Four killed in attack on Afghan security forces in Kabul
AFP | At least four people were killed and another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of security forces in Kabul early...
Red gold: Afghanistan saffron production grows
AFP | Starting before dawn has even broken, Afghanistan's army of saffron pickers shift their way across sun-baked fields to pluck brightly the colored crocuses...
US takes leap of faith toward Taliban, al-Qaeda – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | According to reports, the Taliban disclosed on Tuesday that five former Guantanamo inmates from their leadership hierarchy have joined their political office...
Afghan blast claims life of fourth US soldier
AFP | A fourth US soldier has died as a result of a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan last week, the Pentagon said Monday. Sergeant Jason...
Has US admitted defeat in Afghanistan?
News Desk | Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States special envoy tasked with finding a negotiated end to Afghanistan's 17-year old war, arrived in Islamabad on...
US general calls Afghan Army losses “Not sustainable”
AFP | The death toll among Afghanistan's security forces will no longer be sustainable unless urgent measures are taken to address recruiting and training issues,...
‘Worst drought I have seen’: Afghan farmers forced to flee
AFP | Wheat and opium farmer Murad Khan Ishaqzai, 80, has never seen a drought as bad as the one ravaging western Afghanistan where more...
From dream to nightmare: Afghan ‘Little Messi’ forced to flee
AFP | Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the Argentinian came true, but...
Trilateral summit between Afghanistan US and Pakistan: Will the afghan war finally end?
News Desk | Ambassador Munir Akram Ex. Permanent Representative of Pakistan in UN in a program “Live with Dr. Moeed Pirzada” talked about US invitation...
FIFA investigating sex abuse claims on Afghanistan women’s team
AFP | Football's world governing body FIFA is looking into claims of sexual and physical abuse on the Afghanistan national women's team, it confirmed in...
Victims of war: 23 civilians killed in US airstrike
News Analysis | A UN probe into the airstrike carried out by the United States Air Force in Helmand last week confirmed the death of...
UK security firm G4S says five employees among 10 killed in Kabul attack
AFP | British security firm G4S said Thursday that five of its employees were among at least 10 people killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on...