The final obstacle prior to peace talks within Afghanistan has been the release of 400 Taliban prisoners classified as particularly dangerous. This obstacle has now been overcome – for better or for worse. The Prisoner Release is Approved In Afghanistan,...
Russia has been paying the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, according to an explosive new report from the New York Times. President Donald Trump was reportedly informed of the situation – but did not act. Report: Russian Agents...
In 1996, Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda fled Sudan after years of enjoying safe haven in North Africa and returned to Afghanistan. At the time that the Taliban was rising in power and bin Laden was welcomed. Now...
Islamdeen Bahaduri woke up, washed his face and began his morning routine. He ran for an hour and then returned back to his home in the Barchi neighborhood of Kabul, the Afghan capital. Bahaduri ate breakfast and went to accept...
Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province has been a flashpoint of conflict since Americans first walked in in 1951. The province became known as “Little America” and since 2001 the US government poured in millions of dollars and deployed thousands of soldiers...
Over 10,000 civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2019. The damning figures revealed in a recent United Nations report detail the record-high levels of causalities during the Afghan war, and underpin the need for substantial efforts to bring...
Three Afghan teenagers laugh and play on the outskirts of Kabul, the Afghan capital, with rainy clouds in the sky. A 5-year old boy tries to fly a kite. They focus hard on the game, as their future is shaped...
The much-awaited peace agreement between the Taliban and the US was finally signed after 18 months of negotiations on Feb. 29 in Doha, Qatar. The deal will pave the way for intra-Afghan dialogue as the country recovers from war. Details...
The Taliban has agreed to a reduction in violence that is so close to a ceasefire that many news outlets call it that. But there are specific reasons why it isn’t an actual ceasefire which reveals a great deal about...
Earlier this month, former Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan released an audio message announcing his escape from a high-security Pakistani military prison. The message was circulated through his Whatsapp account. In his message, Ehsan said that ”I have been...
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