Afghanistan
‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge
World
June 18, 2020
‘Catastrophic’: South Asia reels from virus surge
Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection…
Afghans condemn Iranian police after refugees killed in car blaze
Middle East
June 6, 2020
Afghans condemn Iranian police after refugees killed in car blaze
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghans have taken to social media to denounce Iranian police after a video of a car carrying…
US troop pullout from Afghanistan ahead of schedule
Middle East
May 28, 2020
US troop pullout from Afghanistan ahead of schedule
The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is considerably ahead of schedule, an official said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump…
With test results lost, an Afghan family fell to virus
Middle East
May 27, 2020
With test results lost, an Afghan family fell to virus
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As in many Afghan households, dinner at Dr. Yousuf Aryubi’s home meant the whole family —…
Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer
Middle East
May 25, 2020
Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani began a process Sunday to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture after…
Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday
Middle East
May 24, 2020
Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban and Afghanistan’s president announced late Saturday a three-day cease-fire ahead of a major Islamic holiday…
Taliban claims Afghan bomb attack, demands prisoner release
Middle East
May 18, 2020
Taliban claims Afghan bomb attack, demands prisoner release
The Taliban claimed a deadly attack on an Afghan intelligence agency post Monday, even as they urged the new power-sharing…
Afghan hospital attackers ‘came to kill mothers’: MSF
Middle East
May 15, 2020
Afghan hospital attackers ‘came to kill mothers’: MSF
Gunmen who stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital this week had come to “kill the mothers” at the maternity…
Militants storm maternity clinic in Afghan capital, kill 14
Middle East
May 12, 2020
Militants storm maternity clinic in Afghan capital, kill 14
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an…
Taliban say they don’t have missing US contractor
Middle East
May 10, 2020
Taliban say they don’t have missing US contractor
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban leaders searched their ranks, including in the much-feared Haqqani network, and on Sunday told The Associated…