(TOLO News): Australia’s top military official said on Sunday the country’s defense force must ‘own’ a recent report on soldiers committing crimes in Afghanistan and pledged changes to ensure that atrocities do not happen again. The report, published on Thursday after an inquiry into the conduct of special forces personnel in Afghanistan between 2005 and
(TOLO News): Two magnetic IED explosions happened in Kabul on Saturday morning, leaving one person wounded, according to police. The first explosion happened in Hese Awal area in the north of Kabul at around 6:10 am local time in which a civilian vehicle was targeted by a magnetic IED blast. The driver of the
(ATN News): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to emphasize the implementation of sanctions as a critical tool for the success of the ongoing intra-Afghan talks in Doha. Addressing the UN Security Council’s high-level meeting via a video conference on Friday night to discuss how it can support the
(KHAAMA Press): Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State accompanied by US special envoy to Afghan peace, Zalmai Khalilzad arrived in Doha on Saturday afternoon to meet with the Afghan and the Taliban peace negotiators, sources said. According to a source in Doha, Pompeo has met both the Afghan and the Taliban delegation this afternoon
(TOLO News): First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Saturday said the Afghan forces have arrested the mastermind behind the deadly attack on Kabul University that left at least 22 people dead, most of whom were students of the university. Saleh said in a Facebook post that the suspect, Adil, is a resident of Panjshir province
(KHAAMA Press): On Friday morning, Abdullah headed to Herat province in a bid to discuss ongoing peace process with local authorities and civil society activists. “Exchange views with official, representatives, civil society & people of Heart on the #AfghanPeaceProcess, peace talks in Doha, regional diplomacy for peace & high level of violence during the talks,” he said
(KHAAMA Press): Afghanistan – At least 10 Taliban were killed and further five wounded during a battle with Afghan security forces in Saheb district of Kunduz province, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Friday. During the operation, Afghan National and Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) wrecked a huge amount of arms and ammunition that
(TOLO News): surge in casualties among Afghan civilians and security forces after the start of Doha peace talks on September 12 and warned the Taliban that Afghans will not enter into dialogue with them in future if they do not show flexibility in the talks for a the political settlement of the ongoing conflict. Juma Khan Hamdard,
(TOLO News): Al-Qaeda is posing serious threats to the Afghan peace process and that the Taliban and al-Qaeda affiliates in Afghanistan are still bounded in close alignment and ties, a senior UN official said. Edmund Fitton-Brown, the coordinator of the United Nations monitoring team for Daesh, al-Qaeda, and the Taliban, in an interview with TOLOnews, said
(ATN News): U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad visited Ankara from November 11-13, U.S. embassy in Turkey said in a statement. According to the embassy statement during the meetings with Turkey senior officials including Presidency Special Advisor İbrahim Kalın, Khalilzad shared the latest update on the current state of Doha negotiations and