Aug 11, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Moscow/UNI: With the Taliban taking control of the length of Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) must be prepared against the threat of drug smugglers and terrorists infiltrating their territories, the Russian Defence Minister has said.
Taliban received explosives, arms from Pakistan, says Afghan National Security Council
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:43 pm
Ahmad Shuja Jamal, head of international affairs at Afghanistan’s National Security Council, has alleged that the Taliban have received men, weapons, and explosives but also direction from Pakistan.
UN rights chief condemns Afghanistan abuses as Taliban advance continues
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:22 pm
New York: Disturbing reports of Taliban violence against communities now under their control in Afghanistan have been condemned by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who on Tuesday backed a return to peace negotiations in Doha.
Amid Taliban aggression, Afghanistan people launch social media campaign against Pakistan
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan people have launched a social media campaign on Monday against Pakistan to protest against Islamabad's meddling in the affairs of the country.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani arrives in Mazar-i-Sharif to discuss security issues
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, to discuss security issues, a presidential spokesperson told Sputnik.
US President Joe Biden says Afghan forces must fight for themselves
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: US President Joe Biden said that the Afghan troops must fight for themselves as multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days.
Afghanistan: 12 Taliban terrorists, including Pakistan nationals, killed in airstrike
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kabul: As many as 12 Taliban terrorists, including two Pakistan terrorists, were killed during an airstrike conducted by the US air force in Afghanistan's Kapisa province on Tuesday, officials said.
Taliban attack repulsed in Dehdadi: Reports
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Mazar-e-Sharif: Afghanistan security forces pushed back Taliban terrorists from Kod Barq area of Dehdadi district in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Geneva: Hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk as fighting intensifies in and around Kunduz, Lashkar Gah, Kandahar, and other Afghan cities.
Taliban atrocities: Displaced families are now sleeping in open-air in Kabul
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Kabul: In an episode showing the helplessness of the people in distress amid Taliban insurgence, dozens of families from Kunduz, Takhar, and Badakhshan provinces sought refuge in Kabul after fleeing the fighting in the three northern provinces.
Pakistan intends to use suppressed and subjugated Afghanistan for geopolitical gains: Baussart
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:19 am
Kabul: Fabien Baussart, President of Center of Political and Foreign Affairs, has said Pakistan wants to keep Afghanistan feeble, debilitated and divided.
US govt condemns Taliban offensive against Afghanistan cities
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:00 am
Kabul: The US government on Sunday condemned the Taliban atrocities and violence committed in different cities captured by them across Afghanistan.
Airstrikes destroy clinic, school in Afghanistan's Helmand region: Reports
Aug 09, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: Airstrikes, rocket attacks, and ongoing fighting have killed 20 civilians and destroyed a health clinic and a school in Lashkargah, the capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand, in the last 48 hours, TOLO News reported.
Afghanistan: Taliban shadow governor for Nimruz killed during airstrike
Aug 09, 2021, at 05:05 am
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces recently killed the Taliban shadow governor for Nimruz province as Afghanistan Air Force targeted a gathering of the terrorists in Zaranj city recently, officials said on Saturday.
Afghan women demonstrate against Taliban atrocities in Los Angeles
Aug 09, 2021, at 04:54 am
Los Angeles: Afghan women in Los Angeles demonstrated against Taliban's atrocities against humanity in Afghanistan ever since the foreign forces started leaving the country.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists capture Kunduz city
Aug 08, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Kunduz: The Taliban terrorists have captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz following a fierce battle with the country's security forces.
Afghanistan: 112 Talibans, including 30 Pakistanis terrorists, killed during airstrikes in Helmand
Aug 08, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kabul: The Afghanistan Defence Ministry on Saturday said 112 Taliban terrorists, including 30 Pakistani affiliated to Al-Qaeda terrorist network, were killed during airstrikes conducted by the country's air force in Helmand provincial center on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents capture Sheberghan city
Aug 08, 2021, at 12:00 am
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents have captured Sheberghan city in Jawzjan, marking the fall of the second Afghan provincial capital in less than 24 hours, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban restore Nishan Sahib in Gurdwara after wide condemnation
Aug 07, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Kabul/UNI: Following an outcry and condemnation, including by India, over removal of the Nishan Sahib, a Sikh religious flag, from a gurdwara in Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban restored the flag at the roof of the historical gurdwara.
Afghanistan at ‘dangerous turning point’, UN envoy warns Security Council
Aug 07, 2021, at 09:06 pm
With the war in Afghanistan now in “a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase”, the top UN official in the country appealed on Friday for the Security Council to act to avert a catastrophe.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill nearly 1000 people in Kandahar
Aug 07, 2021, at 08:23 pm
Kabul: The Taliban terrorists killed close to 1000 people as they overran the Afghan province of Kandahar in the past month, The Times reported quoting a local police officer.
Afghanistan updates: Taliban captures Zaranj city, over 3,000 civilians fled
Aug 07, 2021, at 08:08 pm
Kabul/Zaranj/IBNS: In a fresh conflict, the Taliban has captured Zaranj city, the provincial capital of Nimroz along with the local airport, though ANDSF troops were still resisting in some areas.
Taliban terrorists remove Sikh religious flag from gurdwara in Afghanistan's Paktia region: Reports
Aug 07, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Kabul: The Taliban terrorists have now targeted the Sikhs as they allegedly removed Nishan Sahib, a Sikh religious flag, from a gurdwara in the Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents shut down crucial crossing point with Pakistan until demands are met
Aug 07, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Islamabad: The Taliban on Friday shut down a crucial crossing point with Pakistan, demanding the neighboring country end the alleged mistreatment of Afghan travelers and ease other restrictions, media reports said.
Taliban terrorists seize capital of Afghanistan's Nimruz province: Reports
Aug 07, 2021, at 12:18 am
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK/IBNS: The Taliban terrorists captured Zaranj, the capital of Afghanistan's southwestern province of Nimruz, Hasht e Subh media outlet reported on Friday, citing local residents.
Afghanistan government's media and information centre head killed by gunmen
Aug 06, 2021, at 09:20 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen on Friday killed Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan government's media and information center, in Kabul city.
Afghanistan Updates: Clashes continue in Kandahar
Aug 06, 2021, at 04:10 pm
Kandahar: Clashes continued in Kandahar, Lashkar Gah and Herat cities of Afghanistan on Thursday.
Aug 06, 2021, at 03:37 pm
Kabul: People in different provinces across Afghanistan on Wednesday chanted the slogan "Allahu Akbar" (God is the greatest) to show their support for the Armed forces fighting against Taliban, media reports.
Attack on UN compound: Diplomatic missions condemn the incident
Aug 06, 2021, at 06:02 am
Kabul: Several diplomatic missions in Kabul issued on Tuesday a joint statement to condemn the attack on the UN compound in Herat and violent incidents involving it.
Taliban will be defeated: Ex-Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai
Aug 05, 2021, at 07:50 pm
Kabul: Amid a heavy offensive between the government and the insurgents, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said the group will be defeated by the Afghans.