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Tuesday 29 September 2020
“We want a humanitarian ceasefire,” the former chief executive for Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah said.
Trump has come under increasing pressure to explain mounting media reports regarding the allegations.
“We’re seizing the best opportunity for peace in a generation,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
The US President also announced that the US and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks.
Timothy Weeks and Kevin King were abducted by gunmen in 2016.
Trump’s announcement draws a fresh question mark on whether the United States will leave Afghanistan anytime soon.
Illegal mining is common in Afghanistan, with the Taliban relying on the sector for much of its revenue.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The move stunned officials in Kabul who are involved in an intensifying push to end the 17-year conflict.
Ashraf Ghani’s government is facing fierce criticism over an increasingly deadly insurgency.
Today’s announcement coincides with the Afghan government announcing a ceasefire earlier this month.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
The identity of the alleged victim was being withheld by a court.
The US President used his first tweet of 2018 to tear into Islamabad.
The Taliban militants targeted students in today’s raid.
“We’re Irish, haha,” the father said as way of explanation.
Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle were kidnapped during a backpacking trip in Afghanistan in 2012.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Provincial authorities have blamed the Taliban for the atrocity.
A court cut Alexander Blackman’s sentence to seven years after his murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter.
Families gathered outside the base to hear news of their loved ones at the base in northern Afghanistan.
Blackman was filmed murdering the injured fighter (and paraphrasing Shakespeare’s Hamlet) in footage captured by a camera on a soldier’s helmet.
Alexander Blackman was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a wounded Taliban soldier.
The pair appear pale and unshaven in the video.
The case of Alexander Blackman has divided public opinion in Britain.
The couple were kidnapped in 2012 during a backpacking trip. Their two sons were born in captivity.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Two men were also shot dead by German forces.
Dozens more were injured in the attack, one of the deadliest this year.
The country is being deprived of much-needed income by the thieves.
Dr Kathleen Thomas gave an emotional account of the Kunduz hospital bombing in Dublin this week.
The strike took place “in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area.”
The app, which was designed to show news and videos from the group, was only up shortly before it was taken down.
The Taliban said that the suicide blast that hit families in a park was targeting Christians.
Three people were wounded by the attack, which the Taliban claimed responsibility for.
The man crashed a motorcycle into the main gate of a government office.
More than 130 students were killed in their school by Taliban gunmen.
At least 50 people, mainly civilians, were killed in the attack.
Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri has been detained at the camp without charge.
The killing happened in a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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