Tag: KABUL
Pompeo Hopes for Full US Troop Exit From Afghanistan Next Year as Intra-Afghan Talks Start in Doha
World14:10 GMT 14.09.2020On 29 February, the US and the Taliban* signed a peace deal in the Qatari capital Doha, stipulating a retreat of...
Afghan Government Set to Begin Historic Peace Talks With Taliban on Saturday
Since being overthrown in 2001 after the invasion of US forces, the Taliban have refused to negotiate with the Afghan government, choosing instead to...
Afghanistan war: 'Historic' peace talks with Taliban set to begin
The first peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are due to begin in...
Kabul bomb: Deadly blast targets Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh
At least 10 people have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in the Afghan capital...
'Assassins tried to kill my mother right in front of me, twice'
By Swaminathan Natarajan
BBC World Service
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The couple blamed for an Islamic State attack on their wedding
By Secunder Kermani
BBC News...
Coronavirus: UN condemns Afghan healthcare attacks amid pandemic
The UN has condemned continued attacks against Afghan health workers and facilities amid the spread of...
Afghan maternity ward attack: The woman nursing the babies of murdered mothers
By Inayatulhaq Yasini
BBC World Service
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Afghanistan: Rival leaders Ghani and Abdullah in power-sharing deal
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah have signed a power-sharing deal, ending months...
Cutting Losses in Afghanistan: Ongoing Attacks Throw Trump-Taliban Pact Into Doubt
After invading in 2011 to depose the Taliban government and pursue its Al-Qaeda allies, the US now finds itself negotiating for peace with those...
Afghan attack: US secretary of state condemns shooting at Kabul maternity ward
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned a militant attack on a maternity ward in...
Afghan attack: Children rescued as gunmen storm maternity ward
At least four people have been killed in a militant attack taking place at a hospital...
Coronavirus: Seven million Afghan children risk hunger – report
More than seven million children in Afghanistan are at risk of hunger as food prices soar...
Afghanistan: The detention centre for teenage Taliban members
By Secunder Kermani
BBC News, Kabul
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CIA Mulls Slimming Down Afghanistan Presence as Violence Threatens US-Taliban Peace Deal
Asia & Pacific18:17 GMT 18.04.2020(updated 19:04 GMT 18.04.2020)In late February, the United States and the Taliban signed a historic agreement aimed...
Taliban Rejects ‘Fruitless’ Discussions After Kabul Walks Back Prisoner Release Promises
The Taliban has walked away from a week’s worth of “fruitless” peace talks in Kabul after the Afghan government refused to abide by an...
