Former Afghan security chief considering bid for presidency
Hanif Atmar met opposition members in Dubai to seek support
Afghanistan Is Trying to Save Its Child Bombers
In a room full of loud teenagers, 17-year-old Mohammad Ehsan is the quietest. (The names of the boys in this piece have been changed to protect their identities.) The other boys in this juvenile rehabilitation center in the Afghan capital […]
ISIS taxi drivers ferrying weapons and fighters arrested in Kabul
Afghan security forces arrested the men described as important logistical support assets for ISIS Khorasan
Afghanistan gets a diplomat as its new national security adviser
Former ambassador to the US Hamdullah Mohib has replaced Hanif Atmar, at a time when Afghanistan is facing a renewed Taliban campaign
From road tax to courts: The Taliban’s attempts at state-building
In the 1990s, the Taliban focused on moral policing. Now, the group runs parallel governments in areas of influence.
ISIS leader in Afghanistan killed in strike, spy agency says
Saad Arhabi killed with 10 other fighters in Nangarhar overnight, security officials say
Militants’ war on education in Afghanistan
“Education is increasingly a casualty in Afghanistan,” a briefing note by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) recently observed. The note was in reaction to a larger, comprehensive report by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), titled ‘Education Under […]
Taliban attack in Ghazni complicates peace talks
Unconfirmed reports suggested the five-day siege of the southern Afghan province of Ghazni by the Taliban had caused a lot of damage
Afghan government shaken by bloodstained week after Taliban and ISIS attacks
Hundreds of troops, police and civilians have been killed just weeks after Eid ceasefire
Dozens killed or injured after suicide bomb hits west Kabul school
Police say the blast happened near an educational centre