Afghanistan
11 Afghan women killed in stampede near Pakistan consulate - Officials
Many people were trampled when they tried to exit the stadium in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, leaving 10 others injured, provincial...
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US envoy says Taliban agree to reduce Afghan casualties
Khalilzad said that he and General Austin Miller, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, met several times with the Taliban to discuss "strictly adhering" to the terms of the agreement.
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At Afghan peace talks, the hard work begins
Negotiations will be arduous and messy, delegates warned during the opening ceremony, and are starting even as deadly violence continues to grip Afghanistan.
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Nato hails Afghan talks as 'historic opportunity'
The talks are being held in a hotel conference room in Doha, where chairs were dotted at socially distanced intervals facing a banner emblazoned with the words 'Afghan Peace Negotiations' in four languages.
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Afghanistan VP lightly wounded in deadly Kabul blast
In a video posted on Facebook soon after the explosion, Amrullah Saleh, with bandages on his left hand, said he had been travelling to his office when his convoy was attacked.
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Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan, at least 24 die in Islamic State attack
The attack began on Sunday evening with a car bomb detonated at the entrance to the prison, and there were numerous other blasts heard as the IS gunmen opened fire on security guards.
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Afghan girl who killed Taliban gunmen 'ready to fight again'
Qamar Gul, 15, killed the militants when they stormed her home last week in a remote village in the central province of Ghor.
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Top Democrats ask US spy chiefs for briefing on Russia bounty reports
The New York Times report, which has been confirmed by several American and British media outlets, said that US intelligence concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit offered rewards to Taliban-linked militants to kill troops of the US-led coalition in Afghanistan.
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UN chief deplores lack of ceasefire during virus
Since the call by Antonio Guterres in March for ceasefires, announcements backing the end of fighting have been made in countries including Afghanistan, the Philippines and Cameroon, but conflicts have continued to rage in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere.
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Afghanistan to free 900 more Taliban prisoners
The pause in fighting, which came into effect on Sunday to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr was, for the most part, holding across the country, officials said.
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Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer
President Ashraf Ghani also said the government was ready to hold peace talks with the Taliban after accepting their offer of a three-day truce over the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday that marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and its peace process
“In my more than 20-year career I have not witnessed such a horrific, brutal act.”
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Four back-to-back bomb explosions rock Kabul: police
The Taliban has not carried out any large attacks in the city since they signed a landmark withdrawal deal with the US in February, meant to pave the way for peace in the country.
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At least 27 killed in attack on Afghan political rally: officials
The attack highlights the glaring lack of security in the heavily fortified Afghan capital just 14 months ahead of the scheduled withdrawal of all foreign forces under an agreement signed on February 29 by the US and the Taliban.
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Uncertainty looms ahead of US-Taliban deal signing
The agreement will likely be heralded as marking the start of a hopeful new era for Afghanistan, which has seen 40 years of conflict.
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US-Taliban breakthrough appears closer as Ghani reports progress
Washington and the insurgents have been locked in gruelling talks that have stretched over more than a year for an agreement that would see the US pull thousands of troops from Afghanistan in a bid to end America's longest war.
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US bombing of Afghanistan hits 10-year high
In 2019 alone, the US dropped 7,423 separate munitions on targets in Afghanistan, where the US has been enmeshed in fighting several militant groups since it invaded the country following the 11 September 2001 attacks.
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More than 130 dead as severe weather hits Pakistan, Afghanistan
At least 93 people died and 76 were injured across Pakistan - with several still missing - while a further 39 were killed in Afghanistan, according to officials in both countries.
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At least 17 killed as extreme cold sweeps across Afghanistan
Afghanistan is no stranger to extreme winter weather, during which various warring groups in the country have historically ceased hostilities, but this year has been particularly harsh, according to the country’s metrological department.
