Taliban asks US to honour Afghan peace deal
Suhail Shaheen told NHK in an interview that the Taliban have been continuing negotiations with US officials behind the scenes….reports Asian Lite
US steps up support to Afghanistan
As part of its strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines around the world, the US has pledged to donate three million doses of
As troops get set to leave, Biden to meet Afghan leaders
White House says Biden’s first meeting as president with Ghani and Abdullah, will focus on ongoing commitment to the Afghan people, reports
World won’t accept govt imposed by force: US to Taliban
State Department spokesperson Ned Price also indicated that US financial assistance to Afghanistan could only continue if the country has a government
Intel warns Kabul could fall in 6 months after troops pull-out
However, officials in other western countries fear the capital could fall far sooner, possibly in three months, reports Asian Lite News Intelligence
Afghan leaders warned against blaming Pakistan during US visit
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah are set to visit the Biden this
Civilians to be armed, trained against Taliban
Taliban fighters have recently taken control of a number of districts in Balkh province and even reached the Mazar-e-Sharif entrance last week…reports
A new phase in India’s global diplomacy on Afghanistan
Jaishankar during his address went for the jugular when he stressed that the supply chains of terrorism which end up in Afghanistan
Airstrike in Afghanistan kills 14 Taliban militants
The strike which occurred in Qushmal village of Firoz Nakhchir suburban district also destroyed a Taliban hideout…reports Asian Lite News Fourteen Taliban
50 districts fallen to Taliban since May: UN envoy
This comes in the middle of a surge in violence as the Taliban has increased its activities since the start of the