U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Qatar and Afghanistan on Tuesday to resume talks with the Taliban and the Afghan government on a peace process, the State Department said.
"In Doha, Ambassador Khalilzad will resume (...)
أدلى مبعوث باكستان إلى الولايات المتحدة أسد مجيد خان بتصريح مفاده أن التوترات المستمرة في كشمير يمكن أن تؤثر على عملية السلام في أفغانستان.
عارضت أفغانستان بشدة تصريح مبعوث باكستان إلى الولايات المتحدة، أسد مجيد خان، مفاده أن التوترات المستمرة في (...)
The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide bombing at an Afghan wedding killing 63 people, and injuring more than 180.
The attack took place in a minority Shi'ite neighborhood. IS said that in a statement that the bomber (...)
A series of bombings struck restaurants and public squares on Monday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, wounding at least 66 people, officials said, as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence.
No group claimed (...)
A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital, the interior ministry said on Sunday, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a deal on a U.S. troop withdrawal.
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The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide blast at a wedding reception in Afghanistan that killed 63 people, underling the dangers the country faces even if the Taliban agree a pact with the United States.
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Mohamed Fahmy, a former Al-Jazeera English journalist who was jailed in Egypt on terrorism charges in 2013, said in a statement on Sunday that political Islamist institutions in France are now operating like a Trojan horse, moving quickly and (...)
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam has denounced a terrorist attack on a mosque in southwest Pakistan that killed at least four people on Friday and wounded more than 20.
In an official statement, Allam said that terrorist and extremist groups "have (...)
A blast at a mosque in southwest Pakistan killed four people on Friday and wounded more than 20, police said, adding the death toll could rise.
The imam of the mosque, located 25 km (15 miles) from the city of Quetta, was killed in the explosion, (...)
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam has denounced a terrorist attack on a mosque in southwest Pakistan that killed at least four people on Friday and wounded more than 20.
In an official statement, Allam said that terrorist and extremist groups “have (...)
Talks on a pact that would allow the United States to end its longest war and withdraw troops from Afghanistan ended on Monday without agreement and both sides would consult their leaders on the next steps, the Taliban said.
The talks, held in Qatar (...)
A demonstrator was killed by the Indian police in the disputed-Kashmir region, following the recent measures imposed by the Indian government in the Muslim-majority region.
Officials said the demonstrator was killed in Srinagar after breaking the (...)
A suicide attacker detonated a car-bomb outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday wounding at least 95 people, government officials said, and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
There has been no let-up in violence in (...)
World soccer's governing body FIFA has been dragging its feet and needs to urgently widen the investigation into a sexual abuse scandal involving Afghan women players, national coach Kelly Lindsey said in a letter to FIFA boss Gianni Infantino.
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A Taliban suicide bomber killed 14 people and wounded 145 in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, an attack the government said raised questions about the militants' commitment to peace despite an expected deal with the United States.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that war on his country is the mother of all wars and the maritime navigation in the Hormuz Strait could be not safe.
In a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials in Tehran on Tuesday, Rouhani said that "peace (...)
An Afghan policeman in the southern province of Kandahar opened fire on his colleagues, killing seven other policemen before fleeing the scene, a provincial official said Monday. The Taliban claimed the attack, saying the policeman had joined their (...)
Children caught up in armed conflicts witnessed the highest numbers in deaths, and injuries in 2018, marking it as the worst year on record, according to a recent report by the United Nations (UN).
More than 12,000 children were killed or maimed in (...)
July saw the highest number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan in a single month since 2017, the U.N. mission said Saturday.
Its preliminary findings indicate more than 1,500 civilians were killed or wounded, mainly due to a spike in casualties (...)
An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus travelling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children, and injuring 17, officials said.
Security has been deteriorating across Afghanistan, with (...)
At least 3,812 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first half of 2019 in the war against militant groups, including a big increase in the number of casualties caused by government and NATO-led troops, the United Nations said on (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, in comments that underlined the growing pressure from Washington to cut troop numbers (...)
Hundreds of Afghans, weary of war and unsure of the future, have joined a letter-writing campaign to share their feelings with the powerful few who will decide on peace with the Taliban and, with it, the fate of their country.
The letters from (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan their dispute over the Kashmir region, the government said on Tuesday, after Trump's comments set off a storm of criticism.
Trump told (...)
World soccer body FIFA has handed a life ban to former Botswana Football Association general secretary Mooketsi Kgotlele for accepting bribes in relation to the manipulation of international matches.
FIFA said in a statement on Monday that the (...)
