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Afghan rights group have called for inclusion of war victim representatives in intra-Afghan talks. Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG), which is a coalition of 26 human rights and war victims’ organizations, has called on the Afghan government to take on board call by the rights groups and include an Afghan…

The Afghan government placed the capital Kabul under lockdown on Saturday, March 28, to control spread of the pandemic Covid-19, which so far according to official record has taken three lives in the country. A lockdown status will be put into effect for at least three weeks making Kabul the…

Afghanistan’s Sikh and Hindu community is the most discriminated identity group in a predominately Muslim majority country. They are a soft-target for terror group such as ISKP which claimed responsibility for the recent deadly attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul. The Sikh and Hindu community of Afghanistan has suffered…

The European Union has called for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan. The call comes while earlier the Taliban carried out a deadly attack on a police checkpoint in Zabul, and Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) launched the deadliest attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul, killing at least 24 civilians…

Nearly after a month delay, the Afghan government has finalized a 21-member negotiating team that will represent the government in the intra-Afghan talks with the Taliban. The negotiating team was supposed to be finalized earlier but was delayed for multiple reasons, notably a political crisis over formation of an inclusive…

Three western cities of Afghanistan, which share porous borders with Iran, were put under lockdown after the country’s health authorities warned that the pandemic was close to take the whole western region, which is fragile to be hit by the deadly Covid-19.     Speaking at a press conference this morning,…

Gunmen launched attack on a Sikh temple in central Kabul, today, Wednesday, March 25, killing nearly 25 civilians and wounding eight others, Afghan security authorities confirmed. The attack continued for nearly six hours and Afghan security forces rescued Silk families who were taken hostage by the gunmen, said Tariq Arian,…

The United States threatens to cut one billion USD aid at a time when Afghanistan is locked in a political impasse and struggles with challenges caused by a rapidly spreading lethal pandemic. The unprecedented threat by Washington comes while yesterday, March 23, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in an…

The Afghan ministry of public health has confirmed ten new coronavirus cases. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, March 22, Feroz Ferozuddin, the public health minister, confirmed ten corona cases tested positive in the last two days in the country. Coronavirus outbreak continues to climb in the country while…

The Afghan presidential palace has condemned Zabul attack, calling it a “heinous act” in a statement issued today, Saturday, March 21, 2020. The presidential palace says that the terrible Zabul attack by the Taliban shows that the group is not yet ready to put an end to violence. In a…