Earlier this week, May 9, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared Tuesday as national day of mourning to honor the victims of recent deadly attacks in west of Kabul and earlier in Logar’s provincial capital of Pul-e Alam.
The European Union mission in Afghanistan today announced it lowers the flag in solidarity with the war-weary nation and to remember the victims of the recent “brutal”...
The Afghan human rights watchdog has welcomed an announcement by the Taliban and the Afghan government that a three-day ceasefire would come into effect in the country to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday, reiterating needs for a long term ceasefire.
“@AfghanistanIHRC welcomes the announcement of Eid ceasefire by Taliban and Afghan government,” the rights watchdog took to Twitter.
“[It] reiterates the call of Afghan people...
India's daily coronavirus cases rose by 329,942, while deaths from the disease rose by 3,876, according to the health ministry. India's total coronavirus infections are now at 22.99 million, while total fatalities rose to 249,992.
India leads the world in the daily average number of new deaths reported, accounting for one in every three deaths reported worldwide each day, according to a Reuters tally.
The...
Unknown armed men on Monday evening shot and killed Shahpoor Ahmadzai, police chief of Pul-e Alam city’s first district, said head of provincial council Hassib Stanikzai.
Khalid Yaqubi, a former chief of the first police district of the city, was wounded in the assault.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
The perpetrators had managed to flee the area....
The air strike was carried out Monday evening in Sahak area in Zurmat district of eastern Paktia province, said Aimal Khan Momand, spokesman for 203rd Thunder Corps.
The air strike hit a car carrying Taliban, according to the spokesman, killing five members of the group.
A number of the group’s weapons and the vehicle were demolished.
There was no comment from the Taliban yet....
The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Tuesday welcomed the announcement by the Taliban and the Afghan government to observe a three-day ceasefire during Eid holiday.
He voiced concern over the “horrific” level of violence “in recent weeks” in the country. “Afghan people have paid the price.”
The U.S. peace envoy called for speeding up negotiations among Afghans to reach a political...
Bomb attacks in Logar on April and near a girls’ school in Dasht-e Barchi, west of Kabul city, killed and wounded dozens of civilians and students.
President Ghani in his video message on Sunday condemned the attacks, calling them crimes against humanity and Islamic rules.
He pledged financial support to the families of victims.
The announcement came a day after a school in west of Kabul,...
A passenger bus struck a roadside bomb in Camp Maskan area in Shahr-e Safa district of Afghan province of Zabul early Monday at 12:00 local time, said Tariq Arian, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior.
The spokesman put the toll of casualties to 11 killed and 28 Wounded
He blamed the Taliban to be responsible for the attack.
The Taliban officials, however, have not commented yet. ...
The Taliban in a statement declared an Eid ceasefire, ordering its fighters to halt offensives against government forces.
According to the statement, the Taliban fighters were “instructed” not to conduct any offensives against government forces “countrywide” during the three days of Eid ul-Fitr," the Taliban statement read.
"But if the enemy conducts any assault or attack against you during these days, stand ready to robustly...
According to health ministry spokesman, Mirwais Alizai, as many as twelve more patients have died after contracting the coronavirus disease, pushing the toll of fatalities to 2,698.
Also, as many as 221 new cases of infection were reported in the country, bringing the nationwide case count to 61,842.
Some 182 patients have recovered from the virus during the 24-hours period.
It pushed the overall toll of...
