Bismillah Adil Aimaq, a journalist and human rights activist, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in western Ghor province of Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported
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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Perpetrator of Kabul University attack sentenced to death
Mohammad Adil, the mastermind behind the gruesome Kabul University attack which happened on 2 November last year, was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court, TOLOnews reported
We are prepared for talks, says Taliban
The Afghan insurgent group said they were prepared for the next round of intra-Afghan talks, Tolonews reported
Afghan killing fields: Taliban and its mentors have blood on their hands
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has asserted that his country is confronting a fierce psychological war, where repeated attacks on journalists and civil society members are directed at sapping national morale
Not inviting Taliban to Bonn Conference was a historic mistake
Masoom Stanekzai, the head of the Afghan negotiation team, said on Wednesday that the decision to not invite the Taliban to Bonn Conference 2001 was “a historic mistake” and it prolonged the conflict in Afghanistan
Afghan pilot killed in Kandahar
An Afghan army pilot was on Wednesday afternoon shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kandahar province, thus becoming the latest victim of the deadly spree of targeted assassinations in Afghanistan
“No guarantee of Success,” NATO chief on Afghan peace process
NATO director-general warned on Tuesday that the ongoing talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are only “a way to peace” and it is a “fragile process,” there is no guarantee of success
Afghan clerics denounce Taliban’s war
Clerics and religious scholars in the western Afghan province of Herat denounced the Taliban’s war and its vision of the Islamic Political System, TOLOnews reported
Three Afghan lawmakers arrested for taking bribes
Sending a strong message to the bureaucracy, the Afghan government arrested three members of the upper house of parliament for accepting bribes from custom officials in the country, TOLOnews reported
Afghan government to form technical group for talks
The Afghan government has decided to form a technical group to formulate the republic positions and views for the next round of the intra-Afghan talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, Tolonews reported
Afghan capital Kabul to double its police personnel
Amid continued IEDs attacks and rising security-related incidents in the capital, the Afghan government has decided to double the number of police personnel in the city, TOLOnews reported
Taliban attacks police headquarters in Farah province
The Taliban attacked a police headquarters in Anardara district of Farah province on Sunday
Intra-Afghan talks to resume on time in Doha
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed, upon the recommendation of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), to hold the next round of intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha, Qatar, TOLOnews reported
Taliban’s separation with al-Qaeda 'harder than desalination': Afghan VP
Hours after the Afghan special forces killed three al-Qaeda terrorists inside the territory controlled by the Taliban, Afghan first Vice-President Amrullah Saleh taunted the relationship between the Taliban and al-Qaeda, saying their separation is ‘harder than desalination.’
Jamiat-e-Islami calls for interim government in Kabul
Jamiat-e-Islami, a prominent Afghan political party, has called for the formation of an interim government as this is the only way to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban, Arian news reported
