Afghan security forces are not yet able to deal with violence in the country on their own, the top US military officer said on Wednesday, as US and Taliban appear close to an agreement to th... Read more
Noor Aqa Noori, head of antiquities department for the Ministry of Information and Culture, said that Iranians are illegally excavating and smuggling antiquities in Ghazni province. Read more
Pakistan is considering a complete closure of airspace to India and ban on use of its land routes for Indian trade with Afghanistan, a Pakistani minister said on Tuesday. Read more
The United Kingdom on Wednesday announced 250,000 pounds to support media and information freedom in Afghanistan. Read more
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said on Wednesday that the group was close to reaching an agreement with the United States. Read more
At least 12 members of people’s uprising force have been killed in an attack by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials said on Wednesday. Read more
Fifty-seven percent of Afghans struggled to afford food last year, according to a Gallup poll released on Monday. Read more
Ten pro-government forces and eight Taliban militants have been killed in a clash in Afghanistan’s northern Jowzjan province, officials said Tuesday. Read more
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was in “no rush” to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. Read more
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said on Monday it saved $40 million by cancelling unnecessary contracts during the past two months. Read more
