Afghanistan
Afghan president, feuding rival reach ‘tentative’ agreement
World
May 2, 2020
Afghan president, feuding rival reach ‘tentative’ agreement
A bitter feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah appeared closer to resolution Friday after Abdullah…
Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: US watchdog
Middle East
May 1, 2020
Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: US watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Afghanistan, beset by a poor healthcare system, malnutrition, war and other vulnerabilities, likely is facing a “health…
Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, World Bank says
World
April 12, 2020
Pandemic a ‘perfect storm’ for South Asia, World Bank says
South Asia is on course for its worst economic performance in 40 years, with decades of progress in the battle…
Taliban set to release first prisoners in fragile Afghan exchange
Middle East
April 12, 2020
Taliban set to release first prisoners in fragile Afghan exchange
The Taliban said it would on Sunday release the first prisoners in a delayed exchange deal with the Afghan government…
US commander in Afghanistan and Taliban discuss violence reduction in Doha meeting
Middle East
April 11, 2020
US commander in Afghanistan and Taliban discuss violence reduction in Doha meeting
KABUL (Reuters) – The commander of US forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to…
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
CAIRO (Reuters) – Most Middle Eastern countries are seeing worrying daily increases in cases of the new coronavirus but the…
Taliban to end ‘fruitless’ meetings over prisoner swap
Middle East
April 7, 2020
Taliban to end ‘fruitless’ meetings over prisoner swap
The Taliban will no longer participate in “fruitless” discussions with the Afghan government over a prisoner swap that had formed…
From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virus
Middle East
April 6, 2020
From Iran’s hot zone, Afghans flee home, spreading virus
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Mahdi Noori, a young Afghan refugee in Iran, was left jobless when the factory where he’d…
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
Middle East
April 1, 2020
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s warring parties on Tuesday to heed the UN secretary-general’s call…
Afghan officials say Taliban attacks kill 11 troops, police
Middle East
March 30, 2020
Afghan officials say Taliban attacks kill 11 troops, police
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban attacks in Afghanistan’s north and south have killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers and policemen,…