As the Afghan Taliban tries to negotiate a political settlement with the government, many musicians in the country are worried about the impact a deal will have on their ability to work
The Afghan government and the Taliban started intra-Afghan talks Saturday in Doha, Qatar. Afghan civilians say that both sides should agree to an immediate cease-fire
Less than 24 hours after the United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban to pave the way for peace in Afghanistan, its implementation has already hit the first speedbump. VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem is in Doha following up on the developments. Here’s her report
After 19 years of a grueling conflict that has claimed the lives of more than one-hundred thousand people, the war in Afghanistan may finally be coming to an end. So far, all sides seem to be respecting an agreement to reduce violence, a partial truce that came into effect last Saturday
Young Afghans raised after the end of Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2001 are getting a first chance to vote in presidential elections taking place on September 28. An international footballer and a cyclist, both 18, told RFE/RL about their hopes for the election and for the future
Once an important economic center for Afghans living in eastern Nangarhar province near the Pakistani border, Haska Mena has been reduced to a wasteland by the war against the Islamic State group. Determined to seek an education, Afghan students in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province study under the ruins of schools destroyed fighting with Islamic State militant.The next round of the Afghanistan government’s peace talks with the Taliban is scheduled to begin in Doha on June 29.The government sees the discussions as an initial step to end Afghanistan’s long war.But journalists and rights activists in Afghanistan are expressing grave concerns about its impact
Almost a dozen religious scholars have been killed in attacks by unknown armed men in the eastern province of Nangarhar in the past two months, the provincial governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani said on Saturday. Khogyani said that no one has been arrested in connection to the killings. “Details of some cases have been shared by the …
Continue reading “Least 10 Imams Killed In Nangarhar In Two Months: Official”
Ghani has alienated much of the country’s political elite, including influential ex-President Hamid Karzai and former warlords who attended the Moscow meeting, by failing to consult with them over the government’s national peace plan and denying them a spot on the government’s negotiating team
After losing his mother to war, 10-year-old Hikmatullah decided to join a peace movement with the hope of preventing other Afghan children from losing their parents