Afghanistan: Taliban mortar attack leaves 9 people wounded
Aug 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: At least nine members of a family were wounded as a mortar round fired by Taliban militants landed on their house in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Mike Pompeo, Baradar discuss start of intra-Afghan talks
Aug 04, 2020, at 11:21 pm
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday held discussions with the Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and discussed the possibility of starting the intra-Afghan talks.
Afghanistan: Ghani-led govt releases 317 more Taliban prisoners
Aug 03, 2020, at 01:20 am
Kabul/UNI: The Afghan government released 317 more Taliban prisoners from Parwan and other provinces, bringing the total number of prisoners released so far to 4,917, the National Security Council tweeted on Sunday.
Afghanistan: 36 militants surrender before authorities
Jul 27, 2020, at 11:49 pm
Kabul/UNI: Thirty-six Taliban militants joined a national peace and reconciliation process in two Afghan provinces after they surrendered before the national authorities, TOLO news reported on Monday.
Around 6000-6500 Pakistani terrorists present in Afghanistan: UNSC report
Jul 27, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New York: A report published by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has claimed that around 6000-6500 Pakistani terrorists are present in Afghanistan at present.
Taliban commander among 8 militants killed in W. Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Kabul, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Eight militants including a key Taliban commander Mullah Khaksar have been confirmed dead as a clash erupted in Shahrak district of western Afghanistan's Ghor province on Sunday, said an army statement released here.
Taliban kills security officer in Northern Afghanistan
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kabul/UNI: A security officer was killed and six others injured in an ambush attack by Islamist militia Taliban on a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan, on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Security forces recover Pakistani national identity cards from slain militants
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have recovered Pakistani National Identity Cards from the slain militants who were killed during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Police kill Taliban terrorist during operation
Jul 22, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Kabul: The Kabul Police have killed a suspected Taliban terrorist during an operation in Afghanistan's Shakar Dara district, media reports said.
Pakistan politician demands to know status of ex-TTP spokesman and terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:52 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has sought to find out the status of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman and terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan, who this year escaped from captivity.
At least 15 Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghan kandahar province - Police
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 10 others were injured in an airstrike by the Afghan air forces in Kandahar province, local police said on Wednesday.
US envoy says US troops left 5 Afghan bases as part of deal with Taliban
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US troops have left five bases in Afghanistan and the number of servicemen in Afghanistan has decreased as part of the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar in February, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
4 security force members wounded in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Two Afghan police officers and two army soldiers were wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, a source said.
Jul 08, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Three Taliban militants are dead and four others have sustained wounds in clashes with Afghan security forces in south-central Uruzgan province, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Five Taliban militants killed during clashes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province: Police
Jul 05, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Five Taliban insurgents have been killed and eight others suffered injuries during armed clashes with security forces in the Afghan province of Kandahar, a local police spokesman told Sputnik on Sunday.
At least 5 Taliban members killed in blast in southeastern Afghan Paktia province - Police
Jun 28, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least five members of the Taliban group have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday.
Key Taliban member killed in Afghanistan
Jun 16, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have killed a key Taliban group member, who was one of the prominent members of the Red Unit of the group, in the country's Wardak province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Eleven Taliban militants, others killed
Jun 15, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least four members of the public uprising forces and 11 Taliban militants have been killed in clashes in northeastern Kapisa province, Mohammad Hussain Sanjini, head of provincial council, said on Monday.
Afghan military repels Taliban attack, kills 2 militants during clashes - Reports
Jun 14, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan security forces repulsed the Taliban attack in the northern Faryab province of the country and killed two militants during the clashes, the Khaama Press News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan National Army.
Seven Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Kabul/UNI: As many as seven Afghan policemen were killed in an attack by Taliban militants in the country's western Ghor province on Friday night, an official confirmed on Saturday.
Afghan President agrees to resume talks with Taliban in Doha – Qatari Foreign Ministry
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:29 am
Doha/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to hold a new round of negotiations with the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Mutlaq Al-Qahtani told Al-Jazeera broadcaster.
District police chief killed in Taliban attack in Eastern Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Kabul/UNI: A district police chief was killed and four other police officers wounded during clashes with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, a provincial police spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
Former Afghan Senator shot dead by Taliban in eastern Logar province
Jun 09, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Former Afghan senator Abdul Wali Ahmadzai has been shot dead by Taliban militants in Pol-e Alam, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, after being kidnapped, a spokesman for the provincial governor said on Tuesday.
Suspected 'Taliban' militants kill four members of family in Afghanistan Â
Jun 07, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists killed four members of a family, including a tribal elder, in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Jun 06, 2020, at 11:56 am
The glaring shortcomings and lacunae in the United States (US) – Taliban Agreement of 29 February have been outlined in several EFSAS publications, including the Commentary of 06-03-2020 titled ‘The US – Taliban Agreement: Vindication of terrorism and betrayal of the common Afghan’.
Amid conflict over leadership, Mullah Yaqoob takes charge of Taliban
Jun 03, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: A top Afghanistan official has said Mullah Yaqoob, the son of Mullah Omar--founder of Afghan Taliban, has taken over as interim commander of the group.
Taliban Chief Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada may have died due to COVID-19: Report
Jun 02, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, Chief of Taliban group, may have died due to COVID-19 infection in Afghanistan, media reports said.
UNSC might not lift sanctions on Taliban: Russian diplomat
May 30, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Moscow: The Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of the peace deal with the United States but even at such a scenario UN Security Council might not lift sanction over the group, according to a Russian diplomat.
Afghanistan: Seven Afghan Local Army soldiers die in Taliban attack
May 28, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Kabul/IBNS: In an attack by Taliban militants, seven soldiers of Afghan Local Army forces lost their lives in country's northern Parwan province, media reports said.
Eid in Afghanistan: Taliban announces three-day ceasefire
May 24, 2020, at 06:57 am
Kabul/IBNS: Marking the Eid celebrations, the Taliban on Saturday declared a three-day ceasefire with the Afghanistan government.