As the U.S. continues with its withdrawal of troops, sources at Bagram Air Base, also known as Bagram Airfield, told BBC that logistical work around handing over the base to the Afghan Ministry of Defense started on Monday. The Afghan Defense Ministry also confirmed to the BBC that full responsibility for the air base will soon be handed over to […]

National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces were targeted in an IED explosion on Tuesday in Parwan province, sources said. According to the sources, a convoy of NDS forces was targeted in the Serahi Hofyan-e-Sharif area in PD1 of the provincial capital Charikar city. At least three NDS personnel members were killed and five others wounded in the blast, sources said. […]

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported Tuesday there was an urgent need to reduce the level of violence and that all parties to the conflict need to do more to protect civilians. In a series of tweets, UNAMA stated: “Heavy civilian casualties recently documented by UNAMA underscore urgent need to reduce the violence, for progress in Afghanistan peace […]

At least eight people were killed and more than ten others wounded on Tuesday evening in two back-to-back explosions in the west of Kabul city, sources said. Security sources told Ariana News that a magnetic IED blast targeted a bus at around 7:30 Tuesday evening in the Sar-e-Kariz area in PD3 in the city. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) stated […]

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, […]

An explosive-laden Humvee targeted security forces in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province on Monday evening, sources said. Sources told Ariana News that the Taliban detonated the Humvee at around 6.50pm. Sayeed Kamal Wardak, district chief of Baghlan-e-Markazi, confirmed the incident but did not provide details on casualties. According to the sources, ten members of the Afghan National Security and […]

Five-year-old Beau Wise’s big brothers were more than big. Looking at Jeremy and Ben, 10 and eight years older, he saw grand, invincible figures — figures who led Beau into no small measure of brotherly mischief. “I was kind of constantly getting pulled into various different shenanigans … mostly instigated by Jeremy. He was definitely the biggest troublemaker of the […]

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 […]

Eight to 10 members of the Republic’s negotiating team are expected to travel to Doha within the next two days to resume the stalled negotiations; however, a top negotiator said the talks with the Taliban should not be expected to yield results in months or even another year. Their trip comes after two meetings with Abdullah Abdullah, head of the […]