Gathering outside Afghan embassy in Tehran to condemn Kabul deadly school attack

A demonstration has been held in the Iranian capital to condemn Saturday’s multiple explosions in Kabul that killed scores of people, most of them little girls. Demonstrators gathered outside the Afghan embassy to express solidarity with Afghanistan.

Hospital Attack Draws Sharp Intl, Domestic Reactions

Yesterday’s twin bombings against Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital in Kabul drew sharp reactions both inside and outside Afghanistan.

US in 'No Rush' to Recognize Taliban: Psaki

Speaking at a White House press briefing on Saturday, press secretary Jen Psaki said the US and international partners have yet to recognize the Taliban.

Taliban Does Not Represent Entire Afghanistan: Iran

The Taliban does not make all Afghanistan, but they are part of the solution to the country’s crisis, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, emphasizing the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan while its security and territorial integrity are protected.

Pakistan opposes freeze on Afghan accounts

Putting a freeze on its accounts could create a grave humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, warns Pakistan’s interior minister.

Seven Daesh members killed in Jalalabad operation

Seven Daesh militants were killed Sunday night in an operation by the National Directorate of Security in eastern Nangarhar province, the NDS said in a statement.

2 Sentenced to Death for Kabul University Attack

An appellate court in Parwan on Wednesday announced its verdict on six suspects accused of plotting the November 2020 attack on Kabul University.

War in Afghanistan illegitimate, Take Stance in Support of Peace: OIC

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the Ulema and religious institutions across its members states to declare the war against the Muslim state and people of Afghanistan illegitimate and call for the support of the peace talks.

India Supports UN-Led Initiative for Ceasefire in Afghanistan

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India supports the UN-led conference to achieve a potential settlement and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan as he addressed the Heart of Asia conference in Tajikistan on Tuesday, according to a report by Hindustan Times.

Kunduz Mosque Attack Victims Buried in Groups

Most of victims of the suicide attack that targeted worshippers in a mosque in Kunduz city on Friday were buried in groups on Saturday.

IEA forces kill Daesh member in Kabul

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says that a Daesh member was killed in an operation by IEA forces on a hideout in Kabul on Wednesday night.

Qureshi Says Taliban Will Keep Daesh Out of Afghanistan: Media

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said during a press conference that the Afghan Taliban would not allow Daesh militants to infiltrate Afghanistan, The News reported Sunday.

Herat is Not Place for IS-K: Governor Tells Ansari

Video of mistaken U.S. drone strike on Kabul home made public

The U.S. Central Command on Wednesday released declassified videos from a botched U.S. drone attack that killed 10 civilians in Afghanistan in August, in the final days before American troops withdrew from the country.

Daesh claims responsibility for explosions in Kabul

France Press has reported that ISIS-K/Daesh has claimed responsibility for three explosions in the West of the Afghan capital that killed two civilians and wounded at least five more.

Afghanistan’s last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover

The last member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community has left the country.

Two People Wounded In Kabul Blast: Officials

At least two people were wounded in a roadside bomb blast that occurred on Monday morning in Police District 5 of Kabul city, officials said.

Barchi residents look back on maternity ward attack, appeal to MSF to return

It has been a year since the deadly attack on the maternity ward in a Dasht-e Barchi hospital in Kabul, a year filled with memories of the horror of the attack where gunmen cold-bloodedly gunned down mothers and mothers-to-be, staff and children in a four-hour siege.

Taliban Rejects to Have Released a Suicide Bomber on Kabul Airport

The allegation that the suicide bomber on Kabul airport had been released by the Taliban on August 26 is baseless.

Policeman shot dead in the Afghan capital

Security sources said a policeman and two civilians were assassinated in the Bagrami district of Kabul province after unknown gunmen opened fire on them.

IEA rejects UN chief’s claim of extrajudicial killings of former officials

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Monday rejected claims made by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that scores of former Afghan officials, security force members, and people who worked with the foreign military have been killed since the withdrawal of US and NATO troops.

Afghanistan tops Global Terrorism Index for 2021

Afghanistan has topped the Global Terrorism Index published annually by the Institute of Economics and Peace.

Dozens arrested, arms seized in Kabul operation: IEA

Dozens of people have been arrested in a cleanup operation in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul that began two days ago, government officials said on Sunday.

Tens of ISIS-K affiliates surrender to Taliban in eastern Afghanistan

Provincial officials of the eastern Nangarhar province said on Sunday, February 6, 2022, that up to 50 ISIS-K or Daesh fighters surrendered to them.

Doha Talks: US Insists Islamic Emirate to Deliver Promises

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, leading an interagency delegation including representatives from the State Department, Department of Treasury, USAID and intelligence community held a two-day discussion in Doha with the Islamic Emirate delegates led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

US, Europe urge Taliban to stop ‘spring offensive’ and resume talks

The United States and European countries in a joint statement have called on the Taliban to stop their “undeclared spring offensive” and immediately resume peace talks.

Regional ministers discuss need for peace at Dushanbe summit

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed delegates at the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference in Dushanbe on Tuesday and pointed out that a “double peace” was need – peace within the country and peace around the country.

ISIS, Not a Threat, It’s eliminated in Afghanistan: MoI

Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Daesh has been eliminated by up to 98 percent in Afghanistan and is no more a threat.

Attacks against Shias, their religious sites will continue as Taliban inept to stop trend: Expert

A senior expert on regional issues has predicted that bloody terrorist attacks against Shia Muslim religious sites, gatherings and oppressed people in Afghanistan would continue, as the fledgling Taliban government is not in a strong position to prevent recurrence of such criminal acts.

Biden says Afghanistan exit marks the end of U.S nation-building

Facing sharp criticism over the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it was the best available option to end both the United States’ longest war and decades of fruitless efforts to remake other countries through military force, Reuters reported.