President Ashraf Ghani has appointed Ahmad Zaki Sarfaraz as Kabul mayor. The Presidential Palace said in a statement he will Kabul's mayor until such time as mayoral elections are held.
NATO has conducted an airstrike in Sangin district of Helmand province where 3 Taliban fighters were killed as a result. US Forces PAO in Kabul tells.
9 month agoReports that USA reinforcements, which came in late summer last year, left Farah AB
The Taliban: Washington pledged during the talks to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by April
Senate approves Mideast policy bill, 77-23. Assists Israel and sanctions Syria. Also includes provision to oppose speedy Trump Administratoon troop withdrawal from Syria
The US Senate is adopting legislation opposing withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan and imposing sanctions on the Assad regime
"There have been no agreements that have actually been finalized" @CENTCOM's Gen Votel says of US talks with Taliban, just ".framework for continuing discussions"
Talks with Taliban in "very, very early" stages says head of @CENTCOM.
9 month ago2 killed and 2 wounded in IED blast in Shinwar district
Head of Taliban delegation from Moscow: The results of our talks with Washington are successful
21 People Sentenced to Prison over Kabul Intercontinental Hotel Attack
Afghanistan ISIS claims targeted assassination of a Policemen officer in Jalalabad
UN, powers and Islamic countries should guarantee implementation of peace deal, Taliban delegation chief Stanikzai says at meeting with Afghan politicians in Moscow
9 month agoTaliban member Abbas Stanakzai tells #MoscowTalks envoys the country's Constitution is illegitimate and has been imposed on Afghans by Kabul's administration. He says the Constitution in proving to be a barrier in the way of peace
Taliban call for removal of their members' names from blacklist
9 month agoEx-communist leader, Tanai shakes hand with Taliban representative, Abass Istanekzai.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 36km S of Jarm, Afghanistan
9 month agoSohail Shaheen - Taliban political office spokesman - among those who arrived to Moscow for Afghanistan peace talks.
Kremlin spox: We don't plan any contacts with Taliban delegation visiting Moscow.
9 month agoAs a regional power, Russia can help strengthen Afghan peace process launched by US, Ata Mohammad Noor says as he arrives at meeting with Taliban in Moscow
9 month agoWe are expecting 'a very good meeting and officially we'll be talking later on', @KarzaiH ex Afhganistan leader walking shoulder to shoulder with head of Qatar-based Taliban Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai.The latter agrees:'Yes' 'Inter-Afghan dialogue', very important event
9 month agoUnidentified gunmen shot dead a policeman and took away his weapon in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday morning, an official said.
9 month agoAfghan politicians and Taliban representatives gather for talks in Moscow
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 21, including 11 policemen at checkpoint in northern province.
At least 28 members of ANDSF killed including 25 ANA, 23 others wounded. Taliban red unit launched a coordinated attack against ANDSF posts in Talwaka 5 KMs south of Kundoz city, sources in Kundoz province tells.
European Aviation Safety Agency @EASA suspended permission for Turkmenistan Airlines to fly in the EU, stranding thousands passengers
Lavrov in Kyrgyzstan: I did not discuss a second Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan with foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan interested in Russian investment in hydropower sector - FM
Russia FM: I don't think INF Treaty suspension will bring to cold war
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov flew to Bishkek to prepare Putin's visit
Central Asia is the core region of the Asian continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north. It is also sometimes referred to as Middle Asia, and, colloquially, "the 'stans" (as the six countries generally considered to be within the region all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan", meaning "land of") and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent.
Central Asia include five republics of the former Soviet Union: Kazakhstan (pop. 17 million), Kyrgyzstan (5.7 million), Tajikistan (8.0 million), Turkmenistan (5.2 million), and Uzbekistan (30 million), for a total population of about 66 million as of 2013–2014. Afghanistan (pop. 31.1 million) is also sometimes included. (wikipedia)
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