Afghan authorities on Sunday announced that school closure was extended by three months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Taliban supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada has possibly died due to coronavirus, a report by Foreign Policy suggested on Monday. Read more
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday expressed optimism that the Afghan government and the Taliban will begin peace negotiations. Read more
Seven labourers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province on Monday evening, police said. Read more
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo via video link on Monday, discussing the next steps in peace process. Read more
Relations between the Taliban, especially the Haqqani Network, and Al-Qaida remain close despite the former signing a peace deal with the United States, a recent UN report said. Read more
Afghanistan faces humanitarian disaster as COVID-19 is rapidly spreading undetected throughout the country, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned on Monday. Read more
Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo of Italy assumed his role as the NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan on Monday, the alliance said. Read more
Afghanistan’s population is estimated to be 32.9 million, the National Statistics and Information Authority said in its latest report released Monday. Read more
A primary military court in Kabul has ordered the interrogation of 13 current and former security officials over an attack at a funeral in Kabul in 2017 that was attended by senior politicia... Read more
