Kabul Current Affairs, GK & News
WHO: Threefold rise in trauma cases in Afghanistan
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there has been more than threefold rise in number of trauma cases in Afghanistan. Highlights WHO urged that, delivery of lifesaving aid and medical supplies to Afghans must not be cut. As per WHO, 70 WHO-supported medical facilities across Afghanistan treated some 14,000 conflict-related cases in the month ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Ashraf Ghani • Kabul • Taliban in Afghanistan • Taliban Offensive • World Health Organisation (WHO)
Who are the Taliban?
On August 15, 2021, the fundamentalist Islamic force called the Taliban entered Kabul after gaining control over much of the country following the withdrawal of US troops. Highlights Taliban had ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001 when US troops toppled. This group had sheltered Osama bin Laden as he planned the 9/11 attack of 2001. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan • Kabul • Taliban in Afghanistan • Taliban insurgency • US-Taliban
India to build Shahtoot dam in Afghanistan
The Union Minister of External Affairs Shri S Jaishankar recently announced at the Geneva Donors conference that India is to construct the Shahtoot Dam across the Maidan river, a tributary of river Kabul in Afghanistan. The negotiations to build the dam across the river began in 2016. In 2016, India had funded for the Salma ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan • Anti-terrorist operations • Counter-terrorism • Dam • India-Afghanistan • Irrigation • Kabul • Taliban
Islamic State claims responsible for Gunmen attack in Sikh Gurudwara, Kabul
On March 25, 2020, 11 people were killed in a terror attack that targeted a “Dharmashala” in Kabul. The Dharamshala is reported to have sizeable number of Hindu and Sikh minorities. The Islamic State Organization has claimed to take responsibility to the attack. Highlights Around 150 were praying in the Gurudwara when it was attacked. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Islam • Islam World • Islamic State • Kabul • Sikhism • Sikhs • Terrorism
Afghans call for ceasefire as "Loya Jirga" Peace Summit wraps up
Afghanistan on 29 April 2019 convened rare “Loya Jirga”, a four day long grand assembly or massive meeting for delegates from across country to discuss war and efforts of United States to forge a peace deal with Taliban. At the end of huge peace summit in Kabul, Afghan officials called for immediate and permanent ceasefire. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: Afghanistan • Ceasefire • Kabul • Loya Jirga • Pashtun • Peace • Sunni • Taliban • USA • War