Afghan War
Afghan Foreign Ministry says the new US visa rules could have “negative” impact on ties with Afghanistan’s government.
Updated 13 Oct, 2022 01:25pm
Interior ministry spokesperson says 25 people were injured and an investigation is underway.
Updated 05 Oct, 2022 08:45pm
"We’ve learned from the past that when we wash our hands and turn our backs, we end up creating unintended consequences," he says.
Published 28 Sep, 2022 12:31pm
There have been some positive developments since the Taliban took power, but "they ... are outweighed by the negatives", he says.
Updated 28 Sep, 2022 10:15am
Urges Taliban to reopen high schools for girls.
Updated 19 Sep, 2022 08:23am
Demands release of funds “without any conditions”.
Updated 16 Sep, 2022 10:32am
Treasury official says America cannot trust Taliban leadership with the country’s money.
Published 15 Sep, 2022 07:51am
Taliban official claims women being paid despite not attending work.
Updated 14 Sep, 2022 09:48am
Defence ministry spokesperson attributes crash to "technical problem"; five others injured.
Updated 11 Sep, 2022 09:42am
The attacker was shot dead by armed guards as he approached the gate; Pakistan condemns "dastardly suicide attack".
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:18pm
Edris Momand was trained by US to fly sophisticated machines but later handed his helicopter to Taliban.
Updated 01 Sep, 2022 08:15am
The International Criminal Court’s Afghanistan investigation has been on hold for more than two years.
Updated 01 Sep, 2022 09:56am
US has frozen $7bn held in Federal Reserve, other countries hold around $2bn.
Updated 23 Aug, 2022 08:32am
Issue resolution saying any neighbouring country that allowed use of airspace for drone strike that killed Zawahiri is complicit.
Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:51am
Calls for allowing Taliban regime to use these funds for dealing with economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:34am
Defence ministry says it recently repaired 35 tanks, 15 Humvee armoured vehicles and 20 US-produced Navistar 7000 military vehicles.
Published 18 Aug, 2022 06:36am
Fact that senior members of Haqqani Taliban Network sheltered Zawahiri in Kabul has "featured into thinking", says Ned Price.
Updated 18 Aug, 2022 08:29am
Administration cites Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri’s discovery as reason for refusal.
Updated 17 Aug, 2022 08:20am
Republican lawmakers says President Joe Biden’s administration failed to prioritise evacuating them.
Updated 15 Aug, 2022 10:21am
Those who were hailing the Taliban takeover of Kabul last year should be over their euphoria by now.
Updated 11 Aug, 2022 09:50am
Some cracks are opening within their ranks over the crucial question of just how much reform their leaders can tolerate.
Updated 11 Aug, 2022 09:39am
Taliban have access to payroll data, digital ID systems; donors, aid agencies fail to secure systems, activists say.
Updated 09 Aug, 2022 10:11am
Lest anyone forget, war is a business.
Updated 05 Aug, 2022 08:48am
Kabul, Washington discuss possible release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets.
Updated 30 Jul, 2022 10:27am
Primary responsibility to get rid of safe spaces for terrorists in Afghanistan lies with the Taliban rulers.
Updated 25 Jul, 2022 08:50am
Ethnicity, religious sectarianism, and a battle for a lump of lucrative coal resources are at the heart of the fighting.
Updated 23 Jul, 2022 10:17am
Unarmed Afghan men were routinely shot dead “in cold blood” by SAS troops during night-time raids, report says.
Updated 13 Jul, 2022 10:34am
Sources familiar with negotiations say deal could be announced within weeks, Afghans to be employed at airports under the deal.
Updated 08 Jul, 2022 08:17am
Almost 80 per cent of civilian casualties from “explosive remnants of war” are children, says UN agency.
Published 07 Jul, 2022 01:28pm
Says his govt remains committed to not let the Afghan soil be used against any country.
Updated 07 Jul, 2022 07:11am
