The Taliban statement comes following the reports that Ankara and Washington have reached an agreement on the Kabul airport to be run and guarded by Turkish military after the United States and other NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan.
The issue—being a major topic of the discussion—was discussed between Turkish and U.S. defense ministers in a telephone conversation last Thursday.
Turkey should withdraw its troops...
Unknown men on Tuesday morning gunned down three policemen in Hussain Khel area of Kabul’s Bagrami district, killing three security personnel, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesman for the provincial police chief.
An investigation into the matter was underway, according to the spokesman.
Afghan officials constantly blame Taliban for targeted killings.
The attacks, however, remain unclaimed often. ...
Speaking at an event on Tuesday, former President Hamid Karzai urged the Taliban to end the violence and work for peace.
He said the armed group won’t achieve anything by taking over districts and the group shouldn’t continue to destruct infrastructure and government facilities.
The former President also urged the government to seize the opportunity for peace, voicing hope over the “soon” start of meaningful...
Zamir Kabulov, Russian Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan and Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department spoke with the TASS on Monday, saying the move was due to safety reasons.
“In order not to put the safety of our staff at risk, we moved them temporarily to the territory of Uzbekistan” from the Afghan city of Hairatan due to the uncertain situation in...
As rescuers combed the smoke-charred building in search of more bodies, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held urgent meetings with senior ministers and ordered the suspension and arrest of health and civil defense managers in Nassiriya, his office said in a statement.
The manager of the hospital was also suspended and ordered to be arrested, the statement added.
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The President, leading a high-ranking government delegation, on Tuesday travelled to northern Balkh province, Mohammad Amiri, deputy presidential spokesman, took to Twitter.
where he is set to assess the overall situation of the province
He will also meet military officials, elders and influencing figures in the province, the spokesman said.
President Ghani's visit to Balkh comes after his visit to eastern Khost province on Saturday this...
The U.S. top commander for Afghanistan Gen. Austin S. Miller stepped down and handed over the command to Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., head of the U.S. military’s Central Command at a ceremony in Kabul on Monday.
A number of Afghan senior officials, including Abdullah Abdullah, Chair of the High Council for National Reconciliation, who oversees the talks between the government negotiation team and...
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Sunday met with Mohammad Masoom Stanikzai, who is head of a negotiation team representing the Islamic Republic and a number of the team’s members, said the negotiation team in a Twitter thread.
Both sides discussed accelerating the peace process as well as latest developments in the process.
U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation on...
Kabul-Washington relations and regional cooperation were also among meeting deliberations on Sunday, July 11.
Foreign Minister discussed recent progress in the country’s peace process, current situation of the country and other related issues, praising Washington’s efforts to garner regional support for peace.
The U.S. Chargé d'Affaires meanwhile reaffirmed his country’s support for Afghanistan and its commitment to preserving the gains achieved in the past two...
The country has registered 13 cases of the black fungus, said health ministry spokesman Mirwais Alizai, speaking to TKG.
Most of the cases have been registered in Kabul and the rest in Balkh, Samangan and other provinces, he said.
The fatal fungal disease is not contagious, health officials say. However, those who had caught the coronavirus have been infected with the black fungus disease.
They emphasize...
