A powerful explosion struck the Shahr-e Naw area of Kabul on Monday, killing and injuring multiple people. Initial reports confirm casualties, but the exact numbers are not yet clear. The blast caused panic in one of Kabul’s usually secure districts and damaged nearby buildings and vehicles. The Taliban Interior Ministry spokesperson, Abdul Mateen Qani, confirmed […]
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Trump suspends Afghan peace talks after Kabul attack, cancels secret meeting with Taliban
NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he had canceled a secret meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David in Maryland, and is suspending Afghan peace negotiations after the militant group claimed responsibility for a car bomb this week that killed an American soldier and 11 others people. The announcement, delivered on Twitter, surprised […]
US soldier killed in ‘apparent insider attack’ in Kabul: NATO
One US soldier was killed and another wounded in an “apparent insider attack” in Kabul on Saturday, NATO said, in the latest such assault on international forces in Afghanistan. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the third so-called “green-on-blue” attack in less than three weeks that have rattled foreign troops tasked with training […]