Monday, December 29, 2025
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Tag: Afghan

US to review immigrant visas as soldier dies

WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump announced Thursday (Friday, Manila time) the death of one of two National Guard soldiers shot near the...

Afghan capital losing race vs. water lack

KABUL – Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband’s meager daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply...

Taliban ban women from parks, funfairs in capital

Kabul—The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital’s public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to be segregated by gender. The...

At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake, with fear toll will rise

A powerful earthquake jolted a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, officials said Wednesday, with...

Pregnant woman offered refuge by Taliban

A pregnant New Zealand journalist denied re-entry to her home country to give birth due to strict COVID-19 regulations said she has been offered...

Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule

Images of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul, a sign of the Afghan capital's rapidly changing face in the...

US frustration mounts over Afghan failure to halt Taliban

The failure of Afghan security forces to blunt the advance of the Taliban has left US officials deeply frustrated after spending billions to train...

Taliban warn of more targeted attacks as Afghan forces defend besieged cities

The Taliban warned Wednesday of more attacks targeting Afghan government leaders, a day after the defence minister escaped an assassination attempt and as the...

Fighting resumes in Afghanistan

Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumed Sunday in the restive southern province of Helmand, officials said, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed...

Kabul deputy gov killed by a bomb

A deputy governor of Kabul province and his aide were killed Tuesday by a bomb in the Afghan capital, officials said, the latest in...

Afghan peace talks expected in days as prisoner release approved

Afghan peace talks are expected to begin within days after authorities announced Monday they would soon start releasing hundreds of Taliban prisoners accused of...

No new reports of fighting despite Afghan ceasefire ending

Appeals for the Taliban to extend a ceasefire with Afghan forces went unanswered Wednesday, but there were no reports of major violence and the...

Hundreds of Afghan polling centers open

KABUL"•Hundreds of Afghan polling centers opened Sunday for a second day of voting in a chaotic legislative election marred by deadly violence and technical...

US sees hope for negotiated end to Afghan war

WASHINGTON"•The United States dared to permit itself renewed hope Thursday that the longest war in its history may be closer to a negotiated settlement,...
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