US orders embassy staff to leave Kabul as troops pull-out begins
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States has ordered non-essential staff to leave its Kabul embassy, citing increased threats as Washington prepares to end its 20-year...
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US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11
WASHINGTON DC, USA: United States President Joe Biden has said all US troops in Afghanistan would leave the country by September 11, likely to miss...
Endless war: US airstrikes increased civilian deaths by 330% in Afghanistan
NEW YORK, USA: The number of Afghan Muslims killed in airstrikes carried out by the US and its allies has risen 330% since 2016, a...
Australian troops killed 39 Muslims for ‘blood lust’ in Afghanistan : report reveals
CANBERRA, Australia: Australia said on Thursday that its special forces killed 39 unarmed civilians and prisoners in Afghanistan, as it released a long-awaited report into...
Experts discuss Pakistan-Uzbekistan collaboration for regional peace, trade
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Area Study Center (Russia, China and Central Asia), University of Peshawar and Centre for Global and Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad jointly organised a...
Australian soldiers shot dead unarmed man, son while asleep in Afghanistan: report
SYDNEY, Australia: Human rights reports leaked revealed that some Australian special forces killed an unarmed farmer and his child during a controversial raid in Afghanistan’s...
Afghanistan presidential polls marred by low turnout, chaos
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s presidential polls closed on Saturday amid reports of historically low voter turnout, chaos among candidates and flawed voting procedures. About 9.6 million...
Women, children among 40 killed in air raid by Afghan forces
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan Special Forces killed at least 40 civilians in an air raid and ground assault on a wedding party on Sunday night. The...
14 killed, 140 injured in Kabul suicide blast
KABUL (Afghanistan): A suicide attack outside a police station in Kabul killed at least 14 people and injured 140 others. Interior Ministry’s spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi...
32 killed as passenger bus hit roadside bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL (Afghanistan): At least 32 passengers, mainly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan when a bus hit a roadside bomb. A spokesman for...