The Pigeon Express
At least one person has been killed and four others wounded in an explosion that hit a vehicle in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, officials said. The incident on Saturday took place in Dasht-e Barchi, a Kabul suburb dominated by members of the mostly Shia Hazara community, who for years have been targeted by ISIL-affiliated fighters. The […]
India is hosting senior security officials from Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, but without an Afghan representative in attendance. Pakistan and China declined to attend the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan held on Wednesday following the fall of the United States-backed government and the Taliban takeover […]
The US drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians was an error that did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector said following an investigation. “It was an honest mistake,” US Air Force Inspector Lieutenant General Sami Said told reporters. The strike on 29 August killed three adults, including a man who worked for a […]
More than 20 people have been killed and at least 16 injured in a gun and bomb assault on a military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul. Attackers targeted the 400-bed Sardar Daud Khan hospital starting with two massive explosions outside the building, officials said. Gunmen then broke into the hospital grounds, witnesses said. An […]
The United States will offer financial support to the relatives of the ten people it mistakenly killed during a drone strike on the Afghan capital, Kabul, in August. An aid worker and nine members of his family, including seven children, died in the strike. The Pentagon said it was also working to help surviving members […]
A pet bird belonging to an Afghan girl who was evacuated from Kabul after the Taliban’s takeover has found a new home with France’s ambassador in Abu Dhabi. Xavier Chatel took in the little mynah, named Juji, after the girl was stopped from bringing it on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to France. […]
Afghanistan’s capital could be plunged into darkness as the winter sets in because the country’s new Taliban rulers haven’t paid Central Asian electricity suppliers or resumed collecting money from consumers. Unless addressed, the situation could cause a humanitarian disaster, warned Daud Noorzai, who resigned as chief executive of the country’s state power monopoly, Da Afghanistan […]
At least five people have died in a bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul, the Taliban said. Twenty were also injured by the blast near Eid Gah mosque, where a prayer ceremony was being held for the late mother of a Taliban spokesman. It is the first major explosion in Kabul since Western forces withdrew […]
Top US defence officials have said the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Trump administration. The so-called Doha agreement was signed in February 2020 and set a date for the US to withdraw its troops. Gen Frank McKenzie said the deal had a “really pernicious […]
Afghanistan’s banking system is on the verge of collapse. Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan in an interview to the BBC said the country’s financial industry is in the grip of an “existential crisis” as customers panic. “There’s huge withdrawals happening at the moment”, he said, speaking from […]
The Taliban have banned hairstylists in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their version of the Islamic law. The Taliban also warned of punishment if anyone breached the rule. Some barbers in capital Kabul have also received similar orders. The instructions suggest a return to the strict rulings of the group’s […]
Animal charity operated by an ex-marine in Kabul is being examined by the United Kingdom Charity Commission.The regulator is looking into the funding arrangements of Operation Ark, which raised more than £200,000 from supporters in days.Operation Ark was launched by Pen Farthing’s charity Nowzad to evacuate staff members and their immediate families, plus the animals […]