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Topic: afghanistan

Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush

Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 01:06 PM

No militant group has claimed responsibility for the killing.   Read more »

Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar's progress

Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar's progress

Elise Blanchard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 02:35 PM

Once the epicenter of the Taliban's iron-fisted Islamist government, Kandahar city in Afghanistan's restive south is slowly transforming into a vibrant urban center dotted with bustling cafes, co-ed universities -- and even a women's gym. Read more »

After troop cuts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Trump orders pullout from Somalia

After troop cuts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Trump orders pullout from Somalia

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 05 08:04 AM

President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most US military and security personnel from Somalia, where they have been conducting operations against the Al-Shabaab militant group, the Pentagon said Friday. Read more »

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans - report

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans - report

Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 02:29 PM

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenseless captives in order to "blood" them for combat, a 4-year investigation found. Read more »

At least 19 students dead as gunmen storm Kabul University

At least 19 students dead as gunmen storm Kabul University

Emal Haidary and Usman Sharifi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 11:35 PM

The attack on Kabul University, which came as violence surges across Afghanistan, marked the second time in less than two weeks an educational institution was targeted in the capital.   Read more »

The other way COVID-19 will kill: Hunger

The other way COVID-19 will kill: Hunger

Peter S. Goodman, Abdi Latif Dahir and Karan Deep Singh, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 13 08:02 AM

Long before the pandemic swept into her village in the rugged southeast of Afghanistan, Halima Bibi knew the gnawing fear of hunger. It was an omnipresent force, an unrelenting source of anxiety as she struggled to nourish her four children.   Read more »

10 killed in attack in Afghanistan capital likely targeting VP

10 killed in attack in Afghanistan capital likely targeting VP

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 09 07:15 PM

A bomb attack likely targeting First Vice President Amrullah Saleh's convoy rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday, leaving at least 10 people dead and 15 others injured, the country's Interior Ministry said. Read more »

‘I lost everyone’: Floods bruise a war-weary Afghanistan

‘I lost everyone’: Floods bruise a war-weary Afghanistan

Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Fahim Abed, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 28 07:06 AM

As of Thursday morning, flash floods in Charikar had killed at least 92 people and injured 108 others, adding to the misery of a raging war and a coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed a health system that depends on aid organizations even for some of its most basic services. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 27, 2020

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 27, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 12:32 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Afghanistan flash flood kills 100

Afghanistan flash flood kills 100

Wakil Kohsar, AFP
Posted at Aug 27 08:55 AM

A villager reacts next to his destroyed house as rescuers search for survivors and bodies after a flash flood affected the area at Sayrah-e-Hopiyan in Charikar, Parwan province, Afghanistan on Wednesday.  Read more »

Afghan presidential compound hit in rocket attack on capital

Afghan presidential compound hit in rocket attack on capital

Emal Haidary and Usman Sharifi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 11:04 PM

Six members of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's honor guard were wounded Tuesday when a rocket struck his palace compound. Read more »

In Afghanistan, a rarely seen anti-tank weapon destroys a helicopter

In Afghanistan, a rarely seen anti-tank weapon destroys a helicopter

Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Mujib Mashal, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 31 05:26 PM

An Afghan helicopter was attacked in the country’s south this week by what U.S. and Afghan officials say was a missile rarely seen in the hands of the Taliban, raising new concerns for a beleaguered Afghan military and questions about who supplied the weapon.   Read more »

Bomb kills 2 human rights workers in Afghan capital

Bomb kills 2 human rights workers in Afghan capital

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 06:01 PM

Two employees of Afghanistan's human rights body were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Saturday, the agency said.   Read more »

Russia secretly offered Afghan militants bounties to kill troops, US intelligence says

Russia secretly offered Afghan militants bounties to kill troops, US intelligence says

Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 27 05:54 AM

American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid the peace talks to end the long-running war there, according to officials briefed on the matter. Read more »

Afghan doctors protest over unpaid salaries amid coronavirus outbreak

Afghan doctors protest over unpaid salaries amid coronavirus outbreak

Storay Karimi, Reuters
Posted at May 19 11:27 PM

More than 200 doctors and medical staff took part in protests in the western Afghan city of Herat on Tuesday, saying they had not been paid for 3 months while risking their lives to treat coronavirus patients.   Read more »

Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal

Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal

Usman Sharifi and Emal Haidary, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 12:13 AM

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal on Sunday, ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the country into political crisis. Read more »

Babae tinapyasan ang ilong matapos magdemanda ng divorce sa Afghanistan

Babae tinapyasan ang ilong matapos magdemanda ng divorce sa Afghanistan

Reuters
Posted at May 15 08:11 PM

Isang 24-anyos na babae ang pinutulan ng ilong ng matapos niya humingi ng divorce sa kaniyang asawa sa Afghanistan, ayon sa mga awtoridad nitong Biyernes, sa gitna ng pagdami ng domestic violence cases sa bansa. Read more »

Suspected Islamic State militants attack hospital, 'came to kill mothers': doctors' group

Suspected Islamic State militants attack hospital, 'came to kill mothers': doctors' group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 04:45 PM

KABUL, Afghanistan - Gunmen who stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital this week had come to "kill the mothers" at the maternity ward, medical charity Doctors Without Borders has said. Read more »

Truck bomb in eastern Afghan city kills five, Taliban claim responsibility

Truck bomb in eastern Afghan city kills five, Taliban claim responsibility

Ahmad Sultan and Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Reuters
Posted at May 14 03:02 PM

JALALABAD/KABUL - A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Thursday, killing at least five people in an attack claimed by Taliban insurgents. Read more »

Virus cases pass 5,000 in Afghanistan as war rages

Virus cases pass 5,000 in Afghanistan as war rages

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 09:07 PM

KABUL - More than 5,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus across Afghanistan, health authorities said Wednesday, with the capital Kabul the epicentre of the deadly disease. Read more »

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