AUF chief Gen Sami Sadat calls for renewed Int’l attention on Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s United Front leader, Gen Sami Sadat, has called on the US and the international community not to forget Afghanistan, warning that the security situation in the country remains a…
US deports Afghan woman in first test of Specialized Anti-Terrorism Court
The United States has deported an Afghan woman to Afghanistan following a landmark legal case that utilized a secretive federal court for the first time in its three-decade history. Nazira…
UN rights chief warns world has forgotten Afghanistan, urges pressure on Taliban
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned that the international community appears to be losing focus on Afghanistan, urging countries to renew pressure on the Taliban to…
15 years on, bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound remains a mystery
Fifteen years have passed since al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed during a US operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, but the legacy of his presence in the city continues to…
Khalilzad says 9/11 reshaped America’s global strategy
Former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has said the September 11 attacks fundamentally changed America’s course and made the fight against terrorism a central pillar of US strategy.…
NRF claims attack on Taliban outpost in Badakhshan
The National Resistance Front (NRF) has reported an attack on a Taliban outpost in the Danesh Abad area of Yaftal Payan district in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province. In a statement, the…
Afghans account for every second asylum application in Germany
Germany is witnessing a new wave of asylum applications despite political efforts to achieve a turnaround in migration policy, with Afghans reportedly accounting for every second asylum application in the…
Lahore High Court halts PMDC decision against Afghan medical students
The Lahore High Court has temporarily halted the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s decision to dismiss Afghan medical students from medical institutions in Pakistan. According to the details, the court…
Bush warns against isolationism on 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Former US President George W. Bush has warned against isolationism in US foreign policy, saying that turning away from global developments could risk ignoring the lessons learned from the September…
Taliban’s apparent unity masks a network of factions and commanders
The Taliban, despite presenting itself as a completely cohesive organization operating under a unified command, is in practice made up of various factions, commanders and political-military networks, according to an…