Afghanistan

GPS Web Extra: King Abdullah on Afghanistan

As the U.S. wraps up its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Jordan’s ruler reflects on NATO’s twenty-year-long war effort there.

Biden authorizes $100 mln for Afghan refugees

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet "unexpected urgent" refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan..

Indian Embassy in Afghanistan alerts its nationals amid violence by the Taliban | Oneindia News

In a security advisory issued today, the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan asked its nationals to exercise caution and avoid all non-essential movement; The police in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai have taken a..

Over 30 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghan Air Force attacks, says Afghan MoD | Oneindia News

Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said that over 30 Taliban terrorists were killed and 17 other suffered injuries in Afghan Air Force airstrikes in two provinces on Friday. #Afghanistan #Talibans..

Dutch gov't urged to move former Afghan interpreters to safety

Dutch gov't urged to move former Afghan interpreters to safety

Former interpreter for US Army: If they catch me, they're going to kill me

CNN’s Anna Coren speaks with Afghan interpreters who risked their lives helping the US government, and now face reprisals from the Taliban as many of them struggle to secure US visas and protection.

Pakistani ex-diplomat's daughter murdered in Islamabad; businessman's son arrested | Oneindia News

Noor Mukadam was 27 years old and the daughter of Shaukat Mukadam, who in the past, had served as Pakistan’s ambassador to South Korea and Kazakhstan. On Tuesday, Noor was found dead in the..

Afghan peace negotiator: Our people are suffering

Nader Nader, senior member of the Afghan peace negotiation team, says the Taliban is intimidating communities and that a ceasefire is needed now.

Rocket attack on Afghan capital as president performs Eid prayers

'We lost': U.S. veteran laments Afghanistan war

Once a special operations forces Marine Raider in Afghanistan, 41-year-old veteran Jason Lilley has had to work through feelings of anger and betrayal for fighting a war in which "the whole point was..

Afghanistan presidential palace targeted by rockets during Eid prayers | Oneindia News

3 rockets landed near the Afghanistan presidential palace where officials including President Ashraf Ghani were offering Eid-Al-Adha prayers Tuesday morning. It was a grim start to Eid even as no group..

Rockets land near Afghanistan president house during Eid prayers

President Ashraf Ghani continues with the prayers despite multiple loud explosions in the area, TV images show.

On GPS: Gen. Petraeus on Afghanistan withdrawal

The former commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan tells Fareed why he opposes the Biden administration’s decision to pull troops out of the country.

Danish Siddiqui's mortal remains to be buried in Jamia Milia Islamia graveyard | Oneindia News

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in clashes that broke out in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, will be laid to rest at the Jamia Millia Islamia graveyard in New Delhi; Today, the IMA..

Pakistan's ISI directs Taliban to demolish Indian infrastructures in Afghanistan | Oneindia News

Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has reportedly directed its fighters and Taliban to target buildings and infrastructure built by India, over the last 20 years, in war-affected..

Candlelight vigil for Indian journalist killed in Afghanistan

Journalists in India held a candlelight vigil to honour Reuters' photojournalist Danish Siddiqui who was killed on assignment in Afghanistan on Friday

Afghan civilians who worked for foreign forces fear for their lives | Oneindia News

The withdrawal of the German military from Afghanistan is imminent. Many locals who have worked for the foreign forces will probably have to stay behind. An Afghan exile in Berlin is campaigning for..

Afghan envoy in Pakistan, Najibullah Alikhil’s daughter abducted in Islamabad | MoFA | Oneindia News

Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, Najibullah Alikhil’s daughter Silsila Alikhil was kidnapped and tortured before being released by unknown abductors. She was kidnapped in Islamabad while she was on her..

Delegation from Afghanistan meets Taliban to resume negotiations

Delegation from Afghanistan meets Taliban to resume negotiations.

Taliban continue talks whilst making big gains on the battlefield

Government forces are struggling to hold onto Afghanistan's major towns and cities whilst the Taliban continue to take large rural districts.

US Intel assessments paint bleak picture in Afghanistan

US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat to the capital of Kabul. CNN’s Kylie Atwood has..

Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province| Oneindia News

Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner, has been killed in Kandahar while on a reporting assignment embedded with Afghan security forces, Afghan ambassador Farid Mamundzay said..

Pakistan Air Force is supporting Taliban, says Afghan Vice President | Oneindia News

Afghanistan's Vice President Amrullah Saleh has accused Pakistan air force of defending the taliban he said pak warned afg not to act against the taliban at the key border crossing of Spin..