Authorities in Afghanistan have put a temporary ban on motorcycles in Kabul province, including in the capital area, without revealing the purpose behind it, reports Ariana News of Afghanistan

Electricity lines, supplying power to Afghan capital Kabul, were targeted twice last week, disrupting the supply for almost a week in certain areas

US President Joe Biden has assured the Afghan leadership of “sustained” partnership as the US troops wind down their almost 20-year-long military engagement in the war-torn country amid an escalating Taliban offensive

The United States will retain at least 650 troops in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of its forces from the country for the protection of diplomats in Kabul, reported the American newswire Associated Press

The Afghan government has been losing around $32000 in daily custom revenue as the Taliban insurgents seized a dry port on its northern border with Tajikistan

Afghanistan will receive three million doses of Johnson & Johnson single-dose Covid-19 vaccines by the United States, The White House on Thursday announced, hours after Afghan President Ghani landed in the United States for his first meeting with President Joe Biden

The United States has warned the Taliban that if they seized power by force in Afghanistan, the world would not recognize the imposed government

Among the 500 animal species found in Afghanistan, 149 are facing the risk of extinction, the country’s environmentalists revealed, as they encounter a number of challenges ranging from poaching to climate change

Plans for the security of Kabul’s International Airport in Afghanistan have hit a roadblock on Wednesday when Turkey refused to send any additional troops to Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-torn country

A new assessment by the US intelligence community concluded that the Afghan government could collapse as soon as sixth months after the US military withdrawal from the country, The Wall Street Journal said

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah along with other leaders on Wednesday evening departed for a two-day visit to Washington where they would meet US President Joe Biden, other administration officials and US lawmakers, a release by the Afghan presidential office said

Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, its northern neighbor, has decided to close its borders with Afghanistan, media reports said. Uzbekistan’s embassy and consulates have also stopped issuing tourist visas to Afghans

At least five civilians were killed and 20 were wounded in a roadside explosion in the southern province of Kandahar in Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack

Deborah Lyons, the United Nations envoy in Afghanistan, has criticized the Taliban’s recent “intensive military campaign”, warning that it would lead to continued violence in the country

Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations human rights chief, has expressed concern over the “sharp increase in violence” and harm to civilians in Afghanistan