Stories from Afghanistan and India
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 […]
Ahmad Seyar was 19 when he decided to join the Afghan Army. Born in a time war and turmoil, he had grown up idolising the soldiers – Afghan and international – who helped to protect his village in northern Afghanistan. He […]
As donor nations and allies gathered in Geneva to decide the future of aid to Afghanistan, the Afghan government finds itself under immense pressure to compromise in ongoing negotiations with the Taliban to ensure continued US support. On Monday, Afghan […]
Nato troops will not be leaving Afghanistan in the near future as the risk of terrorism is still extremely high, the organisation’s Secretary General said on Tuesday, as the US is expected to cut its troop number in half by […]
Mohammad Rahid never failed to inspire. As a gifted student at Kabul University, captain of the debate club and an English language tutor, the 20-year-old student was an achiever. In his free time, Rahid created inspirational videos as a way to […]
At least 35 students and professors were killed and many more were wounded in an armed attack on Kabul University on Monday, which was claimed by the ISIS group. Three gunmen stormed the university building on Monday morning, marking the […]
Fifteen Taliban members thought to be responsible for a spate of assassinations in Kabul and beyond were captured on Tuesday, Afghanistan’s primary intelligence organisation announced. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the men were tasked with carrying out assassinations […]
On the morning of Sept. 12, just hours ahead of a historic meeting between the Afghan government and the Taliban, a short note, written in Dari, was posted on the insurgent group’s website. It attempted to explain why, even after months of […]