The Afghan Ministry of Defence has said the Taliban staged attacks in 24 provinces of the country in the past 24 hours
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 peace negotiations in limbo
Delegations from the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are still trying to reach an agreement over the agenda for a main negotiation began two weeks back in Qatar, where the insurgents have a political bureau
No permanent ceasefire from Taliban until settlement: Khalilzad
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, has said that the Taliban will not agree to a comprehensive ceasefire until there is a political settlement in place
Officials downplay Taliban threat to cities
Police officials said Saturday the Taliban has no ability to maintain presence on outskirts of big cities, downplaying the threat made by Taliban militants to hold ground
Imported medicines cost Afghanistan over $400M per year
Ahmad Jawad Osmani, the acting minister of public health, on Saturday spoke at a ceremony marking world pharmacists' day and said that around $400 to $600 million dollars is spent annually to import medicine to Afghanistan
Afghans hope negotiators will bridge gaps in Doha
War-weary Afghans are still awaiting progress as negotiators from the both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations try to bridge the gaps and reach an agreement about the procedural rules intended to guide the formal talks
No Afghan government, Taliban contact group meetings since two days
The contact group meetings aimed at reaching an agreement about the procedural rules intended for the formal talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, have been stalled for two days over a number of disputed points, a media report said
Taliban kill scores of surrendered government forces
Taliban insurgents have killed 28 government forces in the south after the besieged forces surrendered, officials said
Violence increases, No progress reported in peace talks
Meetings between the contact groups from both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha were not held for the past two days, while clashes have increased in several parts of Afghanistan
24th Anniversary of President Najibullah's Death Observed
The 24th anniversary of former president Najibullah Ahamdzai was marked in a special ceremony in Kabul on Friday with his supporters vowing full support for the peace process, but saying that the return of the Taliban to power is unacceptable for the Afghan nation
19 Afghan civilians killed, 45 hurt since Doha talks started
The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has said that in the first week since the start of the peace talks in Doha on September 12, 19 civilians were killed and 45 others wounded
MPs seek a cessation of violence; “Taliban kill under garb of peace”
Some members of parliament blame Taliban militants for killing the people of Afghanistan under the name of peace, while their negotiators are busy in peace talks with the government representatives in Qatar
Procedural rules for intra-Afghan talks still not decided: Sources
The contact groups from both sides of the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha met twice on Wednesday but did not reach an agreement about the procedural rules intended to guide the formal talks
'Violence must be reduced, Afghans want peace
Gen. Miller, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, while in Kandahar with Afghan security officials this week said: “The violence is too high
Afghan MPs seek a cessation of violence; “Taliban kill under garb of peace”
Some members of parliament blame Taliban militants for killing the people of Afghanistan under the name of peace, while their negotiators are busy in peace talks with the government representatives in Qatar
