Health minister underscores that the nation strictly observes safety guidelines to help contain the spread of the delta variant
Proposal comes ahead of Friday’s crucial meeting between US President Joe Biden and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his chief peacemaker, Abdullah Abdullah, at White House
Taliban insurgents have dramatically expanded their area of control, overrunning about 60 districts and inflicting heavy casualties on US-trained Afghan security forces
White House meeting, set for Friday, comes amid a surge in Afghan violence
In the 1990’s, the Taliban had imposed a harsh version of Islamic laws that barred girls from school and women from stepping out of their homes without a male relative
Taliban spokesman tells VOA it will view Turkish troops as invaders and a violation of the deal with US
Officials say one person has died and 114 others have been placed in quarantine; the outbreak comes as the US pulls its troops out of the country
Afghanistan along with its neighbor Pakistan are only two countries in world, where crippling polio disease remains endemic
Kabul airport security to be discussed at Monday’s NATO summit in Brussels
Workers at HALO Trust, a de-mining organization, were attacked on Tuesday night by the armed gunmen
Several top Pakistani government officials, privy to a flurry of recent high-level bilateral talks, shared some details Tuesday of the discussions with VOA on condition of anonymity
Prime Minister Imran Khan ‘shocked by the horrific accident’
Pledge comes as thousands of Afghans employed by US and allied countries fear insurgent retaliation
Prime Minster Imran Kahn ‘shocked by the horrific accident’
The US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, met Sunday with leaders in Kabul to discuss bilateral cooperation after American and coalition troops leave the country by a Sept. 11 deadline
Kabul does not immediately comment on remarks by Islamabad's top diplomat
Pakistan has inoculated 9 million of its 220 million people
Female Afghan TV presenter was one of four people killed in overnight roadside bomb blast in Kabul
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan issued the warning a day after Washington said almost half of US troops and equipment had been sent home
The Pakistan-brokered negotiations between Taliban and Afghan government representatives are set to begin Thursday in Qatar's capital, Doha
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