Tag: Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Afghanistan launches year’s first polio vaccination drive (Al Jazeera)

Afghanistan has launched a nationwide campaign to administer the polio vaccine to nearly 10 million children under the age of five, the nation’s Public...

(Afghanistan) Two Afghan female judges shot dead in Kabul ambush (Al Jazeera)

Two female judges have been killed by unknown gunmen in an ambush early on Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/17/two-afghan-women-judges-shot-dead-in-kabul-ambush

(Afghanistan) Insider attack: A dozen Afghan militiamen killed by colleagues (Al Jazeera)

Two members of an Afghan militia opened fire on their colleagues in western Herat province, killing 12 in what police described as an “insider...

(Afghanistan) Afghan security personnel killed in alleged Taliban attacks (Al Jazeera)

At least nine Afghan security personnel have been killed in attacks on two police checkpoints overnight in the restive northern Kunduz province, with government...

(USA/Afghanistan) US downsizes its troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 (Al Jazeera)

The US military has met its goal of reducing the number of soldiers in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a withdrawal that appears...

(USA/Afghanistan) The way forward in Afghanistan: How Biden can achieve sustainable peace and US security (James B. Cunningham, Hugo Llorens, Ronald E. Neumann, Richard...

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-way-forward-in-afghanistan-how-biden-can-achieve-sustainable-peace-and-us-security/

(Iran/Afghanistan) Iran has decisive role in Afghan peace process: Chairman of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami (IRNA)

Chairman of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami of Afghanistan termed the Islamic Republic of Iran as a powerful player in the region and a longtime neighbor of Afghanistan...

(USA/Afghanistan) US policy toward Afghanistan: Consider the trade-offs, including with other policy areas (Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/01/12/us-policy-toward-afghanistan-consider-the-trade-offs-including-with-other-policy-areas/

(Afghanistan) Civilians killed in Afghan gov’t air raid, say local officials (Al Jazeera)

An air raid by Afghan forces in the country’s southwestern Nimroz province killed several civilians, according to local officials and witnesses. The exact number of casualties...

AFGHANISTAN – Fifth Afghan journalist killed in two months (Al Jazeera)

An Afghan journalist has been shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to be killed...

AFGHANISTAN – Afghan radio journalist shot dead in car ambush (Al Jazeera)

An Afghan radio journalist has been shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, making him the fifth media worker...

AFGHANISTAN – Afghan troops and police abandon nearly 200 checkpoints to the Taliban (Al Arabiya)

Afghan security personnel have abandoned nearly 200 checkpoints in restive Kandahar province in recent weeks, officials said Wednesday, in some cases leaving behind their...

AFGHANISTAN – Qatar to host next round of Afghan gov’t-Taliban talks: Official (Al Jazeera)

The next round of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government will be held in Qatar from next month, a top official said,...

AFGHANISTAN – Next round of Afghan peace talks will begin on January 5 in Doha: Official (Al Arabiya)

The next round of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government will be held in Qatar from next month, a top official said...

AFGHANISTAN – Two Afghan police killed as Kabul hit by bomb blasts (Al Jazeera)

Two Afghan policemen were killed when three separate “sticky bombs” exploded in Kabul, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital in recent weeks. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/two-afghan-police-killed-as-kabul-hit-by-bomb-blasts

AFGHANISTAN – Series of explosions in Afghanistan target police in Kabul; at least 2 dead (Al Arabiya)

A series of explosions hit the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least two police officers and wounding another two plus a civilian,...