The Afghan government faces a fight for survival as the U.S. heads for an exit in a few months. Continued international assistance and a successful peace agreement could still help the country avoid a civil war.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made an unannounced visit to Kabul to brief officials on Washington's plans to withdraw all U.S. troops by September 11 -- the 20th anniversary of the attacks that triggered the American and NATO intervention in Afghanistan.
At least 10 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in two Taliban attacks in the country's north, local officials and the army said on April 13.
President Joe Biden has announced his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 -- 20 years to the day after the Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on the United States that triggered the conflict.
The White House says U.S. President Joe Biden will give a speech on April 14 on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Taliban claims it has changed since its early years in power in Afghanistan 25 years ago. But Afghans living under Taliban rule in recent years say the militant group still imposes many of its draconian laws and brutal policies that defined its 1996-2001 rule.
The Taliban says it is not ready to participate in an international peace conference on Afghanistan tentatively scheduled to begin in Turkey on April 16.
Afghan nomads commonly known as Kuchis have traversed their country and the surrounding regions for centuries. But their unique wandering lifestyle is vanishing as members of the group are forced to settle and give up their livestock.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says women should be “full participants” in the upcoming conference in Turkey meant to give new impetus to the Afghan peace process.
A Taliban spokesman says insurgents targeted an airbase in southern Afghanistan where international troops are based.
Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Islamabad on April 7 that Russia will provide unspecified military equipment to Pakistan as the two countries increase cooperation to fight terrorism.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Pakistan on April 6 for a two-day trip expected to focus on efforts to bring peace to neighboring Afghanistan.
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