Mohammad Haneef Atmar, the nominee for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in an address to the parliament on Monday said there might be a reduction in the international community’s pledge to Afghanistan in the upcoming Geneva Conference as the world economy has been affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

The US-Taliban agreement—signed in Doha in February—can not be the basis for all topics that will be discussed in the peace negotiations in Qatar, said Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, reiterating that Afghanistan needs an inclusive peace.

Lashkargah (BNA) Twenty-eight Taliban insurgents were killed and 11 others wounded in the latest clashes in Helmand.

The Ministry of Interior Affairs on Sunday released a list of 70 Taliban commanders killed in Afghanistan’s war-torn provinces of Helmand and Kandahar in operations carried out by Afghan forces in response to attacks by the group that started more than a month ago, reported TOLO News.

Over 150 Pakistan terrorists operating in Afghanistan were killed in operations conducted by the Afghan forces in Helmand and Kandahar province, the Interior Affairs Ministry said on Sunday. In a press conference, the Interior Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Tariq Arian released a list of Taliban terrorists killed in recent clashes against Afghan forces.

Afghanistan and India Sunday refuted allegations they are the source of terrorist attacks in Pakistan and instead questioned counterterrorism credentials of their South Asian neighbor. The strong rebuttal comes a day after Islamabad accused New Delhi of running some 66 militant training camps on Afghan soil to plot “terrorism” to destabilize Pakistan and hurt its economic partnership with China.

The Ministry of Interior Affairs on Sunday released a list of 70 Taliban commanders killed in Helmand and Kandahar in Afghan forces operations that were carried out in response to attacks by the group that started more than a month ago. According to the ministry, 20 of the commanders were from various parts of Helmand and were leading groups of […]

A surge of targeted killings and assassinations has swept Afghanistan, where violence has soared despite peace efforts aimed at ending the war. Many of those being targeted are civilians — journalists, rights activists, cultural figures, moderate religious leaders, and women in public roles.

First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Saturday said the Afghan forces have arrested the mastermind behind the deadly attack on Kabul University that left at least 22 people dead, most of whom were students of the university.

The Ministry of Defense says 77 Taliban fighters have been killed in clashes with the country’s security and defense forces. The ministry said in a press release on Saturday, that 60 Taliban fighters were killed last night during a security operation in Kandahar province.