Antony Blinken, Biden’s nominee for the secretary of state, said his administration would review the US-Taliban deal carefully
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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40 members of Afghan forces killed in last 24 hours
As intra-Afghan negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government goes on in Doha, Qatar, reports indicated over 40 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in the last 24 hours in the country
Doha Talks: Afghan government decides to discuss the "legitimacy of war"
What could become the next potential point of contention in the intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, the Republic (Afghan government) team has decided to first discuss the “legitimacy of war” with the Taliban before any other discussion in the second phase of talks
15 Taliban, 4 Afghan security forces member killed in Kunduz
At least four members of the Afghan security forces and 15 Taliban members were killed in clashes in two locations in Kunduz province, reported TOLOnews
No progress in intra-Afghan talks
The second phase of the Intra-Afghan negotiation, which started on 5 January, saw no progress as the working groups from the Afghan government and the Taliban failed to meet in the last six days, TOLO news reported
Two female judges assassinated in Kabul
Two female judges of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan were assassinated in Kabul by unknown gunmen, becoming the latest victims of the deadly spree of targeted killings in the war-torn country
US troops down to 2500 in Afghanistan
The number of US troops stationed inside Afghanistan is now just 2500, in accordance with the earlier announcement by US Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to reduce the number by 15 January
Ten Afghan radio stations shut down in six months
Amid increasing threats to journalists and the precarious economic situation after the global pandemic, around ten radio stations in war-torn Afghanistan have been closed in the past six months
Afghan forces kill provincial council member
A provincial council member was killed in Afghanistan when security forces members tried to arrest him in cases involving the murders of a journalist and a deputy provincial head of Ghor province, TOLOnews reported
US ambassador denies advocating interim government in Afghanistan
Days after multiple media reports on the formation of an interim government, United States Charge d Affairs in Afghanistan Ross Wilson on Wednesday denied “advocating” the interim government formation in the war-torn nation
US envoy discussed three options for future Afghan government
US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, during his last visit to Afghanistan, explored three options for a future government with leading Afghan leaders, reported TOLOnews
Taliban using civilian homes as shield: Afghan President Ghani
The Taliban are using the homes of civilians as shields, leading to more civilian casualties in the country, said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, reported TOLOnews
Afghan forces clear key highway of Taliban checkpoints
Afghan special forces cleared a key highway that links Baghlan province to northern Balkh of Taliban checkpoints
18 civilians killed in Afghan Air Force strike
At least 18 people, including children and women, were killed in an airstrike by Afghan Air Force in Ghazni province of Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported
Nearly 5000 people died due to air pollution in Afghanistan last year
Air pollution killed around 5,000 people in Afghanistan last year according to the data released by the Afghan Ministry of Public Health. At least 2900 of them died due to respiratory problems and 2072 due to heart diseases
