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Get the latest breaking news from RT in Afghanistan and its capital Kabul. Afghanistan is a country in South and Central Asia, which has significant cultural heritage and mineral deposits, but remains undeveloped due to ongoing military conflicts. Find news and information on history, politics and economy in Afghanistan. Since many parts of Afghanistan are controlled by Taliban movement, the country has been in a critical situation. Taliban captured Afghanistan in 1996 and ruled for five years. The UNSC officially recognized the Taliban as a terrorist organization in 2003. Don’t miss the news and updates on the Taliban, terrorist attacks committed by them, and on their statements. Following 9/11 attacks in 2001 the US invaded Afghanistan blaming Taliban for backing Osama bin Laden, who was apparently hiding in Afghanistan. Read RT to get news and articles on the US invasion in Afghanistan and their joint “Operation Enduring Freedom” with Britain. Don’t forget to check out authors’ opinions on the news and current events taking place in Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan’s grand assembly gathers to discuss Kabul-Taliban peace deal
Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders and politicians gathered on Friday to debate government efforts to make peace with the Taliban. The fate of 400 hardcore Taliban prisoners, whose release could clear the way for talks, is on the agenda....Aug 7, 2020 08:15Newsline - NATO’s appalling failure in Afghanistan has fuelled a drug explosion across EuropeI recently spent 12 months in Kabul as an adviser on policing. After seventeen years of NATO’s mission to bring peace and security, it’s sad to say that the country’s probably in a worse state than ever.Aug 5, 2020 05:44
- Trump refutes ‘fake’ report of Moscow paying bounties to Taliban for killing US troopsDonald Trump said he hasn’t discussed with Vladimir Putin the media report claiming that Russia had paid the Taliban in Afghanistan to kill US troops. This so-called ‘intelligence’ never even reached his desk, he repeated.Aug 4, 2020 09:58World News
- At least 29 killed, more than 50 wounded as ISIS storms Afghan jail to free prisonersMore than 300 prisoners were at large on Monday after an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) attack on a prison in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, a spokesman said on Monday. The assault began on Sunday night, with at least 29 people...Aug 3, 2020 12:16Newsline
- Multiple bomb blasts at jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured - officialsAt least one person was killed after a series of bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Clashes broke out between police and attacking militants who made their way inside the jail.Aug 2, 2020 15:45World News
- 3-day ceasefire begins in Afghanistan as Taliban & Kabul ‘preparing for peace talks’A three-day ceasefire between Taliban and government forces began on Friday in Afghanistan during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. A car bomb killed at least 17 people in the country’s east just hours before the truce, while the Taliban...Jul 31, 2020 08:39Newsline
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