Afghanistan

Landlocked country in South-Central Asia

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country situated at the confluence of Western, Central, and Southern Asia. Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south; Iran to the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north; and China to the northeast. Occupying 652,000 square kilometers (252,000 sq mi), it is a mountainous country with plains in the north and southwest. Kabul is the capital and largest city. The population is 32 million, mostly composed of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks.

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Exclusive: Planned $1 billion U.S. aid cut would hit Afghan security force funds

A planned $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan would come from funds for Afghan security forces, according to three U.S. sources, a step experts said would..

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Exclusive: Planned $1 billion U.S. aid cut would hit Afghan security force funds: sources

A planned $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan would come from funds for Afghan security forces, according to three U.S. sources, a step experts said would..

Credit: Reuters - Published 2 days ago

Kabul gurdwara attack 'mastermind' ISKP chief Mawlawi Abdullah arrested

Pakistani national and ‘emir” of Islamic State Khorasan Province, Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqi was arrested by Afghan security forces as the mastermind..

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 2 days ago

COVID-19 crisis: India's navy ships, medical teams on standby for neighbours

They are on standby for deployment in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Afghanistan if the situation worsens.

Credit: DNA - Published 4 days ago

Afghanistan prepares to swap 100 Taliban prisoners for 20 security forces

Afghanistan began on Thursday the process of releasing from jail 100 Taliban Islamist militants in a prisoner swap for 20 of its security forces, a senior..

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100 Taliban fighters to be released from Afghan jails Thursday

The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners from jails on Thursday, said a senior security official, adding that in exchange the Taliban will..

Credit: Reuters - Published 5 days ago

In 1st foreign case, NIA to probe Af gurdwara attack

National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its first probe involving an act of terror against an Indian citizen on foreign soil, has filed a case in connection with..

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

Coronavirus fear stokes panic buying and price rises in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has been hit by a spike in prices of essential goods including food and medicines, as shortages and panic buying increase in the face of a rising..

Credit: Reuters - Published 5 days ago

NIA to probe Afghanistan gurdwara attack in its first overseas case

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

NIA to probe terror attack on gurdwara in Afghanistan; first overseas case registered by agency

Registering its first overseas case, the NIA on Wednesday filed an FIR to probe the terror attack on a gurdwara in Afghanistan's capital Kabul last month that..

Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 5 days ago

Afghan, Taliban prisoner exchange to begin amid coronavirus

Afghanistan will release some Taliban prisoners this week as part of confidence building measure crucial for the success of the peace deal signed between America..

Credit: Reuters - Published 6 days ago

Taliban team arrives in Kabul to begin prisoner exchange process

A three-member Taliban team arrived in Kabul on Tuesday to begin a prisoner exchange process pivotal to starting talks between the insurgents and the government..

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Pompeo says Afghan negotiating team looks 'pretty inclusive'

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday praised an Afghan government negotiating team identified to hold talks with the Taliban as appearing to be fairly..

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Medics infected with coronavirus in western Afghanistan amid Iran exodus

Afghan authorities have quarantined 16 health workers, including six doctors, officials said on Tuesday, as Afghans fleeing hard-hit Iran have helped spread the..

Credit: Reuters - Published 6 days ago

Earthquake shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan

An earthquake shook some buildings in Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, witnesses said.

Credit: Reuters - Published 1 week ago

At least 27 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban assaults

Taliban insurgents have killed 27 members of the Afghan security forces, police and government officials said on Monday, as a peace effort brokered by the United..

Credit: Reuters - Published 1 week ago

India shifts staff in Herat, Jalalabad to Kabul in view of COVID-19 cases

India has shifted its diplomats and staff from its consulates in Afghan cities of Herat and Jalalabad to Kabul in view of fast-spreading cases of coronavirus in..

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Taliban refuses to talk to new Afghan government negotiators

The Taliban declined on Saturday to begin talks with the Afghan government's new negotiating team in a setback to the U.S.-brokered peace process for one of the..

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'It Did Not Work': Pompeo Unable To End Afghan Political Feud 00:37

Credit: Wochit News - Published 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Concern about COVID-19 as refugees return home 01:55

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO - Published 2 weeks ago

US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: US official 03:19

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO - Published on March 10, 2020

Afghan President's swearing-in interrupted by rocket attack 00:53

Credit: ODN - Published on March 9, 2020

Afghan women concerned about resurgent Taliban 02:55

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO - Published on March 8, 2020

Afghanistan-Taliban talks at risk as unrest continues 02:48