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May 10, 2021
Pakistani General Reiterates Support For Afghan Peace Process As Violence Surges

The Pakistani Army chief offered Islamabad's support for the Afghan peace process in a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on May 10 amid growing violence as the United States withdraws its troops.

May 10, 2021
Afghan Schoolgirls Laid To Rest After Bombing That Killed Dozens

More than 50 people were killed by a bomb attack outside a girls school in the Afghan capital, and at least 150 were injured. Most of the victims were young students. The explosions on May 8 took place in a neighborhood that is home to Shi'a from the Hazara ethnic minority.
May 10, 2021
America’s War In Afghanistan, In Photos

A Disappearing World. I worry about the fate of the people in my photos, from the shy school girls and owner of the American-style burger restaurant to the pro-American Shi’ite Hazaras who have been massacred (even at a wedding) in a bloody ISIS and Taliban terror campaign.
May 10, 2021
Roadside Bomb Blast Strikes Bus, Kills 11 Afghan Civilians

At least 11 civilians were killed and 28 more wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province, the Interior Ministry said on May 10.
May 09, 2021
Taliban Declares Eid Holiday Cease-Fire As Afghanistan Reels From Violence

The Taliban has declared a cease-fire during the three-day religious holiday of Eid al-Fitr later this week as Afghanistan is gripped by intensifying violence.
May 08, 2021
Afghans Bury Dead From School Attack That Killed At Least 50

Funerals were held in the Afghan capital on May 9 for the victims of an attack a day earlier at a girls' school that killed at least 50 people and wounded another 100.
May 07, 2021
Pentagon Sends Reinforcements For Afghan Pullout

The Pentagon has deployed more heavy bombers and fighter jets to ensure the protection of the withdrawing U.S. and coalition troops from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters on May 6.
May 06, 2021
Taliban Capture Key Afghan Dam, Army Bases As U.S. Forces Exit

Taliban fighters have captured Afghanistan's second-biggest dam and two Afghan Army bases, militants and officials said, as fighting escalates amid the ongoing pullout of U.S. and international forces from the war-wracked country.
May 06, 2021
UN: Severe Hunger Affected 155 Million People Last Year

Severe hunger affected at least 155 million people last year as a result of conflicts, the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, and weather extremes and the outlook for this year is equally harsh or worse, a report by 16 organizations says.
May 06, 2021
HRW Warns Against Further 'Life-Threatening' Cuts In Afghan Health System

Human Rights Watch has warned that falling international donor support to Afghanistan has reduced women's access to essential health care, and that it expects further cuts in the coming months as foreign forces prepare to withdraw from the country.
May 05, 2021
Taliban Takes Over Northern Afghan District Amid Surge In Violence

Afghan officials say Taliban militants captured a district in northern Afghanistan after hours of fighting with government forces amid a recent surge in violence as the United States begins to pull its forces from the war-torn country.
May 05, 2021
Taliban Steps Up Divide And Conquer Strategy In Afghanistan

The Taliban is seeking to further undercut support for the fragile Afghan government by co-opting disgruntled members of Afghanistan’s political elite.

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Afghanistan

Monday 10 May 2021

Pakistani General Reiterates Support For Afghan Peace Process As Violence Surges

Afghan Schoolgirls Laid To Rest After Bombing That Killed Dozens

America’s War In Afghanistan, In Photos

Roadside Bomb Blast Strikes Bus, Kills 11 Afghan Civilians

Taliban Declares Eid Holiday Cease-Fire As Afghanistan Reels From Violence

Afghans Bury Dead From School Attack That Killed At Least 50

Pentagon Sends Reinforcements For Afghan Pullout

Taliban Capture Key Afghan Dam, Army Bases As U.S. Forces Exit

UN: Severe Hunger Affected 155 Million People Last Year

HRW Warns Against Further 'Life-Threatening' Cuts In Afghan Health System

Taliban Takes Over Northern Afghan District Amid Surge In Violence

Taliban Steps Up Divide And Conquer Strategy In Afghanistan

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'Afghanistan Is Hell': Supporters Of Late Afghan General Claim Taliban Killings, Persecution

Border Clash Between Taliban, Pakistani Military Leaves One Dead

'Everyone Is Anxious': Pakistan's Mass Arrests Of Afghan Refugees Fuel Fear Of New Crackdown

Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

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Afghanistan

Monday 10 May 2021

Pakistani General Reiterates Support For Afghan Peace Process As Violence Surges

Afghan Schoolgirls Laid To Rest After Bombing That Killed Dozens

America’s War In Afghanistan, In Photos

Roadside Bomb Blast Strikes Bus, Kills 11 Afghan Civilians

Taliban Declares Eid Holiday Cease-Fire As Afghanistan Reels From Violence

Afghans Bury Dead From School Attack That Killed At Least 50

Pentagon Sends Reinforcements For Afghan Pullout

Taliban Capture Key Afghan Dam, Army Bases As U.S. Forces Exit

UN: Severe Hunger Affected 155 Million People Last Year

HRW Warns Against Further 'Life-Threatening' Cuts In Afghan Health System

Taliban Takes Over Northern Afghan District Amid Surge In Violence

Taliban Steps Up Divide And Conquer Strategy In Afghanistan

Top Trending

'Afghanistan Is Hell': Supporters Of Late Afghan General Claim Taliban Killings, Persecution

Border Clash Between Taliban, Pakistani Military Leaves One Dead

'Everyone Is Anxious': Pakistan's Mass Arrests Of Afghan Refugees Fuel Fear Of New Crackdown

Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

'Beaten And Humiliated': Taliban Cracks Down On Afghan Universities In Bid To Curb Women's Protests

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Banned From Public Parks And Bathhouses, Afghan Women Say Life Under Taliban Is Like A 'Prison'

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

'They Torture And Kill Us': Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

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Pakistani Taliban Announces End Of Cease-Fire, Orders Attacks

Afghan Taliban Pledges To Support Polio Vaccination, But It's Too Late For Some

At Least Nine Reportedly Killed In Taliban Attack On Village In Ethnic Hazara Province

In Kabul, Women Practice Taekwondo In Secret

Taliban Rulers Defend Return Of Public Floggings In Afghanistan Following International Condemnation

Khan Cancels March To Islamabad, Ends Demand For Early Elections, But Vows To Fight On

Taliban's Treatment Of Women May Be Crime Against Humanity, UN Experts Say

UN Mission Urges Taliban To End Violence, Rights Erosion Afflicting Afghan Women

Pakistan Interior Minister Asks Former PM Khan To Postpone March, Cites Militant Threat