility for Kabul’s international airport in a $130 million deal with NATO, an Afghan government official told the UAE’s The National newspaper. This comes after weeks of uncertainty over the security of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul city. According to The National, the details and the exact takeover date are […]

At least three civilians were killed and 12 others were wounded Wednesday morning when a 02 NDS unit convoy was targeted in Nangarhar province, local officials confirmed. Provincial governor Ziaulhaq Amarikhail said that the incident occurred in PD4 in Jalalabad city. The Nangarhar governor said the NDS suffered casualties but he did not provide details. Meanwhile, a source told Ariana […]

Taliban insurgents launched a series of attacks on Afghan security posts in Pachiragam, Haska Mina and Surkhrod districts in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday. Hijratullah, Pachiragam district chief, said the Taliban had attacked check posts belonging to Afghan Army and local protection forces in the Pera Khel and Bama Khel areas. He said casualties had been […]