Stories from Afghanistan and India
After forty years of instability, Afghanistan is no stranger to war. But a disturbing video showing child survivors of a terrorist attack crying over the lifeless body of their mother has shocked the public. The now-viral clip, recorded at the site […]
Nato has made “no decision” on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, Nato Spokesperson Oana Lungescu told The National after reports that foreign troops would be staying beyond the deadline set in a US-Taliban deal. Four senior Nato officials told Reuters “there will […]
Kabul is eyeing a visit by top Taliban members to Tehran with unease, a senior Afghan official told The National on Wednesday, even as Iran said no group could win control through war and urged the insurgents to co-operate with the government […]
Lanny Cordola arrived in Afghanistan in 2016 with nothing but a few belongings, his guitar and a determination to make a difference in the lives of the Afghan children affected by the war. As well as being a well-known musician from […]
In the latest of a wave of assassinations that has gripped Afghanistan, two female judges were killed on Sunday by gunmen in central Kabul as they headed to work. Identified as Zakia Herawi and Qadria Yasini by family members, the […]
Forty-year-old Bismillah woke up last week to find Taliban fighters patrolling the streets of his village in Arghandab district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan. “We don’t know how they captured the checkpoints but the Taliban were blocking the roads to […]
When Lieutenant Mohammad Amin and his comrades first spotted small drones near their checkpoint early last year, they dismissed them as toys used by children in the city close by. “These were toy drones, operated remotely through smartphones,” said Lt […]
It was just after 7am when the car carrying Colonel Saba Sahar, one of Afghanistan’s most senior female police officers, came under fire from armed insurgents. In the back seat, Sahar’s four-year-old daughter began screaming as bullets shattered the windscreen […]
The deputy governor of Kabul was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his armoured vehicle detonated in the centre of the Afghan capital on Tuesday. Mahboobullah Mohebi and his assistant died in the blast, which happened in the PD9 area […]
The Taliban is expecting the release of an additional 7,000 prisoners in Afghan custody, per an agreement with the US administration, US charge d’affaires Ross Wilson said on Sunday. The statement came a day after a meeting between US special […]