RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan February 28, 2018 Afghan officials say at least five police officers have been killed and 30 other people abducted in two separate incidents in the south of the country. Dost Mohammad Nayab, the spokesman for Oruzgan Province’s governor, told RFE/RL that the incidents occurred on a highway linking Kandahar and Oruzgan
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News February 28, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has offered unconditional peace talks to the Taliban, as well as the chance of recognizing them as a legitimate political party and withdrawing their names from international sanctions lists, if they agreed to join a peace process and give up violence. Addressing the
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News February 27, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and the United States remained at odds over Islamabad’s degree of commitment to rooting out violent extremists and their sources of financing, following a candid exchange between both sides in Islamabad this week. While the U.S. continued to push Pakistan to take action against groups it
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 27, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will host an international conference Wednesday where, officials say, he will renew his call for “unconditional” peace talks with the Taliban and invite the insurgent group to open an office in Kabul for that purpose. A presidential spokesman told reporters Tuesday the offer
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal February 27, 2018 A man has reportedly been stoned to death by Islamic State (IS) militants in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province. An RFE/RL correspondent who obtained photos released by the militants reported that the stoning occurred in the Wazir Tangi area of Nangarhar. The pictures from the scene show a purported IS
AP: As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little, too late to stop terror funding, regional alliances are shifting and analysts ponder whether a cozier relationship with countries like Russia will complicate efforts to move toward peace in neighboring Afghanistan. Click here to read
1TV: The duo had fled their houses in Kohistan district on Monday for marriage in Ghor province, Karim Yorish, a spokesman for Faryab police, said. They were back to their home region following mediation by elders and as Taliban became aware of the matter, the group punished them with 80 lashes in public, Yorish said. Click
VOA News: Afghan officials claim that Islamic State (IS) group has been defeated in its traditional rural stronghold Nangarhar province and the militants have escaped to remote areas. Officials in eastern Kunar province say IS militants have failed on the battlefield. Other Security News Afghan Taliban Renew Call for Dialogue With US to End War Provincial
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 25, 2018 The Afghan Interior Ministry says a former lawmaker and his bodyguard were gunned down in the capital, Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said Rafiullah Gul Afghan and his bodyguard were shot dead late February 24 when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Kabul neighborhood
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 24, 2018 ISLAMABAD – The United States military has rejected Moscow’s claim the number of Islamic State militants in Afghanistan runs into the thousands, while at the same time urging Russia and Iran to support the Kabul government, not the Taliban, to help defeat IS in the country. Commander of U.S.