The third meeting of the EU-Afghanistan Special Working Group on Human Rights, Good Governance and Migration was held on Wednesday virtually in which parties involved expressed grave concern about the continuing high level of violence, and condemned the increasing number of targeted killings of media workers, civil society activists and law enforcement officials.

There has been an increase in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace talks in September, UNAMA said Tuesday. According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) latest report, despite the rise in casualties since September the overall numbers for 2020 were down due to lower civilian casualty rates prior to the start of talks.

After more than a month of delays, a sharp rise in violence and continued discussions on the future of foreign troops in Afghanistan the stalled peace talks between the Afghan Republic’s team and the Taliban resumed on Monday in Qatar.

At least nine pro-government forces were killed in a clash with the Taliban militants in eastern Logar province, sources said.

At least nine public uprising force members were killed in a Taliban attack on a security outpost in Logar province on Monday night, sources said on Tuesday. The Taliban attacked a security outpost in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar, the source said. “The clashes continued for more than two hours during which the outpost was taken over and nine public […]

There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, according to a report released by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday.

Hundreds of clerics from in Afghanistan’s Herat province on Tuesday appealed to the Afghan government and the Taliban to end the violence and announce a ceasefire in the country.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Monday that the recent wave of violence against our people is an indication of a systematic onslaught against Afghan society. Addressing the 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, President Ghani said that targeted killings are the sharp edge directed against men and women representing the profound transformation of Afghan society during the […]

Afghanistan on Friday angrilyreacted to Russia’sSpecial Envoy Zamir Kabulov’s remarks in favourof a transitional coalition government in Kabul. Earlier in the week, Kabulov claimed the Taliban had not breached their peace deal with the United States of America. The pact was signed last year in Doha.

US President Joe Biden said that his administration “strongly” supports the diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the long-term conflict in Afghanistan. Addressing the virtual Munich Security Conference, Biden stated that the United States is committed to consulting closely with NATO on the way forward in Afghanistan.