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US envoy heads to Qatar to press Taliban for end to offensive

INTERNATIONAL The United States envoy on Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, “will press the Taliban to stop their military offensive” at talks in Qatar’s capital this week, the Department of State announced after the armed group seized a string of Afghan provincial capitals. The department said in a statement on Monday that several planned rounds of meetings were scheduled over three days to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. “Ambassador Khalilzad will be […]

10 August 2021

International News

Taliban captures Kunduz, third provincial capital in three days

INTERNATIONAL The Taliban has captured the city of Kunduz, the armed group said, the third provincial capital the armed group has taken over in the last three days. A Taliban statement on Sunday said it has captured the police headquarters, the governor’s compound and the prison in the city. Local sources and journalists in Kunduz confirmed to Al Jazeera that Taliban fighters are present in the capital. “Heavy clashes started […]

8 August 2021

News

UN urges warring parties in Afghanistan to protect civilians

INTERNATIONAL The United Nations has called on Afghanistan’s warring parties to do more to protect civilians, warning that the impact of “indiscriminate” gunfire and air raids will be “catastrophic”. The Taliban ground offensive and Afghan forces’ air raids are causing the most harm, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) noted in a series of tweets on Tuesday. “Taliban ground offensive & ANA air strikes causing most harm,” the UNAMA […]

3 August 2021

International News

Foreign missions in Kabul issue joint call for Taliban ceasefire

Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul have joined hands to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan, just hours after a peace meeting in Doha failed to agree on a ceasefire. A senior delegation of Afghan leaders met the Taliban’s political leadership in the Qatari capital over the last two days, but a Taliban statement issued late on Sunday made no mention of a halt […]

19 July 2021

International News

Rockets hit near main diplomatic district in Kabul: Official

Several mortar shells slammed into various part of Kabul on Tuesday morning, wounding at least 10 civilians, shaking the main diplomatic district and sending foreign embassies into lockdown, officials and sources said. Fourteen rockets were fired from two vehicles in Kabul, interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said, adding that two suspects had been arrested. "Most of these rockets have hit civilian houses in Kabul," Arian said. "Unfortunately, 10 civilians including […]

18 August 2020

International News

Afghan gov’t, Taliban agree Eid al-Adha ceasefire

The Taliban has announced a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha starting on Friday. The move, announced on Tuesday, could signal the start of the long-delayed peace talks after President Ashraf Ghani signalled negotiations with the Taliban could start next week. The Taliban proposed the ceasefire after President Ghani described progress in a contentious prisoner exchange that has thrown up numerous hurdles to talks starting. […]

29 July 2020

International News

Afghan war killing civilians despite US-Taliban peace deal: UN

More than 500 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the first three months of the year, the United Nations has said, even after an agreement between the United States and the Taliban on withdrawing foreign forces was signed to bring peace to the war-torn country. Fighting in the first three months of the year caused 1,293 civilian casualties, of which 760 were injuries and the rest deaths, including 152 […]

27 April 2020

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Gunmen attack Sikh religious complex in Afghan capital

Unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, and up to 200 people were believed to be trapped inside, a member of parliament said. Afghan security forces had blocked off the area and were taking on the attackers, Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said in a message to journalists. It was not immediately clear how many attackers there were or […]

25 March 2020

International News

Taliban prisoner swap begins as part of Afghan peace talks

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners as part of efforts to secure a peace deal with the insurgent group. The presidential decree requires all prisoners to give "a written guarantee to not return to the battlefield". In exchange, the Taliban has agreed to hand over 1,000 government troops. It comes as the US begins withdrawing troops from the country as part of a linked […]

11 March 2020

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