Violence remains high despite intra-Afghan peace talks opening in Doha, Afghan Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid said on Thursday. Read more
A number of people took to the streets on Tuesday in Balkh to protest higher prices of electricity in the northern Afghan province. Read more
The European Union said on Tuesday it was providing 150,000 euros (around 13.7 million afghanis) in humanitarian aid for people affected by flash floods in Afghanistan last month. Read more
For the first time in history, Afghanistan has been elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Read more
Afghanistan’s main public university in western Ghor province has been shut down after dozens of students tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Monday. Read more
Eight in 10 Afghan children believe they have learnt little or nothing since schools were closed due to COVID-19 pandemic, a charity has said. Read more
Return of Taliban’s Islamic Emirate would be unacceptable and a new working governance formula should emerge in Afghanistan, US peace envoy said on Saturday. Read more
Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, called for significant reduction in violence on Sunday, a day after intra-Afghan peace talks open... Read more
At least 10 Afghan forces were killed in Taliban attacks in Kunduz and Kapisa province on Saturday night, hours after peace talks begun in Qatari capital Doha. Read more
Taliban militants collect electricity bill on the outskirts of capital Kabul, Afghanistan’s national power utility said on Saturday. Read more
