Five people were killed and 32 others injured after a suicide car bombing took place outside a special forces' camp in Afghanistan's Balkh province on Tuesday, an army source said
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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Over 6,000 families in Kunduz displaced in fighting
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The Taliban have blocked the third road connecting Kandahar to the neighboring province of Uruzgan in the south, drivers and passengers say
Government forces report foreign fighters among Taliban
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Afghanistan reopens schools after five months
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No legitimate reason to delay intra-Afghan talks: Khalilzad
US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad said there was "no legitimate reason" to delay the intra-Afghan negotiations that have been postponed over differences on the release of controversial Taliban prisoners by the Kabul government
Zemarai Paikan arrested in Kabul
Zemarai Paikan, a former commander of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) who was sentenced to prison for corruption, has been arrested by security forces early Sunday morning in Kabul, a source said
Afghan forces kill over 100 Taliban fighters in different military stings
Security and defense officials say that nearly 100 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with army and police during the past 24 hours in different areas
Afghan security, defense forces exhibit capabilities in military exercise
Afghanistan's defense and security forces launched a military exercise on the occasion of Independence Day in Kabul
No progress in Reconciliation Council appointments
Nearly three months after the Ghani-Abdullah's political agreement, the leadership members of the High Council for National Reconciliation are yet to be appointed, something that critics say will affect the next phases of the peace process
Dozens flee homes as Taliban increases presence north of Kabul
Dozens of families have left their homes in Shakar Dara and Guldara districts north of Kabul over the last few weeks following a dramatic surge in security threats and amid intensifying Taliban activities, the displaced residents said
Taliban shuts down health clinic in Afghanistan
Taliban militants have shut down a health clinic in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, it was reported on Friday
‘No legitimate reason’ to delay talks, says Khalilzad
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday said he sees “no legitimate reason” to delay the intra-Afghan negotiations that are expected in near future but have been postponed over differences on the release of high-value Taliban prisoners by the Afghan government
'Talks to start after completion of prisoner swap'
The intra-Afghan talks will be started three days after the completion of the prisoner swap between the Afghan government and the Taliban, sources within the Afghan government have said
