CENTCOM chief says US to cut troops to 4,500 by November

The United States will draw down to 4,500 American troops in Afghanistan by November, the head of US Central Command said Wednesday night.  General Kenneth McKenzie...

Thousands of refugees without shelter after Moria camp fire

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday a fire broke out at the controversial Moria Reception and Identification Center on the Greek island of Lesvos...

Explosives used in Saleh bombing is a Haqqani trademark: Andarabi 

Afghanistan’s acting minister of interior, Massoud Andarabi, said late Wednesday that preliminary test results indicate the type of explosive material used in the IED against First...

Amnesty International calls for voices of victims to be heard

With peace talks poised to start in Doha between Afghanistan and the Taliban, human rights organization Amnesty International has called on both sides to include the...

Morning News Show Part2: Security situation of Ghazni discussed

Morning News Show Part2: Obstacles on the way of starting peace talks

Death toll rises to 10 in explosion targeting Afghan VP Saleh

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Wednesday afternoon that the death toll in the Kabul explosion that targeted First Vice President Amrullah Saleh’s convoy had risen...

Trump expected to announce US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a further reduction in American troops in Afghanistan in the coming days.  A senior administration official told reporters...

Saleh releases video, assures the public he survived with only minor injuries

With his left hand bandaged, Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh issued a video message on Facebook Wednesday shortly after the attempt on his life and assured...

Afghan vice president survives targeted explosion against his convoy

At least two people have been killed and 12 injured in an explosion that targeted Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh’s convoy in the heart of...

India launches ‘air travel bubble’ with Afghanistan during pandemic

India has established an air transport bubble with Afghanistan enabling Indian airlines and Afghanistan’s Ariana Airline to operate services between the two countries.  In an advisory...

Calls mount for Greek refugee camps to be evacuated 

Oxfam and the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) have called on the Greek government and its EU partners to take immediate action to avoid the spread...

Vice President Saleh pulls no punches as he discusses Afghan peace process   

Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said this week that if the Taliban backs out of peace talks it will be a “slap in the face”...

Morning News Show Part2: Delays in start of intra-Afghan talks

Morning News Show Part1: NATO’s concerns around intra-Afghan talks

Zerbena: Private and public sectors’ role in Afghanistan economy

Tahawol: Complexity in starting intra-Afghan talks

Khalilzad meets with high-ranking Taliban members in Doha

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with the Taliban’s head of their Qatar office, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and with the newly appointed...

Taliban attack Abshar district in Panjshir

Taliban militants attacked the Abshar district of Panjshir province on Tuesday morning and took at least three civilians hostage. Local officials told Ariana News that the...

Prisoner release process ‘delaying’ start to talks: Taliban 

Newly appointed spokesman for the Taliban’s political office in Doha, Mohammad Naeem Wardak, said overnight that the prisoner release process has not been finalized and only...