US forces in Afghanistan conducted a fresh airstrike on Taliban positions in Nerkh district of central Wardak province killing five Taliban fighters
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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At least 30 people killed and 70 were injured in a suicide bombing near an educational center on Saturday evening in the western part of the capital city of Kabul
NATO presence in Afghanistan conditions-based: Stoltenberg
As peace negotiations continue, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the ongoing talks in Doha were "fragile" and that the presence of the international forces in the country was conditions-based
Taliban kills 20 Afghan soldiers in Mimroz
At least 20 members of the Afghan Narrational Army (ANA) were killed in a Taliban attack on their outpost in Khashrod district, Nimroz province, on Thursday evening, said Jalil Ahmad Watandost, the district governor of Khashrod
Amid violence, Afghan VP questions Taliban’s peace intention
Afghanistan's Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Friday said that an increase in Taliban violence amidst the ongoing peace negotiations indicates a contrast in the Taliban’s approach towards peace
In stepped-up assault, Taliban attacks 24 provinces in 24 hours
Taliban expanded their offensive exposure all across Afghanistan, with attacks reported from 24 provinces in last 24 hours, informed Fawad Aman, deputy spokesperson of Ministry of Defence
12 kids killed as deadly airstrike hits mosque in Afghanistan
At least 12 children were killed and several others wounded in an airstrike on a mosque in Afghanistan's northern Takhar Province, officials said on Thursday
Taliban must live up to its commitments, says Stoltenberg
The Taliban must live up to their commitments, significantly reduce the levels of violence, and pave the way for a ceasefire, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday
Afghanistan reports 116 new COVID-19 cases
Afghanistan on Thursday reported 116 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally to 40,626 cases, the country's Ministry of Public Health confirmed
Taliban destroys pylon. leaves half of Herat without electricity
Afghanistan’s power corporation DABS said that the Taliban destroyed one of the pylons that import electricity from Iran to the western province of Herat in Afghanistan
Afghan Air Force strikes kills 12 Taliban in Takhar
Twelve Taliban, including several commanders, were killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan Air Force on Wednesday night in Baharak district of Takhar province, said the Ministry of Defence in a statement
A whopping $19 billion in US taxpayers' money lost to abuse and fraud in Afghanistan
A recently released report by the Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has indicated that the US lost $19 billion in Afghanistan to “waste, fraud and abuse” since 2002
Stampede kills 12 women in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad district
At least 12 women were killed and another 9 women and 3 men were injured in a stampede in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad district on Wednesday morning
Afghan war has no religious basis, says top Islamic cleric
International Union of Muslim Scholars president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Raissouni said that the killing of Muslims is a "great sin" and that carrying out suicide attacks against Muslims is prohibited, from the Islamic perspective
180 Afghan civilians dead, 375 injured last month
The Afghan Interior Ministry has revealed that 180 civilians were killed and 375 others injured due to a recent spate of the violence in the war-torn country
