Moscow: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday said they have increased the combat capabilities of its military base in Tajikistan and training local soldiers, the Tolonews reported. This comes after Moscow warned that Daesh was moving into neighbouring Afghanistan, reports said. The security situation has rapidly deteriorated in Afghanistan amid a US troop withdrawal, […]
Kabul: The civilian casualties reported in Afghanistan for the first half of 2021 have reached record levels, the UN said in a report released on Monday, the Tolonews reported. The UN has warned that without significant de-escalation, 2021 will witness the highest ever number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since UNAMA recording […]
Kabul: Three rockets landed near the Presidential Palace on Tuesday morning during Eid prayers where President Ashraf Ghani and other politicians and officials had attended. The rockets landed when they just started the Eid prayers. Sources confirmed that the rockets were fired from Parwan-e-Se area in Kabul’s District 18 in north of the city. The […]
Kabul: President Ghani has recalled the Afghan envoy and other Afghan diplomats from Islamabad over the kidnapping and torturing of Silsila Alikhil, the daughter of the Afghan ambassador in Islamabad, Najibullah Alikhil, the Tolonews reported. The kidnappers of the ambassador’s daughter must be brought to justice and the safety of Afghan diplomats in Pakistan be […]
Islamabad: Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States and Uzbekistan formed a new diplomatic platform to support peace and stability in Afghanistan and foster regional trade and business ties, the State Department said on Friday as US troops continue their planned withdrawal from the war-torn country, the Express tribune reported. “The parties consider long-term peace and stability […]
Kabul: Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed during clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, sources confirmed on Friday, Tolo news reported. The Indian journalist was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days. Siddiqui was based in Mumbai. He had received the Pulitzer Prize as part of the Photography staff of […]
TEL AVIV: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would bring at a flag-raising ceremony also attended by Israel’s president, Reuters reported. Brought together by shared unease about Iran, the UAE and Bahrain […]
Kabul: India on Sunday said it had evacuated its personnel working in its consulate in Afghanistan’s Kandahar due to the intense fighting in nearby areas, clarifying that its diplomatic mission was not closed, the Tolonews reported. This comes in the wake of reports that India had closed its consulate in Kandahar in the wake of […]
KABUL: Taliban officials said on Friday the insurgent group had taken control of 85 per cent of territory in Afghanistan, and international concern mounted over problems getting medicines and supplies into the country, the Aljazeera reported. Afghan government officials described the assertion that the Taliban controlled most of the country as part of a propaganda […]
Kabul: US President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke about the situation in Afghanistan, and once again pledged Washington’s long term support for the Afghan people, government and the country’s security forces. “While we will not stay involved in Afghanistan militarily, our diplomatic and humanitarian work will continue. We’ll continue to support the government of Afghanistan. […]
