The Islamic republic system has been the longest-running political system in the country after the end of the absolute monarchy led by King Mohammad Zahir. The monarchy lasted for 40 years, and the current republic has been in place for the past two decades. The Afghan government has often emphasized the need to preserve the republic when it comes to […]

Afghan leaders on Sunday held a meeting under the leadership committee of the High Council for National Reconciliation to discuss in detail the US-proposed draft for Afghanistan’s peace and the upcoming international conferences on the reconciliation process. The leaders agreed that the Afghan republic should thoroughly review the proposed draft for peace and then share it with the United States. […]

The Afghan National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) has allegedly classified a number of ethnic groups and tribes into categories – in a move met with a strong backlash by Afghans including some government officials.

At least three people have been killed and 12 wounded on Sunday evening in two separate explosions in Kabul city, police confirmed.

As US President Joe Biden’s administration wrestles with whether to extend troop presence in Afghanistan or withdraw by May 1 as per the deal with the Taliban, officials have said there are in fact more American troops on the ground than the reported 2,500.

A car bombing, a roadside blast and insurgent raids killed at least 22 people, including security forces and civilians, officials in Afghanistan said Saturday. The violence injured nearly 70 people, most of them civilians. Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said Saturday the car bomb blast targeted a police base in the province of Herat, which borders Iran.

At least eight people were killed and 54 injured when a car bomb exploded in Herat City in western Afghanistan on Friday, an official confirmed Saturday. A police constable was among those killed, and the injured included seven police officers as well as children, Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said.

The Defense Ministry’s plan to dissolve the Afghan Army’s 217 Pamir Corps and merge it with the 209 Shaheen Army Corps has been faced with widespread reaction from lawmakers and analysts who say it will have severe consequences on the security situation in some northern and northeastern provinces, especially the Kunduz province.

Following an eight-month period of shuttle diplomacy and challenging negotiation, the US and the Taliban signed a peace agreement in February 2020. The process did not include the Afghan government, which was then faced with a fait accompli placing them at the negotiating table without real ownership of the confidence-building measures agreed upon by US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and […]

A car bomb blast rattled Herat city on Friday evening, local officials confirmed. According to the officials, an explosive-loaded vehicle detonated in PD14 of the city.