A senior Biden administration official spoke with the AP that planning has accelerated in recent days to relocate those Afghans and their families to other countries or U.S. territories, while their visa applications are processed.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss unannounced plans.
A second official familiar with the planning said the administration intends to carry out the evacuation likely in...
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre announced the donation on Thursday—a day before U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with country’s leaders at the White House on Friday.
The spokesman said the Johnson & Johnson vaccines—with only one shot required—could be shipped as soon as next week.
The U.S. is also providing oxygen and other supplies to the country battling a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The...
A presidency statement said that President Ghani is set to discuss new chapter of ties between Kabul and Washington and the U.S. support of the Afghan forces in meeting with his counterpart President Joe Biden and American legislators.
Afghan peace broker Abdullah Abdullah who oversees government talks with the Taliban, Vice President Amrullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib...
Mawlawi Mardan, a Taliban commander and the men loyal to him have put their guns aside and surrendered to Afghan forces, said provincial governor Saboor Qane.
The Taliban fighters who have stopped fighting call on other members of the group to leave battlefields and serve their country.
Residents of Herat province have mobilized against Taliban amid fighting between government forces and the armed group that...
Abdul Satar Mirzakwal, Acting Minister of Interior, on Thursday visited Kunduz to assess the security situation and meet provincial officials, said spokesman for the ministry Tariq Arian.
The minister also aims to boost coordination between Afghan security and defense forces, proper deployment of forces and to quell anti-government elements in the province.
The fighting between government forces and Taliban are ongoing across the province.
Several districts,...
The new cases were registered in 28 Afghan provinces, according to the health ministry.
Also, 63 people died of covid-19 in the previous 24-hours period, bringing the nationwide deaths to 4,519.
Health ministry’s spokesman Osman Tahiri said on Thursday that coronavirus restrictions have been extended for another two weeks in bids to contain the spread of the virus.
As coronavirus cases began to surge, all educational...
Unknown men on Thursday morning around 7:12 local time gunned down policemen in Deh Araban area of Kabul city’s fifth district, killing one and injuring another.
Three arrests were made in relation to the matter, according to interior ministry, of whom one was injured.
An investigation into the matter was underway, a spokesman for the ministry said.
Afghan officials constantly blame Taliban for targeted killings.
The attacks...
The bus, according to IRNA, was carrying 25 journalists from Tehran to western province of Azerbaijan.
The bus overturned near Naqadeh county, killing two journalists and wounding 21 others.
The dead were identified as Mahshid Karimi and Reihaneh Yasini. One worked for IRNA and the other worked for the semi-official ISNA news agency.
The wounded were taken to hospital.
It wasn’t clear what caused...
Turkey has proposed to run and secure Hamid Karzai International Airport following NATO's withdrawal and has been holding negotiations with the United States on logistic and financial support for the mission.
The mission could be a potential area of cooperation between Ankara and its allies amid strained ties, as the security of the airport is crucial for the operation of diplomatic missions out of...
On Wednesday, June 23, Mr. Mohaqiq entered Mazar-i-Sharif city, capital of Balkh, assuring the city will not fall to Taliban.
People stand along the government to defend the country, he said, as Taliban chose fighting instead of peace.
He is to mobilize people against Taliban and retake areas that had fallen to the militants.
It comes a day after former governor of northern...
