US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has urged the Taliban to remain committed to the implementation of the agreement between the two, warning that the rising level of violence in the country, especially in Helmand province, was threatening peace
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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Afghan president, senior officials attended funeral of army pilots killed in choppers' collision
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials including 1st VP Amrullah Saleh Thursday attended the funeral ceremony of Afghan air force pilots and crew members, who were killed in a choppers' collision on Wednesday in southwestern Helmand province
Afghan negotiating teams meet for the first time in Doha
The negotiation teams from the Taliban and the Afghan government met for the first time in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday
Seduced by China's BRI, Taliban too forsake Uyghurs
The magic of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is such that even the Taliban, which carries on with jihad to protect Islam, has turned its face away from the Uyghur genocide and the ethnic cleansing of Muslims by China
15 feared dead after two army helicopters collide in Afghanistan
At least 15 people were feared killed after two Afghan army helicopters collided in midair in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province
16 Afghan security force members killed in Baghlan attack
At least 16 Afghan security force members were killed and more than 10 others were wounded in a Taliban attack in Baghlan province, a source said on Wednesday
Former Afghan president Karzai saddened over civilian casualties, displacements in Helmand
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed sorrow over the civilian casualties and displacement in Helmand province, where intensive clashes take place between government forces and Taliban fighters
Helmand offensive; Taliban rebels violate peace deal with US
Taliban’s last week on Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province proved the insurgent group has broken promises not to target big cities, ministry of interior said
5,000 families displaced in Helmand amid fierce clashes
Some 5,000 families have fled their houses as intensive clashes between government forces and Taliban fighters are underway in the southern province of Helmand
US called on Taliban to immediately stop offensive in Helmand
The US top officials in Afghanistan have called on the Taliban to stop its offensive in Helmand and reduce its violence around the country
150 Herat students test positive for COVID-19 in past week
Over 150 students tested positive for COVID-19 in Herat over the past week, the Herat Health Department said on Tuesday as classes remain packed with students who are not following the necessary health guidelines
Taliban and Afghan government resume talks after 12 days
After a long gap of 12 days, contact groups from the Taliban and the Afghan government met yesterday in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the procedural rules for negotiations
Afghan onion farmers struggle to find market
Farmers in the northern province of Sar E Pul in Afghanistan, this year, saw a bumper yield of onion crop and are now finding it difficult to get a market to sell their crop
Tens of religious schools operate illegally in Kabul
At least 55 illegal madrassas (religious seminaries) are active in northern parts of Kabul, the capital city, and these seminaries are being guarded by tens of armed men
Doha delegates say rules agreement may be close
Delegates from the Afghan republic’s negotiating team said an agreement on the procedural rules of the negotiations might be reached within the next two days
