Tag: Afghanistan

Hafiz Saeed’s death ‘not a knockout punch’ for IS in Afghanistan

South Asia expert Michael Kugelman tells DW why the assassination of "Islamic…

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Afghanistan’s Hazaras: Targeted by militants, neglected by government

At least 80 people have been killed in an attack on the…

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UNESCO meets to expand World Heritage

UN cultural agency UNESCO will gather in Istanbul on Sunday to review…

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Locals recount IS brutality in eastern Afghanistan

In March, the Afghan government declared victory over "Islamic State," but the…

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Appropriation of Sufi poet ‘Rumi’ sparks outrage in Afghanistan

Where is Rumi from? Should his character be played by Leonardo di…

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Taliban storm Afghan court after suicide blast

Islamic insurgents killed several civilians and a policeman during a battle in…

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Afghanistan bus crash kills at least 50 people

A highway collision involving two buses and a fuel tanker in eastern…

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New NATO military chief: Thoughtful, but no pushover

Having served in Korea and Afghanistan, NATO’s new military chief Curtis Scaparrotti…

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German ambassador: Many Afghan returnees are ‘disappointed’

Germany's Ambassador to Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, talks to DW about the success…

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Bin Laden in the jihadist world of ‘Islamic State’

Five years after the death of bin Laden, al Qaeda is being…

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