Afghanistan

Rumsfeld played a leading role ahead of the war in making the case to the world for the March 2003 invasion.

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has announced that the number of asylum applications in the European Union fell in 2020 by an average of 32 per cent, compared...

Algerian researcher and adviser to the Afghanistan High Peace Council (HPC) Abdullah Anas confirmed that Turkey's proposal that its forces remain to secure Kabul International Airport after the departure of NATO forces...

US President Joe Biden will meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, today to discuss Washington's support for Afghanistan as the last US troops...

Turkey will not send additional troops to Afghanistan as part of a plan to run and secure Kabul's airport following the U.S. and NATO pullout from the country, Turkish...

Military withdrawals announced by the United States don't always happen the way that we expect them to. They are either drawn-out over a number of years, during which they...

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on the European Union to update its migrant deal with Turkey, as he highlighted the importance of further funding, Die Welt reports. "We need an...

US military hardware and personnel are being withdrawn from Saudi Arabia and several other countries in the Middle East as Washington nears the completion of its global review of...

A trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan was held in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency. "Started last day of Antalya Diplomacy Forum...

US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed on Turkey's offer to take a leading role in the defence of Afghanistan's Kabul Airport, the US...

Two Yemeni men held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba since 2004 have been cleared for transfer to another country, a US review board determined last week, Reuters reports. Abd...

US authorities pursuing a sweeping fraud investigation suspect some 4,000 Iraqis of filing fraudulent applications for resettlement in the United States as refugees, and they are re-examining cases involving...

NATO security officials are in talks with Qatar about providing a military base to help train Afghan army units after foreign forces withdraw from Afghanistan later this year, Reuters reports. "We are holding talks to earmark a...

NATO leaders at the Brussels summit yesterday agreed to maintain funding for the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan ends, and will...

Turkey should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under the 2020 deal for the pullout of US forces, a Taliban spokesman said yesterday, effectively rejecting Ankara's proposal to guard and run Kabul's...

Turkey proposed that it guard and run Kabul's airport after the United States and other NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan, Reuters reports. US officials say Ankara is imposing conditions which need...

Some 94 irregular migrants who entered Turkey illegally were held across the country, security sources said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency. Some 20 Pakistani nationals were held by local...

The process to fully withdraw US military forces from Afghanistan is 12% complete, Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. The military gave an approximate range of between 6% –...

The pro-Iran Afghan Shia Fatemiyoun Brigade on Sunday resumed the construction of the Husseiniya Aal Al-Bayt Shia congregational hall in the Syrian city of Palmyra. The Ein Al-Furat website said...

Pakistan on Sunday banned inbound pedestrian movement from neighboring Iran and Afghanistan in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reported. The decision that will be effective from...

The border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran has been closed for passengers amid fears of the coronavirus pandemic, Afghan authorities confirmed on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Authorities in Afghanistan's...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he made a pledge to protect the country's interests, which he "will not abandon until the end". In a post on Instagram,...

No one is born a migrant. Such status depends on many factors, including the way people are treated by society, and the opportunities and possibilities they have for the...

Gen. Scott Miller, the top US commander in Afghanistan, announced on Sunday that foreign troops have begun vacating military bases in the war-ravaged country, Anadolu Agency reported. Commander of the NATO-led...

Turkey, Qatar, and the UN have agreed to postpone the Istanbul Conference for the Afghanistan peace process, a joint statement issued today has revealed. The high-level conference hosted by...

The war in Afghanistan has been called the most pointless conflict of all time. It is probably the most disastrous military venture launched by the US, Britain and their...

US President Joe Biden has ordered the full withdraw of all combat troops from Afghanistan by September 11, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. The official,...

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The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that drew international criticism after they were imposed by the administration of former President...

The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his country wants to contribute to establishing lasting peace and ending the conflict in Afghanistan. The official made the remarks upon...

Turkey has great potential to step up the peace process in Afghanistan, the Afghan ambassador to Ankara has said. According to Anadolu, Ambassador Salahuddin Rabbani added that the upcoming...

The spokesman of the Taliban's political office, Mohammad Naim, stressed that the Doha agreement remains the only ground to strengthen the negotiation track between the parties to the Afghan...