Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 6, 2021 Afghan police say at least three people, including members of the Afghan Hindu community, have been killed and four others wounded in three separate blasts in the capital, Kabul. The first explosion took place inside a shop in the Bagh-e Qazi area west of Kabul in the morning,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 5, 2021 Frud Bezhan Daud Khattak Families, traders, and guerrilla fighters have for generations moved freely across the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The disputed 2,670-kilometer frontier traverses some of the world’s most forbidding terrain, snaking through desolate deserts and towering mountains more than 4,000 meters high. Drawn by
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 5, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Taliban insurgents have killed at least 21 government troops in new attacks in Afghanistan as U.S.-brokered peace talks between the two warring sides remain stalled. The fighting comes as the United States is reviewing a February 2020 agreement with the Taliban, which required remaining American and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 4, 2021 A new report by a group created by the U.S. Congress has called on the Biden administration to extend the May deadline for the U.S. military to withdraw remaining troops from Afghanistan. In its reports issued on February 3, the Afghanistan Study Group recommended keeping U.S. troops in
NYT: A network of shadowy power brokers and warlords, bankrolled by the Afghan government and the national police force, is luring disadvantaged people into joining militias, sometimes under false pretenses, out of a growing desperation to hold territory around highways in the country’s north, according to former militia members and local officials. Click here to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 4, 2021 By Golnaz Esfandiari Iran is defending its hosting of a senior Taliban delegation for an entire week in a move that analysts say is aimed at highlighting its influence and cultivating ties with the potential future government of Afghanistan. The delegation, led by Taliban political leader Mullah Abdul
Radio Free Afghanistan February 2, 2021 A series of explosions has rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least three people as a wave of violence continues to sweep across the war-torn country. According to police on February 2, two people were killed when a vehicle in Kabul exploded, including Mohammad Atif, the head
Tolo News: The Taliban have said that an Islamic government will replace the current government in Afghanistan under the incumbent President Ashraf Ghani as a result of peace negotiations. However, the Office of National Security Council (ONSC) has said that it is premature to talk about the political system in Afghanistan. The ONSC has suggested
Mariam Noorzai is a commando in the Afghan National Army. Since her husband was seriously injured in combat, she’s the main breadwinner for both her own family and the family of her brother-in-law, who was killed in a land-mine explosion 14 years ago. She and over 100 other women who serve in Herat Province’s 207
Michael Hughes: The Taliban last week threatened to kill any American troop that remains in Afghanistan beyond the deadline of the peace deal the group struck with the Trump administration. The insurgent group is freely willing to make such a threat because it feels it holds all the cards. As a Taliban commander told a Western military