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 […]

Former Afghan Minister of the Economy and current Special Representative and Senior Advisor at the High Council for National Reconciliation Mustafa Mastoor said on Tuesday that he hopes the stalled peace talks will resume soon and that negotiations this time around need to be more meaningful. Participating in an Atlantic Council webinar on Tuesday on the latest developments in Kabul […]

Former president Hamid Karzai on Monday called on the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban to organize peace meetings within the country, reiterating that peace should be changed into a national process in order for results to be achieved. Addressing an event on peace, Karzai said the US’s efforts for peace in Afghanistan have had no results; therefore, he […]

Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and UK government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced, the BBC reported. More than 3,000 Afghans, including family members, are expected to be allowed to settle in the UK, joining 1,300 who have already done so. This comes amid a foreign troops withdrawal from Afghanistan and rising […]

Afghanistan’s Speaker of the House, the Wolesi Jirga, Mir Rahman Rahmani, headed a parliamentary delegation to Pakistan on Sunday and was welcomed in Islamabad by his Pakistani counterpart Asad Qaisar. Rahmani and his accompanying delegation are scheduled to attend an economic meeting called “Pico” on Monday and will discuss parliamentary and economic relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. According to Rahmani, […]

Troops from the United States and its allies are scheduled to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11. The United States has been promising the Kabul government continued support in endeavoring to bring stability to Afghanistan, including the Afghan military’s efforts to keep Taliban fighters, and others, at bay. There are reports in Western media that Washington is seeking […]

As US and NATO troops continue withdrawing from Afghanistan, dozens of Afghan workers who have partnered with foreigners over the past 20 years are concerned about the situation and are seeking protection. Translators and other local employees of the French military forces in Afghanistan at a gathering in Kabul said they are faced with increasing threats from various groups, and […]

A new wave of violence in five provinces over the last 24 hours killed at least 20 civilians and wounded 34 others. One of the incidents was a magnetic IED blast that targeted a bus carrying lecturers and employees of Alberoni University in Parwan province on Saturday evening. Maiwand Frooq Nijrabi, a medicine faculty lecturer at the university, was among […]

Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Russia Said Tayeb Jawad said Kabul is ready to purchase weapons from Moscow. In an interview with Russia’sTASS news agency, Jawad said: “We are hoping that Russia will consider repairing the existing Russian equipment, especially helicopters.” He also said security forces cadets – particularly those from the Ministry of Interior “are getting training here,” in Russia. Tass […]