TALIBAN

Taliban attack third Afghan provincial capital in a week

3:08 pm September 6, 2019

Kabul: An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a third provincial capital in less than a week, with an overnight assault on the western city of Farah. Provincial Governor Mohammad Shoaib Sabet says there’s no immediate word of casualties early Friday and that airstrikes have been carried out against the militant group. The growing […]

US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

Afghan forces claim upper hand after Taliban attack Kunduz city

9:45 pm August 31, 2019

Kunduz (Afghanistan) : Afghan security forces “repelled” a coordinated Taliban assault on the northern city of Kunduz on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said, amid competing claims from the insurgents. The multi-pronged offensive on Kunduz, which has come under frequent attack since 2015, occurred as the US and the Taliban continue to seek an agreement in […]

Taliban welcome Trump's call to bring US troops home

US envoy to resume talks with Taliban on ending Afghan war

2:50 am August 21, 2019

Kabul: The US envoy negotiating with the Taliban for an end to nearly 18 years of fighting in Afghanistan was departing Tuesday for Qatar to resume the talks, the State Department said, amid concerns about a growing threat by an Islamic State affiliate. Zalmay Khalilzad also will visit with the Afghan government, which has been […]

Afghanistan mourns, vows to crush militants after attack

11:42 pm August 19, 2019

Kabul: As Afghanistan mourned the 63 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Kabul wedding, a brother of the groom spoke through tears of his weariness at the bloodshed in the country and the crushing guilt he felt at having to face his neighbors, many of whom lost relatives in the weekend blast. “Around […]

Afghanistan's Ghani wins majority in presidential poll: preliminary results

Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack

2:58 pm August 19, 2019

Kabul: Afghanistan’s president is vowing to eliminate all safe havens of the Islamic State group as the country marks a subdued 100th Independence Day after a horrific wedding attack claimed by the local IS affiliate. President Ashraf Ghani’s comments Monday come as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people killed in the Kabul bombing. Many outraged […]