KABUL (PAN): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling prisoner abuse a serious concern, on Sunday alleged that rampant torture persisted in numerous Afghan-run detention facilities across the country.
KABUL (PAN): Following the withdrawal of NATO’s combat troops in 2014, Afghanistan would need assistance from its Arab allies, the foreign ministry in Kabul said on Sunday.
KABUL (PAN): Fourteen Taliban insurgents and a minor girl were killed in clashes and an airstrike in southern Helmand and eastern Kunar provinces, officials said on Sunday.
JALALABAD/ MAHMOOD RAQI (PAN): A fierce clash is ongoing between security forces and armed rebels in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Saturday.
KABUL (PAN): Pakistan has promised the release all Afghan Taliban prisoners still in its custody, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- the group’s former second-in-command.
KABUL (PAN): Hard-earned gains could be reversed if the British government does not detail its exit strategy and the future role of UK forces in post-2014 Afghanistan, the opposition Labour party has warned.
HERAT CITY (PAN): Nearly 124 projects worth $35 million (1.8 billion afghanis) would be implemented during the next Afghan calendar year in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday.
KABUL (PAN): An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier died in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the alliance said on Thursday.
