Afghanistan
Afghan negotiating team sent to Doha as more Taliban released
Middle East
September 5, 2020
Afghan negotiating team sent to Doha as more Taliban released
The Afghan government said Wednesday it sent a small technical team to Doha, Qatar, to prepare logistics for starting long-delayed…
Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000
Middle East
September 3, 2020
Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus went over 50,000 in the Middle East…
Afghan officials to travel for talks with Taliban after agreement on prisoners: sources
Middle East
September 3, 2020
Afghan officials to travel for talks with Taliban after agreement on prisoners: sources
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan negotiators and senior officials were set to fly to Doha on Thursday ahead of planned peace…
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
At least 70 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed by flash floods in northern Afghanistan, local officials…
Three killed, 41 wounded in Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan
Middle East
August 25, 2020
Three killed, 41 wounded in Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents set off a truck bomb on Tuesday in an attack on Afghan army commandos, killing…
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
Middle East
August 18, 2020
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
The Afghan government said Monday it would not release the remaining 320 Taliban prisoners, stalling peace talks that are set…
Afghan prisoner release: What it is, what it means for peace
Middle East
August 9, 2020
Afghan prisoner release: What it is, what it means for peace
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan grand assembly, known as the Loya Jirga, on Sunday approved the release of 400 “hard-core”…
Traditional council frees Taliban setting up peace talks
Middle East
August 9, 2020
Traditional council frees Taliban setting up peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A traditional Afghan council concluded Sunday with hundreds of delegates agreeing to free 400 Taliban members,…
Kabul opens traditional council on release of 400 Taliban
Middle East
August 7, 2020
Kabul opens traditional council on release of 400 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A traditional council met Friday in Afghanistan’s capital to decide whether to release a final 400…
Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan forces said they retook a prison in the country’s east on Monday afternoon, following an…