At least 150 Afghan troops have been killed or injured in the last 24 hours in a surge of attacks by Taliban militants, senior government officials told Reuters on Monday. According to the officials, fighting is now raging in 26 of the country’s 34 provinces. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity as the Afghan government does not give total […]

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his country is pushing for a political settlement in Afghanistan before international troops leave later this year to reduce the risk of civil war in its western neighbor. US President Joe Biden announced in April to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. The announcement was followed by concerns about […]

At a dusty bus station on this city’s outskirts, ticket hawkers call out for passengers to the southern city of Kandahar. It’s a 300-mile route — and the Taliban control key parts of the highway. There are gun battles along the route, and the Taliban undertake violent ambushes of Afghan forces. But for bus driver Jan Mohammad, the highway seems […]

After almost 20 years and $2 trillion, the United States is ending its war in Afghanistan. In that time, the economy has been hooked on billions in military spending and international aid. Kardan University’s Mahmood Ajmiri tells Al Jazeera how the war economy will cope as the Taliban takes control of more of the country. And Congo Is Not For […]

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims observe daylong fasting, is supposed to be a time for strict piety, restraint and self discipline. But this year Ramadan saw unprecedented escalation in fighting and bloodshed in Afghanistan as the Taliban continued the ruthless carnage, targeting common Afghans in most parts of the war-ravaged country. The worst of the terrorist […]

With the U.S. troop withdrawal well underway, the United States on Friday announced more than $266 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan as part of what it called an enduring U.S. commitment to the war-torn country. The announcement comes amid unrelenting violence and a stalled peace process that are fueling fears that the departure of U.S.-led international forces is […]

China and Pakistan are looking to bolster their strategic partnership in Afghanistan, where the withdrawal of U.S. troops after two decades of warfare is set to bring along new opportunities and uncertainties, among them the question of a common foe that the United States says does not exist. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmoud Shah Qureshi […]

At least 4 people were killed and five more wounded after a blast hit a passenger car in the Kot-e-Sangi area in PD5 of Kabul city, according to Afghan security officials. Four hours before the blast, at least four civilians were killed, including two women, and four others were wounded–including one child and a woman–in an earlier blast in Kabul […]

China will chair a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday as Beijing looks to step up its engagement with both Kabul and Islamabad amid the withdrawal of U.S. forces. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday the fourth meeting between the three countries’ foreign ministers will be held via video link and would be chaired by […]

The US military says air and ground operations it conducted in Afghanistan last year unintentionally killed 20 civilians. According to an annual report on civilian casualties submitted to Congress, the US Department of Defense (DoD) “assesses that there were approximately 23 civilians killed and approximately 10 civilians injured during 2020 as a result of US military operations.” The Pentagon said […]