General Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, will present a series of recommendations to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to monitor and fight “terrorist groups” in Afghanistan from beyond Afghan borders after troops withdrawal
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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Taliban says ready to resume talks in Doha
The Taliban is ready to resume talks with the Afghan government in Doha, Qatar, the group’s spokesperson Mohammad Naeem said, without giving any timeline regarding when the negotiation will start
Taliban open to Turkey Conference but with conditions, says report
The Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, has expressed its openness to attend the Turkey Conference on the condition that the end talks must be held in Doha, Qatar, reported TOLOnews, citing sources
Three-day ceasefire ends; Taliban, Afghan forces resume attacks
The three-day ceasefire, earlier announced by both, the Afghan government and the Taliban, ended today, with both sides launching operations against each other, reported Ariana news
US forces depart Kandahar airfield, base turned over to Afghan Army
American forces have departed one of the biggest US bases in Afghanistan, Kandahar Airfield, NBC News reported citing three Defense Department officials
Won’t be a better chance for peace: Afghan President Ghani to Taliban
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday asked the Taliban to utilize the opportunity for peace created by the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country, reported TOLOnews
China criticises US over decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
China has blamed the US decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan as the cause behind the surge of violence in the country
Taliban captures district near Afghan capital
Nerkh, a district some 30 km from Afghan capital Kabul, fell to the Taliban this week, TOLOnews reported
Taliban has no reason to continue jihad in Afghanistan: UK top general
The Taliban has no justification for their jihad in Afghanistan now that foreign forces are leaving the country, said top UK commander General Sir Nicholas Carter
Taliban, Afghan government announce three-day ceasefire on Eid
The Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group that once again aspires to run the war-ravaged country on its conservative terms, has announced a three-day ceasefire on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan for Muslims, reported TOLOnews
Death toll near 70 in Kabul school attack; Ghani declares one-day national mourning
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has declared a one-day national mourning on Tuesday for the victims of the Kabul girls’ school attack which killed at least 68 people, mostly girls aged between 12-15 years
Around 60 killed in Kabul as bomb targets girls’ school
At least 58 people, mostly children aged between 11 to 15 years, have been killed and many wounded when a car bomb went off on Saturday evening near a school in Kabul, reported TOLOnews
EU, US condemn bombing of girls' school in Kabul killed 53
The European Union and the United States have condemned the gruesome bombing of a girls’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul, which killed at least 53 people and wounded 151 others
40 killed in Kabul as bomb targets girls’ school
At least 40 people, mostly children aged between 11 to 15 years, have been killed and 50 wounded when a car bomb went off on Saturday evening near a school in Kabul, reported TOLOnews
Slain Afghanistan journalist laid to rest
Nemat Rawan, former TOLO news anchor and a media official at the Ministry of Finance, who was killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's Kandahar on Thursday has been laid to rest, media reports said
