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Afghanistan
A landlocked south-central Asian countryAfghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in South-Central Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and in the far northeast, China. Its territory covers 652,000 square kilometers (252,000 sq mi) and much of it is covered by the Hindu Kush mountain range, which experiences very cold winters. The north consists of fertile plains, while the south-west consists of deserts where temperatures can get very hot in summers. Kabul serves as the capital and its largest city.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accelerating a plan to cut up to half of the workforce at the U.S. embassy in Kabul starting at the end of next month, sparking..
Credit: Reuters - Published 6 hours ago
The United Nations' top official in Afghanistan met the Taiban's chief negotiator in Qatar on Thursday, the movement's chief spokesman said, as moves continue to..
Credit: Reuters - Published 6 hours ago
The first five presidents of the International Criminal Court's oversight body called on Thursday for a review of the institution's functioning, following its..
Credit: Reuters - Published 16 hours ago
Abdul Saboor escaped poverty and instability in Afghanistan three years ago with his wife and three children and found work in neighboring Iran. Now he has..
Credit: Reuters - Published 18 hours ago
Afghan Taliban insurgents are battling fighters loyal to Islamic State over control of territory in eastern Afghanistan in some of the heaviest clashes over the..
Credit: Reuters - Published 1 day ago
Russia, the United States and China will this week try to press Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents to hold talks with Afghan politicians and civilians, an..
Credit: Reuters - Published 2 days ago
During the first three months of 2019, international and pro-government forces were responsible for the deaths of 305 civilians, whereas insurgent groups killed..
Credit: Firstpost - Published 2 days ago
Civilian casualties from the Afghan conflict dropped by almost a quarter in the first three months of the year, amid freezing winter weather and a sharp fall in..
Credit: Reuters - Published 2 days ago
Afghanistan's Supreme Court has ruled that President Ashraf Ghani can stay in office until a much-delayed presidential election, which is due to be held after..
Credit: Reuters - Published 3 days ago
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack at the communications ministry in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed seven people, the militant..
Credit: Reuters - Published 4 days ago
Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned the attack in a statement, saying the enemies of Afghanistan, by targeting civil servants, are trying to create terror among the..
Credit: Firstpost - Published 5 days ago
At least seven people were killed in an attack on the Afghan communications ministry in central Kabul on Saturday, breaking months of relative calm in the..
Credit: Reuters - Published 5 days ago
Gunmen attacked the communications ministry in the center of Kabul on Saturday, interrupting months of relative calm in the Afghan capital and underlining the..
Credit: Reuters - Published 5 days ago
Gunmen attacked the communications ministry in the center of Kabul on Saturday, interrupting months of relative calm in the Afghan capital and underlining..
Credit: Reuters - Published 6 days ago
Gunmen attacked the communications ministry in the center of Kabul on Saturday, interrupting months of relative calm in the Afghan capital and underlining..
Credit: Reuters - Published 6 days ago
An explosion hit the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday and unidentified attackers appeared to have entered a multi-storey building housing the..
Credit: Reuters - Published 6 days ago
An explosion followed by gunfire hit the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, close to the communications ministry and one of the city's main hotels,..
Credit: Reuters - Published 6 days ago
An explosion followed by gunfire was reported in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, close to one of the city's main hotels and the..
Credit: Reuters - Published 6 days ago
The U.S. envoy for peace in Afghanistan expressed disappointment on Friday after the collapse of a planned meeting between the Taliban and a group of Afghan..
Credit: Reuters - Published 1 week ago
A meeting between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and civil society aimed at ending more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan has been postponed, officials and..
Credit: Reuters - Published 1 week ago
The latest meetings between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and civil society representatives aimed at ending more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan are set..
Credit: Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Afghan security forces have inflicted less torture and mistreatment of prisoners detained in conflict in recent years but "horrendous" practices persist despite..
Credit: Reuters - Published 1 week ago