Afghanistan
Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal
Afghanistan’s government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners over the weekend as a rare cease-fire between the groups appeared to hold…
US sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan
Middle East
July 26, 2020
US sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and…
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
Middle East
July 26, 2020
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A UN report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)…
Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday
Middle East
July 24, 2020
Taliban say ready for talks with Kabul after Eid holiday
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they are ready for talks with Afghanistan’s political leadership after the Muslim holiday of…
Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients
Middle East
July 20, 2020
Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The intensive care unit at the Afghan capital’s premier hospital for COVID-19 patients is a medical…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
Middle East
July 4, 2020
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban,…
Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted
Middle East
July 4, 2020
Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted
WASHINGTON (AP) — Intelligence that Afghan militants might have accepted Russian bounties for killing American troops did not scuttle the…
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul
Middle East
June 27, 2020
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul…
Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of civilians amid peace efforts, officials say
Middle East
June 21, 2020
Afghan Taliban kidnap dozens of civilians amid peace efforts, officials say
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants kidnapped about 60 civilians in central Afghanistan over the past week, officials said on Sunday,…
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
Middle East
June 20, 2020
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan…