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Afghanistan: Kandahar airport closed temporarily after rocket strikes

Aug 01, 2021, at 09:45 pm

Kandahar/IBNS: At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, AFP reported, as Taliban intensified offensive to capture more areas and counter military action by Afghan forces to contain and eliminate the armed group.

Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani meets political and jihadi leaders

Aug 01, 2021, at 01:16 pm

Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani convened on Saturday a meeting of prominent political and jihadi leaders of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan security forces engage in tough battle with Taliban

Aug 01, 2021, at 01:02 pm

Kabul: Local Afghan news outlets reported on Saturday about intense clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban in Herat city.

Security forces repel Taliban attacks in Herat City, Karokh

Jul 31, 2021, at 05:14 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan security forces pushed back Taliban attacks on Herat city and Karokh district in Herat province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Balkh residents claim Taliban destroying their homes

Jul 31, 2021, at 05:07 pm

Kaldar: Residents in the newly retaken Kaldar district of Balkh in northern Afghanistan on Thursday claimed Taliban terrorists have burned down their homes and even used locals as human shields during their clash against security forces.

Pakistan-Afghanistan border trade route witnessing double tax, banditry amid rise of Taliban

Jul 31, 2021, at 05:01 pm

Islamabad: Trucking cost has hiked ever since a Taliban group captured a  key Afghan-Pakistan border post recently, media reports said.

Afghanistan people queing up in front of passport office amid rise of violence, Taliban atrocities

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:18 pm

Kabul: Thousands of people in Afghanistan are aiming to move out of the war-torn country as long queues could be seen in front of the passport offices.

Taliban atrocities are leaving Kandahar bleeding: Official

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:07 pm

Kandahar: Taliban atrocities in Kandahar city have left  22000 families displaced, an Afghanistan government official said.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists caught on camera torturing old man

Jul 30, 2021, at 05:02 pm

Kabul: The Taliban terrorists were caught on camera torturing an old man in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan recently.

Taliban terrorists killing civilians 'mercilessly' in Spin Boldak

Jul 30, 2021, at 04:51 pm

Kabul: The Taliban  terrorists are bringing out civilians from their homes in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak region and killing them mercilessly, reports said.

Afghanistan: Security forces repel Taliban attacks in Herat, Karokh

Jul 30, 2021, at 02:45 pm

Herat: Afghanistan security forces have pushed back Taliban attacks on Herat city and Karokh district in Herat province on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Shafiq killed during operation in Faryab

Jul 30, 2021, at 06:15 am

Kabul: Afghanistan security forces killed Taliban shadow district governor Mullah Shafiq during an operation in northern Faryab province Saturday.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces set factories on fire in Chele Mazar

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:42 pm

Kabul: The Taliban forces continue to destroy the regions  they are capturing as the members  have set fire in one of the flour factories in the Chele Mazar area of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists destroyed over 500 million dollars worth of the state's properties

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:37 pm

Kabul:  Taliban terrorists have destroyed over 500 million dollars worth of the state's properties in Afghanistan in recent times, media reports said.

Afghanistan origin people in California demonstrate against Taliban atrocities

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:35 pm

California: Afghanistan citizens in California  in the US recently  staged a rally against Taliban atrocities, pledging support for the security forces, media reports said on Wednesday.

Taliban delegation visits China amid Afghanistan violence

Jul 29, 2021, at 05:14 pm

Beijing: A Taliban delegation visited China on Tuesday, a development assuming significance especially at a time when Afghanistan is witnessing a resurgence of violence following the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met with Taliban political office chief

Jul 29, 2021, at 12:06 am

Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting with Abdul Ghani Bardar, who heads the political office of the Taliban terrorist group in Qatar, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, confirmed on Wednesday.

World will not work with Taliban if there is no progress reached in peace talks: Deborah Lyons

Jul 28, 2021, at 11:13 pm

New York: Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary general's special representative for Afghanistan, has warned that the world will not work with the Taliban if there is no progress in the peace talks.

TTP leader says relationship with Afghanistan Taliban is backed on brotherhood

Jul 28, 2021, at 06:23 pm

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Noor Wali Mehsud has said the relationship with Taliban in Afghanistan is based on brotherhood, sympathy, and Islamic principles.

Afghanistan forces kill over 1500 terrorists during operations in previous weeks

Jul 28, 2021, at 06:00 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) spokesperson General Ajaml Shinwarai has said more than 1500 terrorists were killed in operations conducted by security forces in the country in the last few weeks.

Afghans who worked for foreign govts now facing 'increasing threats' amid Taliban resurgence

Jul 28, 2021, at 05:43 pm

Kabul: Interpreters and other Afghans who worked for the US government over the last 20 years said they are facing ' increasing threats' against their lives as foreign forces are moving out of the country.

Afghanistan: Taliban videos of violence against women, civilians go viral

Jul 28, 2021, at 05:34 pm

Kabul: Taliban terrorists, who have captured several regions in Afghanistan, have started violating human rights by torturing civilians in the country.

Pakistan reopens Spin Boldak border crossing held by Taliban; Afghanistan loses $33 million in customs revenues

Jul 28, 2021, at 03:36 pm

Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have reopened the Chaman-Spin Boldak border, one of the major border crossings with Afghanistan, that has been held by the Taliban since early this month, local media reports said. However, details of customs clearances on the Afghan sides are not yet clear.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists caught on camera beheading injured security force member

Jul 28, 2021, at 12:29 am

Kabul: The Taliban leaders were recently caught on camera beheading an Afghanistan security force member, an episode showcasing the brutality of the group now trying to recapture the war-ravaged nation once again.

Human rights violence: Taliban terrorists implementing Sharia Law in parts of Afghanistan, video goes viral on social media

Jul 28, 2021, at 12:16 am

Kabul: The Taliban forces have started implementing Sharia laws in the regions they have started dominating in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Key Taliban members killed in Jawzjan clash

Jul 28, 2021, at 12:10 am

Kabul:  Taliban key members have been killed and nine other militants were injured during a recent clash in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists killing innocent people in Spin Boldak after ousting them from home

Jul 27, 2021, at 11:55 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan political analyst Najibullah Farhodi has claimed that Taliban members are ousting civilians from their homes in Kandahar's Spin Boldak region and killing them.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists fire seven mortars on Maimana City which kills 1 civilian, leaves a child hurt

Jul 27, 2021, at 11:43 pm

Kabul: At least one person was killed and two civilians, including a child, were hurt as Taliban terrorists fired seven mortars on Maimana City of Afghanistan's Faryab province on Sunday, officials said.

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists caught on camera destroying telecom towers in undisclosed location

Jul 27, 2021, at 10:55 pm

Kabul: Taliban terrorists recently blew up telecom towers in an undisclosed region in Afghanistan recently.

Afghanistan: Security force members take back Kaldar district from Taliban

Jul 27, 2021, at 12:17 am

Kabul:  Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) members have taken back  Kaldar district from Taliban group, media reports said on Monday.