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May 25, 2021
Turbulence Ahead? Afghan Air Force Prepares For U.S. Withdrawal

With the pending withdrawal of U.S. forces and contractors from Afghanistan, the fledgling Afghan Air Force could have some turbulent days ahead.

May 25, 2021
Dozens Of Taliban Captives Freed In Western Afghanistan

Afghan officials say local commandos have released 41 people from a Taliban prison in the country’s western province of Herat.
May 25, 2021
Australia To Shutter Embassy In Afghanistan Due To Security Concerns

Australia says it will close its embassy in Afghanistan this week, citing “an increasingly uncertain security environment” as international troops exit the war-torn country.
May 24, 2021
Afghan Army, Taliban Clash Close To Kabul

Afghan government forces clashed with Taliban militants in a provincial capital about 120 kilometers from Kabul, officials and witnesses said on May 24.
May 24, 2021
Afghan MMA Champ To Auction Medals For Attack Victims' Families

Afghan mixed martial arts champ Hussain Bakhsh Safari plans to auction some of his medals to raise cash for the families of students killed in attacks in Kabul and Logar Province.
May 24, 2021
Amnesty International Warns Against Unraveling Of Afghan Women’s Rights

Amnesty International has warned that 20 years of “hard-won” progress by Afghanistan’s women and girls are under threat as intra-Afghan peace talks are at an impasse and international troops prepare to withdraw from the war-torn country later this year.
May 23, 2021
Pakistani Soldier Killed In Cross-Border Attack By Afghan Militants

A Pakistani soldier has been killed in a cross-border attack by Afghan militants in northwestern Pakistan, the Pakistani military said on May 23.
May 22, 2021
Death Toll From Kabul School Blasts Rises To 100

The death toll from bombings outside a high school in the Afghan capital has risen to 100 dead and 160 wounded, says the office of Sarwar Danish, Afghanistan's second vice president.
May 21, 2021
NATO Vows To Continue Training Afghan Special Forces After Withdrawal

NATO says it will continue to train Afghan security forces outside the country after the international military withdrawal in September.
May 21, 2021
Gandhara Briefing: Durand Line, Pakistani Taliban, Box Camera

This week’s Gandhara Briefing looks at how Pakistan’s border fence is causing mounting problems for Pashtun tribes straddling the Durand Line, the revival of the Pakistani Taliban, and how a con artist and an Afghan princess clouded Afghan efforts to establish an alliance with Washington.
May 21, 2021
District In Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province Falls To Taliban

Taliban fighters have overrun another district in Afghanistan's central province of Maidan Wardak after heavy fighting with government forces.
May 20, 2021
At Least 16 Killed In Attacks Across Afghanistan As Taliban Takes Over Eastern District

Afghan officials say at least 16 people have been killed in separate attacks across the war-torn country.

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Afghanistan

Tuesday 25 May 2021

Turbulence Ahead? Afghan Air Force Prepares For U.S. Withdrawal

Dozens Of Taliban Captives Freed In Western Afghanistan

Australia To Shutter Embassy In Afghanistan Due To Security Concerns

Afghan Army, Taliban Clash Close To Kabul

Afghan MMA Champ To Auction Medals For Attack Victims' Families

Amnesty International Warns Against Unraveling Of Afghan Women’s Rights

Pakistani Soldier Killed In Cross-Border Attack By Afghan Militants

Death Toll From Kabul School Blasts Rises To 100

NATO Vows To Continue Training Afghan Special Forces After Withdrawal

Gandhara Briefing: Durand Line, Pakistani Taliban, Box Camera

District In Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province Falls To Taliban

At Least 16 Killed In Attacks Across Afghanistan As Taliban Takes Over Eastern District

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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'

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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

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

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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

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Afghanistan

Tuesday 25 May 2021

Turbulence Ahead? Afghan Air Force Prepares For U.S. Withdrawal

Dozens Of Taliban Captives Freed In Western Afghanistan

Australia To Shutter Embassy In Afghanistan Due To Security Concerns

Afghan Army, Taliban Clash Close To Kabul

Afghan MMA Champ To Auction Medals For Attack Victims' Families

Amnesty International Warns Against Unraveling Of Afghan Women’s Rights

Pakistani Soldier Killed In Cross-Border Attack By Afghan Militants

Death Toll From Kabul School Blasts Rises To 100

NATO Vows To Continue Training Afghan Special Forces After Withdrawal

Gandhara Briefing: Durand Line, Pakistani Taliban, Box Camera

District In Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak Province Falls To Taliban

At Least 16 Killed In Attacks Across Afghanistan As Taliban Takes Over Eastern District

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'

Taliban Claims To Have Eliminated Islamic State Hideout In Kabul

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

'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