Two districts in Afghanistan’s northwest offer a glimpse into life under the Taliban, who have completely cut off education for teenage girls. The order to shut down the girls’ schools was announced at the mosque, in a meeting with village elders. The news filtered through the teachers, in subdued meetings at students’ homes. Or came in a curt letter to […]

President Biden and his Pentagon chiefs say the U.S. will assist Afghanistan’s military from afar after American troops pull out. They haven’t announced the details, but they do have a common refrain: “over the horizon.” “We will maintain an over-the-horizon capacity,” Biden said in his recent address to a joint session of Congress. “We will continue to support (the Afghans) […]

Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said Monday that the Afghan government would never give in to “extremism” nor to an “Emirate” system. Danish stated that the Taliban wants to subdue the people of Afghanistan and the government through the use of violence; therefore. He said this was the reason the group was reluctant to take part in peace talks. Speaking […]

Two lawmakers on Sunday said they see an unclear policy by the Afghan government’s foreign policy toward Pakistan, referring to recent remarks by President Ashraf Ghani and his National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib about Islamabad’s policies. “Under the current situation and the ongoing peace process, unfortunately, there isn’t a unified view from the Republic. This is not in favor of […]

Troops from the United Kingdom and Canada are twice as likely to be killed in Afghanistan as compared to their U.S. counterparts, while the UK has also provided more economic and humanitarian assistance to the country than the U.S., the Guardian reported on a study published on Wednesday. According to the study published by the Costs of War project at […]

The Afghan National Army has launched offensives and started clearance operations in the south western parts of the country after the three-day Eid ceasefire ended at midnight Saturday. The 215th Maiwand Military Corps said in a statement, operations were launched simultaneously in besieged western areas of Lashkargah, Nawa and Nahri Saraj districts.“The Afghan defense forces are committed to suppressing, clearing […]

Beijing aims to draw Central Asia neighbors into its Belt and Road but worries about a post-US troop withdrawal rise in terrorism Ten months after the first meeting of the foreign ministers of China and the five Central Asian states, Beijing followed through with a second session on May 11 at a gathering in Xian hosted by Foreign Minister Wang […]

Afghans across the country on Saturday said that despite some incidents of violence, the majority of the people managed to celebrate Eid in relative calm in the last three days due to reciprocal ceasefire between the Taliban and the Afghan government. Many of the youths during these days flocked to the picnic points to spend their time together with friends […]

The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Saturday that Taliban has violated the three-day ceasefire in seven provinces across the country that killed and wounded dozens of civilians. “The ceasefire has been violated in several cases and several points of the country and terrorist groups under Taliban leadership violated the ceasefire. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is committed to […]

At least 12 people were killed and 15 more were wounded in an explosion inside a mosque in Shakar Dara district north of Kabul on Friday afternoon, police said in a statement. The blast happened at Haji Bakhshi Mosque in Qala-e-Murad Bek area in Shakardara district of Kabul during Friday prayer, police said. Sources said the bomb was placed inside […]