Assassinations rise in Afghanistan amid negotiations
January 23 ,2021
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By: SAM Report
The traffic jams in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, have recently yielded a sombre new spectacle. Almost every day, drivers crawlin...
Afghan VP pushes for execution of Taliban prisoners
January 21 ,2021
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By: Sayed Salahuddin
Afghanistan’s First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Monday demanded the execution of Taliban prisoners as violence surges in the...
Peace talks at 'snail's pace' due to Taliban: Afghan govt
January 21 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Afghan authorities lambasted the Taliban Wednesday for failing to actively participate in peace talks seeking to end the country's long...
Troop levels are down, but US says over 18,000 contractors...
January 20 ,2021
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By: J. P. Lawrence
The Pentagon employs more than seven contractors for every service member in Afghanistan, figures from U.S. Central Command show.
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Billions in aid needed to help Afghan children in 2021: NG...
January 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Some 10 million children in war-ravaged Afghanistan are at risk of not having enough food to eat in 2021, a humanitarian organisation s...
Two female judges shot dead in Kabul as wave of killings c...
January 18 ,2021
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By: Luke Harding
Two female judges working for the Afghan supreme court have been shot dead in Kabul, according to officials, as a wave of assassination...
Another base attack in Afghanistan hushed up to hurry US e...
January 16 ,2021
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By: Lynzy Billing
Eleven years after one of the largest losses of life in CIA history at a notorious military base in southeastern Afghanistan, Camp Chap...
US has dropped to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, says Pentag...
January 16 ,2021
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By: Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor
The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that may have v...
What’s the future of Afghanistan after trump?
January 15 ,2021
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By: Andrew Korybko
Many questions are swirling about President-Elect Biden’s foreign policy upon his impending inauguration next week, but one of th...
Afghanistan foils ISIS plan to assassinate the top US envo...
January 15 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Afghanistan's intelligence agency have said they foiled an attempt by an ISIS cell of four members to assassinate a US diplomat in Kabu...
Afghanistan raises ‘delay’ in India’s acceptance of envoy
January 14 ,2021
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By: Suhasini Haidar
More than three months after Afghanistan announced its next Ambassador to India, New Delhi has yet to grant its “Agrément&...
Synchronising efforts, says Afghanistan on NSA Ajit Doval’...
January 14 ,2021
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By: Rezaul H Laskar
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday made a previously unannounced visit to Afghanistan for talks on strateg...
Daesh/ISIS flourishing in Afghanistan: Pakistani army
January 13 ,2021
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By: Aamir Latif
The Pakistan army on Monday alleged that the terrorist organization Daesh/ISIS is using the Afghan territories to operate against Pakis...
US Envoy Discussed Interim Govt with Afghan Politicians: S...
January 13 ,2021
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By: Sharif Amiry
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad discussed the prospect of an interim government in Afghan...
2 female soldiers killed in Afghanistan
January 13 ,2021
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By: Shadi Khan Saif
Two female Afghan army soldiers were killed on Tuesday by unidentified attackers as targeted attacks continue despite the ongoing peace...
Why Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks have not reached break...
January 13 ,2021
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By: Osama Bin Javaid
It has been almost a week since negotiators arrived back in Doha to resume a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government...
Afghan leaders sideline spokesmen in an escalating misinfo...
After Ahmad Jawad Hijri saw the wounded children in the hospital and learned of the Afghan airstrike that put them there, killing nine...
Taliban see Ghani as 'obstacle' to Afghan peace
January 11 ,2021
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By: Ayaz Gul
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with the Taliban's Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (C-R) and members of his negotiating team,...
Afghan defence ministry names new commanders for army in r...
January 9 ,2021
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By: Massoud Ansar
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has appointed new commanders for at least three Army corps as part of the government’s reforms agen...
Afghan President rejects prospect of interim govt
January 8 ,2021
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By: Anisa Shaheed
The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday, referring to the recent rumors about the establishment of an interim government as an o...
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to take action against terroris...
January 8 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Pakistan on Thursday urged neighboring Afghanistan to take action against terrorists after a Pakistani soldier was killed in firing fro...
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