Afghanistan
Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
Middle East
March 18, 2019
Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan…
Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace
Middle East
March 17, 2019
Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace
Sitting in his male beauty shop, 25-year-old Zabihullah longs for peace in Afghanistan — but not one that would see…
Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women
Society
March 16, 2019
Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Each time Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s most famous singers, returns to the country of her…
U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal
Middle East
March 13, 2019
U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal
DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their longest round of peace talks on Tuesday with progress made…
Taliban leader Omar lived next to US Afghan base: biography
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Taliban leader Omar lived next to US Afghan base: biography
Taliban founder Mullah Omar lived within walking distance of US bases in Afghanistan for years, according to a new book…
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday morning and stormed a construction company…
Egypt’s Planning minister discusses administrative reform with Afghani Ambassador
Egypt
March 3, 2019
Egypt’s Planning minister discusses administrative reform with Afghani Ambassador
Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Hala al-Saed met Afghanistan’s ambassador to Egypt Mohammed Moheq on Friday to discussing…
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
Middle East
March 2, 2019
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan,…
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
Middle East
March 1, 2019
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama…
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
Middle East
February 25, 2019
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group’s founders, were to hold another round of talks…