Six facilities have officially been handed over to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in U.S. forces drawdown update till May 31.
“[The] U.S. Central Command estimates that we have completed between 30-44 percent of the entire retrograde process,” it said on Tuesday.
“Since the President’s decision, the [U.S. Department of Defense] has retrograded the equivalent of approximately 300 C-17 loads...
Separate bombings targeted two minivans in Kabul’s third district on Tuesday evening, police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said.
He put the toll of casualties to 10 civilians killed and 12 others wounded.
Both attacks were under police investigations, the spokesman said.
There is no claim of responsibility for the attack.
The bombings happened in a mostly ethnic Hazara area of the city....
In a pre-ministerial meeting on Monday, May 31, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the NATO leaders are set to discuss a range of issues, including the way forward for allies’ engagement in Afghanistan.
The NATO chief meanwhile told reporters that Afghanistan’s security situation remains very difficult and challenging.
“We made the decision to end our mission within weeks.” I think we have to understand that...
Clashes erupted Sunday evening between men loyal to former commander of public uprising forces and a policeman in Maimana city, provincial capital of Faryab province, police said.
According to the provincial police spokesman, Karim Yourish, the policeman and a woman with him were killed in the clash.
Two women and a child were wounded, Mr. Yourish said.
The police spokesman said the cause of the clash...
According to an army spokesman, Abdul Hadi Nazari, Afghan army forces on Sunday night rescued five military personnel held in a Taliban prison in Qosh Tapa village of the provincial capital.
Two soldiers of the army, two policemen and a member of pro-government public uprising forces were released, Mr. Nazari said.
At least 12 Taliban were killed during the overnight operation.
Seven suspects were also arrested...
Police confirmed his death, saying he was shot and killed in Niazbek area of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Sunday around 9:00 local time.
According to reports, Mr. Arif was director of policy and planning for Ministry of Urban Development and Land.
Another person named Abdul Razeq was wounded in the attack, according to police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz.
The perpetrators managed to escape, Mr. Faramarz said.
There was no...
Pakistan has reported 56 deaths by COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally of fatalities to 20,736.
Latest figures by the country’s National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) indicated the infection tally rose by 2,697 to 918,936.
During the past 24 hours, 2,620 patients have recovered from the coronavirus, bringing the total recoveries to 839,322.
Pakistan has conducted 55,965 tests in the 24-hour...
Chelsea clinched the Champions League title on Saturday after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the all-English final.
Kai Havertz’s goal in the first half of the game was enough for Chelsea to earn victory in front of thousands of fans at Porto's Estadio Dragao in Portugal.
Chelsea added to the first European Cup it won in 2012 and become the 13th multiple winner of world...
The car railway guards were traveling in struck a roadside bomb Saturday evening, said provincial governor Wahid Qitali.
Six guards were killed and two others wounded in the explosion, he said.
Afghanistan’s National Railway Authority in a statement called the attack against national and Islamic values, crime against humanity and enmity against country’s progress and development.
This is not the first time Herat-Khaaf railway guards are...
The Taliban fired a mortar shell on Saturday evening during clashes with government forces in Anarjoi area, said police spokesman Shaiq Shoresh.
The mortar shells hit a wedding party, killing seven and wounding four others, the spokesman said.
The ministry of defense put the toll of casualties to six killed and four wounded—all civilians.
Officials from the Afghan government and the Taliban have pointed the blame...
