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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.
June 06, 2021
Afghan Security Forces Suffer 'Heavy Casualties' In Fresh Clashes With Taliban

At least 14 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed and another 18 wounded in a Taliban attack in Qaisar district of the northern province of Faryab, local officials said on June 6.
June 05, 2021
Taliban Kills At Least Eight Troops In Northern Afghanistan Attack

Taliban militants launched an attack against Afghan security forces in the northern province of Baghlan on June 5, killing at least eight people, according to a security official.
June 05, 2021
Female Afghan Anchor Killed In Kabul Blast

An Afghan news anchor was killed in a blast in western Kabul, the latest of a series of attacks on journalists in the country.
June 04, 2021
Afghan Air Strike Hits Civilians As Taliban Ramps Up Attacks

An Afghan air strike on an abandoned army base captured by the Taliban has killed multiple civilians in southern Helmand as heavy fighting was reported across the war-torn country.
June 04, 2021
U.S. Announces $266 Million In New Aid To Afghanistan

The United States has announced more than $266 million in new humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan as U.S. troops exit the war-torn country.
June 03, 2021
At Least Eight Killed In Attacks Targeting Minibuses In Kabul

Afghan officials say that at least eight people have been killed in two bomb blasts targeting minibuses in the capital.
June 03, 2021
U.S. Military Says Its Operations Unintentionally Killed 20 Civilians In Afghanistan Last Year

The U.S. military says air and ground operations it conducted in Afghanistan last year unintentionally killed 20 civilians.

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

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

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Afghanistan

Tuesday 8 June 2021

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

Afghan Security Forces Suffer 'Heavy Casualties' In Fresh Clashes With Taliban

Taliban Kills At Least Eight Troops In Northern Afghanistan Attack

Female Afghan Anchor Killed In Kabul Blast

Afghan Air Strike Hits Civilians As Taliban Ramps Up Attacks

U.S. Announces $266 Million In New Aid To Afghanistan

At Least Eight Killed In Attacks Targeting Minibuses In Kabul

U.S. Military Says Its Operations Unintentionally Killed 20 Civilians In Afghanistan Last Year

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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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 8 June 2021

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

Afghan Security Forces Suffer 'Heavy Casualties' In Fresh Clashes With Taliban

Taliban Kills At Least Eight Troops In Northern Afghanistan Attack

Female Afghan Anchor Killed In Kabul Blast

Afghan Air Strike Hits Civilians As Taliban Ramps Up Attacks

U.S. Announces $266 Million In New Aid To Afghanistan

At Least Eight Killed In Attacks Targeting Minibuses In Kabul

U.S. Military Says Its Operations Unintentionally Killed 20 Civilians In Afghanistan Last Year

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