Afghanistan will transfer seven ‘hardcore’ prisoners to Qatar, officials from the Afghan government and members of the Taliban told Reuters on Thursday. According to one official,...
Masoom Stanekzai, the head of the Afghan negotiating team, said Thursday that intra-Afghan negotiations with the Taliban would start “soon”. In a Twitter post, Stanekzai said:...
The United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres noted “with concern” the move by the United States to impose sanctions against the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal...
The Armenian Foreign Ministry confirmed reports that Turkey refused to allow a German military aircraft to fly over its airspace to pick up Armenian soldiers due...
A motorcycle bomb exploded Wednesday night in Helmand’s Garmsir district injuring four civilians, officials confirmed. Governor’s spokesman Omar Zwak said the explosive-laden motorcycle was detonated at...
The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, over her continued investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in...
An Afghan company officially launched its range of vehicles this week, which it hopes will appeal to the local market and replace sales of imported models. ...
Faraidoon Khawzon, a spokesman for the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), said on Wednesday that as soon as the prisoner release process has been completed...
Over 200,000 unaccompanied children sought asylum in Europe over the past five years, with the highest percentage from Afghanistan. In a new report by Save the...
China has a battle force of about 350 ships and submarines – making it the largest navy in the world, a new report states. The US...
The Afghan government has resumed the prisoner release program after freeing 200 hardcore Taliban prisoners late Tuesday, which could help clear the way for intra-Afghan negotiations. ...
An Afghan Air Force helicopter crashed in Rustaq district in Takhar province on Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed. According to the governor’s office, the helicopter had been...
Afghanistan’s Cabinet Committee on Legislation on Monday approved a bill to amend the Population Registration Act that would include a mother’s name on Tazkiras. Currently, Tazkiras...
The UK has condemned continued violence and targeted attacks in Kabul and around the country and said all parties need to commit to a negotiated solution...
Three security force members were killed and 11 wounded when insurgents detonated a car bomb at the gate of a public protection forces compound in Gardez...
Apple Inc has asked suppliers to make at least 75 million 5G iPhones for later this year, along with new Apple Watch models, a new iPad...
US Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are threatening to issue subpoenas if Pentagon and State Department officials refuse to testify at a hearing...
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e-Islami, says that Afghan political parties have already started negotiations with the Taliban, and that initial agreements have been made. In...
Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, died on Monday after weeks in hospital, the current president’s office said....
UK police have appealed to the public for information on the whereabouts of three children who were kidnapped by their Afghan father from their foster home...