Tag: Afghanistan
Julian Assange Freed After Pleading Guilty in US Espionage Charge Plea Deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pled guilty on Wednesday, June 26, to violating U.S. espionage law,...
Earthquake in Western Afghanistan Kills 2,400
KABUL — More than 2,400 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan's western province of Herat,...
Taliban Governor Killed in Suicide Bombing; ISIL Claims Responsibility
On Mar. 9, Taliban governor Mohammad Dawood Muzammil was killed by a suicide bomber while in his office...
‘Ridiculous:’ Doctors Without Borders Blasts Canada for Criminalizing Certain Aid Work
Canada is in the process of altering its criminal code to address provisions that are blocking Canadian...
Taliban Ban on Female Staff Forces International Aid Groups to Cease Operations in Afghanistan
On Dec. 25 last year, five major foreign aid organizations stopped working in Afghanistan after the Taliban...
53 Dead, 82 Wounded in Suicide Bomb Attack in Afghanistan, Girls and Young Women Among Majority of Deaths
On Oct. 3, the United Nations (UN) declared that a suicide bombing on a Kabul education center took the...
Over 1,000 People Dead After Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan
On Wednesday, June 22, at least 1,000 people were killed by an earthquake in the Paktika province in...
Germany Refuses to Accept Taliban as Ruling Party of Afghanistan, Conditions ‘Dire’ for Afghans
On Tuesday, June 7, Germany said it will not recognize the Taliban as the ruling party of Afghanistan...
Highly-Valued Opium Farming Banned in Afghanistan, Taliban Enforces Harsh Punishment Against Violators
On April 3, the Taliban government in Afghanistan implemented a repressive ban on the cultivation of...
Will China Benefit From America Abandoning Bagram Air Base?
When the Biden administration ended America’s military presence in Afghanistan, it also abandoned the...
Afghanistan’s Banking System Mere Months Away From Collapse
On Monday, Nov. 22 the United Nations (UN) called for urgent action to support Afghanistan’s banks, warning...
Afghanistan: Taliban Refuses Washington Partnership for Curbing Terrorism
The Taliban has announced that it has no intention of working with the United States to counter extremist...