Afghanistan
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400 US Troops Set to Deploy to Afghanistan
The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy about 400 soldiers to Afghanistan in what officials say is the largest mobilization of Guardsmen and women from the state in nearly a decade
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Election Campaigns to Officially Kick off Sunday, say elections commissions
The two election commissions said during a press conference on Saturday that “election campaigns will officially begin on Sunday (28 July)”
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Taliban Delegation Visits Indonesia
An 8-member Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of Qatar’s political office has left Qatar for a trip to Indonesia, the group said Friday
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7 Killed in Kabul Multiple Blasts: officials
As a result of back-to-back explosions in capital Kabul on Thursday morning, 7 people, including 5 women and one child were killed and 21 others were wounded, according to officials
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3 Croatian Soldiers Wounded in Kabul
Three Croatian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been wounded, one seriously, in a suicide attack on their convoy outside Kabul, the country’s defense minister said on Wednesday
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We Endeavour to Take 10 mn Human out of Poverty: EU envoy
In response to Trump’s offensive remarks about Afghanistan, EU’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Roland Kobia said that EU is looking to support and reconstruct Afghanistan along with respect and civility
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Analysing Trump’s Offensive Remarks, Khalilzad Meets Ghani
US special representative on Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad met M. Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace Tuesday evening, Arg said in a statement
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Trump-Khan Meeting; US could Win Afghan War in a Week
Welcoming Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan at the White-House on Monday, Donald Trump said that if US wanted to fight a war in Afghanistan, it could win that war in a week, but 10 million people would be killed.
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Peace Mission Continues; Khalilzad Embarks on New round of Trip
Special Representative to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will leave next Monday for the mission lasting through to August 1 "as part of an overall effort to facilitate a peace process that ends the conflict in Afghanistan," the US State Department said…
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Peace is Important, but Election is Priority: Nuristani
IEC chairperson Hawa Alam Nuristani said, during a press conference in Kabul, that besides peace, the election is a priority and it will definitely be held on September 28
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