Amid an intensified civil war in the country, traders from western Afghanistan have been organizing the sixth expo of domestic products titled “Peace and Self-Sufficiency” in Herat, the third largest city in Afghanistan
Ghani fled Kabul with less than a million dollars, says report
The SIGAR report, compiled based on interviews of at least 30 former officials, including those close to Ghani, suggests a little over $500,000 million in cash on board the helicopters. Significantly, the fund that Ghani took away was not the government fund but was the leftover amount that the UAE government had provided to Ghani to support his 2019 presidential campaign.
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US says no plans to close embassy in Afghanistan
The US Embassy in Kabul on Sunday denied reports of an imminent evacuation and said it has “no plans to close the embassy”
Amid escalating fighting, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran shut consulates in northern Afghanistan
Amid the deteriorating security situation in northern Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have closed their respective consulate offices in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial center of Balkh, local media reports said
ISIS gaining ground in northern Afghanistan, warns Russian foreign minister
ISIS militants are building up their forces in northern Afghanistan amid foreign troop withdrawal, warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov last week, saying the development is worrying for Moscow
US military in transition mode in Afghanistan - from combat to guarding and advisory role
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a new command structure in Afghanistan that includes the transition of US military mission from warfighting to two new objectives
Afghanistan government to probe the retreat of its security forces in several districts
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) will probe recent evacuations by government forces from the centers of various districts across the country
Afghan forces reinforce defenses of border town along Uzbekistan
Amid the continued Taliban’s offensive in northern Afghanistan, hundreds of troops have been deployed to protect Hairatan, a border town along the Uzbekistan border, in the northern province of Balkh
End of an era: US hands over Bagram airbase to Afghan forces after 20 years
Bagram airfield, the biggest airbase of US forces in Afghanistan and the epicenter of its 20-year-long military campaign in the country, was handed over to Afghan security forces, media reports say
Afghanistan: Over 6600 killed in June; deadliest month in two decades
Over 6600 people have been killed in Afghanistan last month, making June the deadliest month in the two decades of the conflict, according to an estimate by local media
Afghanistan’s survival in danger, warns Afghan chief peace negotiator
The survival of Afghanistan is in danger, Afghan chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah has warned, as foreign troops set to end its presence in a week time, creating a security vacuum in Afghanistan
Rise of militias could plunge Afghanistan into civil war, warns US commander
General Austin Miller, the top US commander in Afghanistan, has called the recent rapid loss of districts to the Taliban “worrisome” and warned that the rise of local militias could plunge the country into a civil war
Germany completes troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
Germany ended its military presence in Afghanistan on Tuesday as the last German soldier deployed in the country returned home, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said
Afghanistan: The final battle
With the increased level of violence, the Taliban seeks to ensure that it gains control of the maximum possible territory in Afghanistan before the September 11 deadline, to help it establish itself on the 'throne' of Kabul
US to give 37 Black Hawk choppers, two fixed-wing attack aircraft to Afghanistan: Report
The United States will provide 37 Black Hawk helicopters and two fixed-attack aircraft to Afghanistan, the Afghan delegation that traveled to the US last week was reportedly assured of assistance to the Afghan Air Force
Growing civilian casualties from intense fighting in Afghanistan; thousands displaced from homes
The civilian population in Afghanistan is caught in the intense fighting happening across the country between the Taliban and the Afghan government forces, and casualty numbers among them through roadside IED bombings are rising by the day
