Feb 28 Top cleric and 5 others killed in bombing at Pakistan seminary ahead of Ramadan By Riaz Khan, Associated Press An attacker blew himself up Friday in a mosque at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. Continue reading
Feb 24 British couple in their 70s arrested by Taliban in Afghanistan By Associated Press The Taliban has confirmed the arrest of two British nationals in their 70s in Afghanistan. It follows an appeal by the children of Peter and Barbie Reynolds for their release. Continue reading
Feb 24 Groups call on veterans to protest Trump administration’s ‘intentional betrayal’ of Afghans who helped U.S. forces By Laura Barrón-López Within hours of taking office, Trump issued an executive action that indefinitely halted all refugee admissions and foreign aid, including cancelling flights for Afghans who were already vetted and who had booked flights to come to the U.S. Trump’s actions… Continue reading
Feb 14 German authorities say they are investigating possible Islamic extremist motive for Munich car-ramming attack By Philipp Jenne, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Authorities said 39 people were injured in the attack, two of them very seriously and eight seriously. Continue reading
Jan 21 Taliban says 2 Americans held in Afghanistan freed in prisoner exchange By Associated Press Afghanistan's Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange. Continue reading
Jan 19 Taliban deputy presses leader to end education bans on Afghan women and girls By Associated Press A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Continue reading
Dec 25 Pakistani airstrikes kill 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children, Taliban official says By Riaz Khan, Munir Ahmed, Associated Press On Wednesday, the Pakistani military said security forces killed 13 insurgents in an overnight operation in an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: House Foreign Affairs Committee holds hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal with Blinken By Farnoush Amiri, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the administration’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying Democrats struggled to make the best of a… Continue reading
Nov 11 Afghanistan sends delegation to U.N. climate talks for 1st time since Taliban’s return to power By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Matuil Haq Khalis, who's head of the country’s environment protection agency, told The Associated Press that Afghanistan needs international support to deal with extreme weather like erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts and flash floods. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 8:07 In Scotland, Afghan women find another chance to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors By Malcolm Brabant Nineteen talented Afghan women, whose university education was cut short by the Taliban, now have a chance to fulfill their dreams in Scotland. They’re all aiming to be doctors and have been given places at Scottish medical schools through a… Continue watching