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June 11, 2021
Pakistani Tribal Leaders Push Back Against Increased Military Drone Use Along Afghan Border

Pakistani tribal leaders in a conservative border region are complaining about surveillance drones flown by military and security services, saying they are an unwelcome intrusion and a violation of people's privacy.

June 11, 2021
Gandhara Briefing: Pakistan Road Deaths, Afghan COVID, China

This week's Gandhara Briefing gives you the inside stories on the staggering casualties on Balochistan's roads, Afghanistan's struggle against a third wave of COVID, and China's balancing act amid political turmoil in Pakistan.
June 11, 2021
Taliban Captures Another District In Northern Afghanistan

The Taliban has captured yet another district amid increased violence between the militants and the Western-backed Afghan government that has cast uncertainty over the future of the country once U.S.-led international forces leave by September.
June 10, 2021
Islamic State Claims Deadly Attack Against Afghan Deminers

An affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for this week’s attack in which 10 Afghans working for a mine-clearance organization were shot and killed and 16 others wounded.
June 09, 2021
Third Wave Of COVID Infections Ravages Afghanistan

With rising infections and mounting death toll, a third wave of COVID infections could overwhelm Afghanistan already reeling from the precipitous withdrawal of foreign forces.
June 09, 2021
Germany Deports Dozens Of Afghan Asylum Seekers To Kabul

A group of 42 rejected asylum seekers have reportedly arrived in Kabul after being deported from Germany.
June 09, 2021
Ten Afghan Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Attack

At least 10 Afghans working for a mine-clearance nongovernmental organization have been killed in an attack in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan.
June 08, 2021
Afghanistan Starts New Drive To Weed Out Poppies In Counternarcotics Campaign

Afghan authorities chopped down poppies in Badakhshan Province amid a new drive to eliminate sources of the opium and heroin trade. But past efforts to replace poppies have faltered as farmers say they can't survive on what they earn from alternative crops.
June 08, 2021
Afghan, Iranian Refugees To Compete At Tokyo Olympics

Three Afghans and three Iranians will be part of a refugee team of 29 athletes competing across 12 sports at next month's Tokyo Olympics.
June 08, 2021
Taliban Captures Another Afghan District As Battle Rages Ahead Of International Troop Pullout

The Taliban has captured another district center in Afghanistan, adding to the insurgent group's recent military gains since the start of the withdrawal of international troops from the war-torn country.
June 08, 2021
Countries Exiting Afghanistan Urged To Expedite Relocation Of Local Staff

Human Rights Watch is urging countries with troops departing Afghanistan to accelerate programs to resettle the Afghan staff who served with them during two decades of war.
June 06, 2021
At Least 11 Afghan Civilians Killed In Roadside Bombing

At least 11 civilians, including three children, have been killed in northwest Afghanistan when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, officials said on June 6.

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Afghanistan

Friday 11 June 2021

Pakistani Tribal Leaders Push Back Against Increased Military Drone Use Along Afghan Border

Gandhara Briefing: Pakistan Road Deaths, Afghan COVID, China

Taliban Captures Another District In Northern Afghanistan

Islamic State Claims Deadly Attack Against Afghan Deminers

Third Wave Of COVID Infections Ravages Afghanistan

Germany Deports Dozens Of Afghan Asylum Seekers To Kabul

Ten Afghan Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Attack

Afghanistan Starts New Drive To Weed Out Poppies In Counternarcotics Campaign

Afghan, Iranian Refugees To Compete At Tokyo Olympics

Taliban Captures Another Afghan District As Battle Rages Ahead Of International Troop Pullout

Countries Exiting Afghanistan Urged To Expedite Relocation Of Local Staff

At Least 11 Afghan Civilians Killed In Roadside Bombing

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

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Afghanistan

Friday 11 June 2021

Pakistani Tribal Leaders Push Back Against Increased Military Drone Use Along Afghan Border

Gandhara Briefing: Pakistan Road Deaths, Afghan COVID, China

Taliban Captures Another District In Northern Afghanistan

Islamic State Claims Deadly Attack Against Afghan Deminers

Third Wave Of COVID Infections Ravages Afghanistan

Germany Deports Dozens Of Afghan Asylum Seekers To Kabul

Ten Afghan Mine-Clearing Workers Killed In Attack

Afghanistan Starts New Drive To Weed Out Poppies In Counternarcotics Campaign

Afghan, Iranian Refugees To Compete At Tokyo Olympics

Taliban Captures Another Afghan District As Battle Rages Ahead Of International Troop Pullout

Countries Exiting Afghanistan Urged To Expedite Relocation Of Local Staff

At Least 11 Afghan Civilians Killed In Roadside Bombing

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