UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban The U.N.'s aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants when much of the world's attention is on Russia's war in Ukraine. World 31 Mar, 2022
NATO pledges to speed evacuations from Afghanistan as criticism mounts More than 18,000 people have been flown out of Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan's capital, a NATO official said on Friday, pledging to redouble evacuation efforts as criticism of the West's handling of the crisis mounted. World 20 Aug, 2021
America's longest war: 20 years of missteps in Afghanistan And now, the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington will be marked with the Taliban back in power. World 16 Aug, 2021
The Latest: EU foreign ministers to hold emergency talks European Union foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Tuesday to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, after the president fled and the Taliban seized control of the capital, Kabul, over the weekend. World 16 Aug, 2021
Germany tells its citizens to leave Afghanistan Germany urged its citizens on Thursday to leave Afghanistan on scheduled flights as soon as they can due to the deteriorating security situation. World 12 Aug, 2021
Taliban could take Afghan capital in 90 days amid rapid Taliban gains, says US intelligence The Taliban have captured districts bordering Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan and China, heightening regional security concerns. World 11 Aug, 2021
UN says nearly 3,500 Afghans killed or hurt in first half of 2020 KABUL: More than 1,280 Afghan civilians have been killed in the first six months of the year as fighting rages in Afghanistan despite a pact between the United States and Taliban militants, the United Nations said on Monday. The violence, mainly... Women 27 Jul, 2020
Six killed in suicide blast in Kabul, Taliban deny attack KABUL: A suicide bomber killed six people near a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, the interior ministry said. The Taliban denied involvement in the blast and there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the... Women 11 Feb, 2020
Five killed in suicide blast in Afghan capital KABUL: A suicide bomber killed five people near a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, the interior ministry said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack near the entrance to the government-run... Women 11 Feb, 2020
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul? While Afghanistan's capital may seem an unlikely destination for snowboarders, a group of young Afghans is looking to put the city on the winter sports map and change perceptions about their war-weary... Women 06 Feb, 2020
Taliban kill US force member in northern Afghanistan KABUL: The Taliban said their fighters killed a US service member in Afghanistan on Monday and posted photographs of a blood-soaked backpack and the identity card of a American soldier to prove it. The US military said in a statement an American... Women 23 Dec, 2019
Afghan blasts kill one, injure scores in attack on key US military base KABUL: Suicide blasts in Afghanistan killed one person and injured more than 60 in an attack on Wednesday on the United States' main military base of Bagram that was repulsed after a 30-minute clash, Afghan and NATO officials said. The attack comes... Women 11 Dec, 2019
