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...
A presidency statement said that President Ghani is set to discuss diplomatic ties between Kabul and Washington, the U.S. support of the Afghan forces, its development and economic cooperation as well as the fight against terrorism in meeting with his counterpart President Joe Biden and American lawmakers. Afghan peace broker Abdullah Abdullah who oversees government talks with the Taliban also confirmed his trip...
According to health ministry, as many as 86 more patients have died after contracting the COVID-19 disease, pushing the toll of fatalities to 4,452. Also, as many as 1,575 new cases of infection were reported in the country, bringing the nationwide case count to 109,532. Some 573 patients have recovered from the virus during the 24-hours period. Afghanistan is currently battling a third wave of the...
The South Asian nation's total infections now stand at 30.03 million, according to a Reuters tally. The death toll climbed to 390,660 with 1,358 fresh fatalities. The South Asian country's daily positivity rate has been under 5% for the last 16 days as recoveries have been outnumbering new cases for 41 days. India has reported 40 cases of Delta Plus variant of the novel coronavirus, most...
Amjad, known as Obaid, was captured as he was transferring an explosive vest and hand grenades to Jalalabad city, provincial capital of Nangarhar, said governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani. The man has confessed and investigations were ongoing, the spokesman added. The group officials have yet to comment....
A number of political parties, including Hizb-i-Wahdat (The Unity Party), National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan sometimes known as Junbish and other parties will stand against Taliban, Mr. Noor spoke to reporters in Balkh airport. He called on Taliban to leave the battlefield and return to the negotiation table. If not, Mazar-i-Sharif will be a cemetery of the Taliban. Khanullah Shuja, acting head of Shaheen army...
A passenger bus late on Tuesday night hit a roadside bomb in Gach Kariz area of Maiwand district, said provincial police spokesman Jamal Nasir Barekzai. At least five civilians were killed and 18 others wounded after the bomb went off, he said. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. Afghanistan, already gripped by decades-long war and violence, has been witnessing a rise in bomb attacks. The...
A mortar round struck a residential area while another hit the central hospital of Asad Abad city, provincial capital of eastern Kunar province, Wednesday morning, said police spokesman Farid Dehqan. The attack has left no casualties, but caused material damages. The rounds were fired from mountains along the Durand Line, but it was not clear who had shot. There was no claim of responsibility for the...
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, on Tuesday, June 22, briefed the Security Council on the situation in the country. Ms. Lyons called on the parties to the conflict to move away from the battlefield and return to the stalled peace process, as she cautioned against any efforts, now or in the future, to install a militarily imposed government as being against...
A September deadline for the U.S. troops pullout remains in place, the Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters, but added that the pace could be adjusted based on conditions. “The situation in Afghanistan changes as the Taliban continue to conduct these attacks and to raid district centers as well as the violence, which is still too high,” Mr. Kirby said. Waheed Omar, President Ghani's Senior...