Sharifullah Sharafat

Divided In Battle, United In Grief: Afghan Families Long For Peace

In villages and towns across Afghanistan, grieving families mourning the loss of fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands in the country's fratricidal war are united in demanding peace for their country.

Taliban Siege Cuts Off Remote Afghan District

The United Nations says an estimated 6,000 residents of Chinarto, a remote district in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, cannot access medical services and face food shortages because of the road closure by the Taliban.

Rural Afghan Province Still Struggling With Internet Access

In Remote Outpost, Afghan Soldiers Celebrate Taliban Truce

Afghans Celebrate Partial Truce In Frontline Provinces

Afghans in frontline provinces now demand a lasting cease-fire. They are hoping their lives, defined by the misery and anguish caused by fighting, will change for the better if all warring sides agree on turning the partial truce into a lasting cease-fire.

In Remote Afghan Corner, Besieged Afghan Troops Cry For Help

Afghan troops besieged by the Taliban for more than a week in a remote district of central Afghanistan are desperate for reinforcements and help.

Pakistani, Afghan Currencies Collide In Restive Afghan Province

Traders in a restive Afghan province are reluctant to abandon using the Pakistani currency even after local authorities have threatened them with possible arrests.

Life Inside A Besieged Provincial Afghan Capital

Tarinkot, a town of some 70,000 residents, narrowly escaped being overrun by hundreds of Taliban fighters in September 2016. Still the town is under a virtual Taliban siege with the rebels controlling territories around the beleaguered town.

The Forgotten Afghan Province That Became Taliban Country

Afghanistan's Zabul Province is impoverished and deeply conservative. It is also a Taliban stronghold.

In Rural Afghan War, Irrigation Water Is Tool

Government forces and insurgents are using access to irrigation water as leverage to pressure civilians into supporting them or force their opponents out of their villages and communities.

Taliban Targets Medical Clinics In New Afghan Insurgency Strategy

In a new strategy employed by Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, medical clinics and hospitals are being held hostage across an entire province for use as bargaining chips to put pressure on government authorities.