Security

Afghan Peace Process Risks Collapse As Violence Flares

Afghanistan Still Facing Aftershocks Of 1978 Communist Coup

​​On the streets in Kabul, the coup is still blamed for all of Afghanistan’s woes.

U.S. President, Qatari Amir Agree On Taliban Reducing Violence

The U.S. President Donald Trump and Qatari leader Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani have agreed on the importance of the Taliban reducing violence in Afghanistan.

Attacks Across Afghanistan Kill Dozens Of Security Force Members, Civilians

Clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban militants killed dozens nationwide even as the United States tries to broker peace talks between the warring sides.

Family Of IS Victim Struggles To Survive

Nearly five years ago, Rahman Gul, a poor, middle-aged Afghan villager in the eastern province of Nangarhar, became a symbol of the atrocities the ultra-radical Islamic State militants (IS) had begun inflicting on Afghans.

Save Afghan Sikhs And Hindus From Genocide, Activists Urge

Many in tiny Sikh and Hindu community of approximately 700 people in Afghanistan say they cannot feel safe in a country where Islamist militant groups like Islamic State (IS) have put a target on their backs.

Afghans Among Unaccompanied Children Evacuated From Greek Refugee Camps To Germany

A group of 47 unaccompanied children evacuated from refugee camps in Greece arrived in Germany on April 18, German officials said.

Pakistani Court Orders Internet Access For Pashtun Students During Coronavirus Lockdown

A court in Pakistan has ordered the government to restore Internet to parts of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, where its lack was depriving thousands of university students from accessing online classes and educational materials during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

U.S. General Meets With Afghan Taliban Officials To Discuss 'Need To Reduce Violence'

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, has met with representatives of the Taliban’s political office in Doha to discuss the reduction of violence, officials said.

HRW Urges War Crimes Charges For Jailed IS-Linked Group’s Head

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is urging the Afghan government to bring war crimes charges against the captured leader of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province, an affiliate of the extremist group Islamic State (IS).

Men Acquitted In Daniel Pearl Murder Case To Remain In Pakistani Custody

A Pakistani provincial government has ordered a British-born militant whose conviction in the kidnapping and killing of a U.S. journalist was overturned to remain in custody for at least three months.