Canadian aid groups say Ottawa hasn’t cleared roadblocks that bar them from getting aid into Afghanistan, despite Parliament passing legislation this spring and allies issuing carve-outs to their own terrorism laws nearly two years ago. CBC | World News
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Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region. CBC | World News
Read More »New earthquake flattens homes in area of Afghanistan where earlier quake killed over 2,000
Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan war crimes case should proceed, ICC says, including allegations U.S. faces
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court gave the green light Thursday for prosecutors to open an investigation targeting the Taliban, Afghan forces and U.S. military and CIA personnel for war crimes and crimes against humanity. CBC | World News
Read More »Taliban, U.S. sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan
The United States and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan, America’s longest. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. and Taliban agree to temporary truce in Afghanistan
The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the conflict to start next month, an eventual countrywide cease-fire and a commitment from the Taliban not to harbour terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, while setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. says Taliban has agreed to reduction in violence in Afghanistan
An airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday killed at least eight people — all believed to be civilians, residents said — just hours after U.S. statements that there had been a breakthrough in peace talks. CBC | World News
Read More »Taliban claims U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan
A passenger plane from Afghanistan’s Ariana Airlines crashed Monday in a Taliban-held area of the eastern Ghazni province, local officials said. However, Ariana Airlines told The Associated Press that none of its planes had crashed in Afghanistan. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan plane crash: ‘US military plane’ in flames after Taliban attack – VIDEO
GRAPHIC CONTENT: A video has been posted online showing the aftermath of a suspected terrorist attack on a US military plane in Afghanistan. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Taliban council agrees to temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan
The Taliban said Sunday they have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan, providing a window during which a peace agreement with the United States could be signed. CBC | World News
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