Ariana: At least 261 civilians have been killed and 602 wounded in Taliban offensives in the past 50 days, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed Saturday. “The Taliban have increased violence in some provinces in recent months. In the past 50 days, the Taliban have conducted close to 2,000 offensives that left 863 civilians killed
Tolo News: “I’m afraid no one can predict which way things will go in Afghanistan right now,” Khan said in an interview on Der Spiegel on Oct. 30. “What I can say is that after Afghanistan, the country that wants peace most is Pakistan.” Click here to read more (external link). Related Deadlocked Afghan Peace
By Ayaz Gul VOA News October 30, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation has resumed his diplomatic efforts to press warring Afghan parties to reduce battlefield hostilities and accelerate ongoing negotiations to reach a deal that ends the country’s nearly 20-year war. Zalmay Khalilzad’s renewed push comes as President Donald Trump’s administration
As Afghan government and Taliban negotiators try to broker a peace deal in Doha, RFE/RL’s Gandhara is asking Afghans: “What’s at stake for you in the Afghan peace talks?” For Ahoo Shahidi, it’s all about the freedom of pursuing her passion as a tattoo artist. Related Taliban Seeks Release of More Prisoners in Talks with
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 27, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The United Nations says the conflict in Afghanistan has killed and injured nearly 6,000 civilians during the first nine months of 2020, representing a 30% decline compared to the same period last year. The report compiled by the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) comes as
By Radio Free Afghanistan October 27, 2020 A car bomb attack on an Afghan police base and an ongoing gun battle have killed three people and wounded dozens in a city bordering Pakistan, officials said October 27. The complex attack in Khost, the capital of the eastern province of Khost, was launched early in the morning.
Daud Khattak Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 27, 2020 Years ago, Pakistan declared victory against the Taliban after large-scale military operations in a northwestern mountainous region. But the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the formal name of the Pakistani Taliban’s umbrella organization, is now back in parts of Malakand Division, an administrative region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
By Jeff Seldin VOA News October 26, 2020 WASHINGTON – The United States is confirming the death of a high-ranking al-Qaida official in Afghanistan – only it appears the dead terrorist is not the group’s second-in-command, as has been reported. A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the death of al-Qaida’s Abu Muhsin
The Hill: The Trump administration has fallen prey to the pitfalls of ending long wars. In the American experience, exit strategies begin as conditions-based plans but quickly become irresistible departure schedules. To hasten withdrawal from war-torn Afghanistan, the United States has signed an unenforceable agreement with the Taliban and left our Afghan allies holding the
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 26, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The United States said Monday it had conducted an airstrike in central Afghanistan, killing at least five Taliban insurgents. A military spokesman explained in a tweet the overnight action in Nerkh district in Wardak province was taken to defend Afghan security forces in line with a