Category: Afghanistan

Why India chose silence on accepting Afghan envoys?

Afghanistan has no envoy in India since two and a half years as New Delhi has chosen silence to approve or reject the credentials of an Afghan envoy introduced to the country 16 months ago. Turkey, Tajikistan, Holland and Kuwait are other countries who in recent years have been silent over approval of credentials from Afghan envoys.

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Two wounded in Kabul IED explosion

At least two people were wounded in a magnetic IED explosion in Kabul city Monday morning, Kabul police confirmed.

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India’s attack on Pakistan to harm Afghan peace bid: FM

India’s surgical strikes against Pakistan would harm the Afghan peace process, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has warned.

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Member of Parliament targeted in Kabul explosion

An explosion ripped through the Speen Square intersection in Khushal Khan in PD 5 of Kabul city on Sunday morning, leaving a number of people dead, sources have confirmed.

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Afghanistan: Armed forces kill 74 Taliban terrorists in Kandahar, says ministry

The terrorists were planning to attack positions held by the Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces. Afghanistan Ministry of Defense on Sunday that 74 Talibani terrorists were killed and 15 injured during clashes with the country’s armed forces in Kandahar province.

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Lawmaker survives bomb attack in Afghanistan, 9 killed

With no claim of responsibility for attack yet, Afghan authorities have been blaming armed Taliban for such assaults At least nine civilians were killed and many more wounded in a bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, apparently aimed at a member of the parliament, authorities confirmed.

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MP Wounded, 9 Killed in Kabul Blast

An explosion rocked Kabul city on Sunday morning, Kabul police headquarters confirmed. Security sources told TOLOnews that at least 9 people have been killed and six others were wounded in the explosion in PD5 of the city.

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Top US General Presses Taliban, Afghan Leaders to Reduce Violence

The top U.S. military commander met this week with leaders of the Afghan Taliban insurgency and Afghanistan’s government to urge a reduction in violence across the war-torn South Asian country.

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Khan Pledges Pakistani Help Toward Afghan Ceasefire: Sediqqi

President Ashraf Ghani spoke with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday evening and they discussed the peace process and their concerns over the escalation of violence in Afghanistan, Presidential Palace spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said.

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US Gen. Milley Held Private Talks With Taliban

Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, held unannounced talks with the Taliban peace negotiators in Doha, capital of Qatar, to urge a reduction in violence across Afghanistan, AP reported.

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