Taliban, US to resume Afghan peace talks next week - Source
Jul 20, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Moscow, July 20 (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban movement and US officials are scheduled to resume Afghan peace talks next week amid a surge in violence across Afghanistan, a source close to the Taliban told Sputnik.
Afghanistan: 3 Taliban mine planters blown up by own IED
Jul 20, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, July 20 (IBNS): Three Taliban mine planters were killed as a premature Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill more than 20 Taliban militants
Jul 18, 2019, at 02:43 pm
Kabul, July 18 (IBNS): At least 20 terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes in Helmand and Badghis provinces of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.
At least 11 Taliban fighters killed in security operations across Afghanistan - Reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:34 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) At least eleven Taliban militants were killed in separate operations and airstrikes carried out by the Afghan Special Forces across the country, local media reported.
Attackers storm hotel in Northwestern Afghanistan, 5 police officers injured: authorities
Jul 13, 2019, at 06:41 pm
Kabul, Jul 13 (Sputnik/UNI) A group of attackers carrying explosives stormed a hotel in the northwestern Afghan province of Badghis on Saturday, Afghan authorities said, adding that five police officers had been injured.
Death toll in blast in Afghan's Ghazni city rises to 12
Jul 07, 2019, at 01:47 pm
Kabul, July 7 (Sputnik): At least eight members of the Afghan security forces and four civilians were killed, and more than 60 others were injured in a Taliban bombing attack that hit the Afghan central city of Ghazni on Sunday, the local governor's spokesman Aref Noori told Sputnik.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill Taliban’s Red Unit commander for Takhar
Jul 06, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kabul, July 6 (IBNS): Airstrikes conducted by Afghanistan security forces in Takhar province of the country killed the Red Unit commander of the Taliban group, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 40 hurt in Taliban mortar attack on Faryab market
Jul 05, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Kabul, July 5 (IBNS): At least 40 people were hurt when the Taliban militants shelled a local market in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Jul 03, 2019, at 09:32 am
Washington, July 3 (IBNS): The White House on Wednesday condemned the coordinated Taliban attack in Kabul city on Monday that left several people injured or dead.
Afghan government condemns Taliban deadly attack in Kabul amid peace talks in Doha
Jul 02, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Kabul, Jul 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghan government on Tuesday strongly condemned the deadly attack organized by the Taliban group in capital Kabul on Monday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill five Taliban terrorists
Jul 02, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Kabul, July 2 (IBNS): While conducting separate operations, the Afghan Special Forces killed five Taliban terrorists in the country's Farah province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Taliban attack leaves eight killed in Afghanistan
Jun 30, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a Taliban attack incident in Maroof district compound in the southern province of Afghanistan's Kandahar, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban's IED expert dies in explosion
Jun 29, 2019, at 06:43 pm
Kabul, June 29 (IBNS): A Taliban group member, who was an expert in improvised explosive devices, died in an explosion which rocked Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Saturday, media reports said.
'Words must never be met with violence' urges UN, following Taliban threat to journalists
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): Following last week’s public threats by Taliban militants to deliberately target media outlets in Afghanistan, the United Nations mission chief in the country reiterated his call on Thursday for journalists’ rights to be protected, underlining the power of press freedom to advance peace, justice and human rights.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 70 Taliban militants in past 5 days
Jun 24, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Kabul, Jun 24 (UNI) At least 70 Taliban militants were killed while 23 others sustained injuries in a five-day joint operation launched by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Balabulok district of Farah province.
Afghanistan: Taliban militant killed while planting a bomb
Jun 23, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): A bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Ghazni province left one Taliban terrorist killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Taliban calls visit to China productive
Jun 22, 2019, at 10:35 pm
Kabul, Jun 22 (Sputnik) A recent visit by a Taliban delegation to China was productive, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanifi, a member of the group’s Qatari office, said in a voice message aired by Taliban’s radio Shariat on Saturday.
Three Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan blast
Jun 16, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS): At least three Taliban terrorists were killed in an explosion that hit Ghazni province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces destroy Taliban headquarters in northern Kunduz province
Jun 09, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Kabul, June 9 (IBNS): The Taliban headquarters in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province was destroyed during an operation conducted by the security forces on Sunday, media reports said.
Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan
Jun 08, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Kabul, June 8 (IBNS): Taliban commander Shah Maqsood has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's western Farah province, media reports said on Saturday.
Over 20 Taliban fighters killed by Afghan Security Forces in Country's Southeast
Jun 01, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Moscow, June 1 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 21 members of the Taliban radical movement have been killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan security forces in the country's southeastern province of Ghazni, local media reported on Saturday, citing military sources.
Taliban claim responsibility for deadly car bomb blast in Kabul - Reports
May 31, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Moscow, May 31 (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban radical movement claimed responsibility for the explosion of the bomb-laden car in Kabul that killed at least four civilians earlier on Friday, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported.
May 27, 2019, at 04:02 pm
New York, May 27 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed “grave concern” on Sunday over “credible accounts” it has been given that Taliban militants have been mistreating prisoners, which in some cases “may amount to torture”.
Militants attacks repulsed, seven dead in Afghanistan clash
May 23, 2019, at 01:18 pm
Taluqan, Afghanistan, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least seven militants loyal to the Taliban group have been killed and three others wounded, following a fierce clash erupted in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar on Thursday, a local official said.
12 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan
May 23, 2019, at 07:55 am
Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed at least 12 Taliban terrorists during an operation in southern Helmand province of the country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban attacks leaves three policemen killed in Kabul
May 20, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Kabul, May 20 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Sunday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
At least 15 militants killed in Afghan airstrikes
May 19, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Kabul, May 19 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 15 militants were killed following airstrikes in southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, the government said Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban commander Bilal killed in explosion
May 19, 2019, at 12:33 pm
Kabul, May 19 (IBNS): A Taliban commander in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province was killed in an explosion on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban leader killed by his own security guard
May 15, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Kabul, May 15 (IBNS): A Taliban leader has been shot dead by his own security guards in Afghanistan's Lagman province, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan : Seven Taliban militants killed in southern province
May 15, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Moscow, May 15 (Sputnik/UNI) At least seven Taliban militants were killed in a series of airstrikes in the Afghan southern province of Zabul and southeastern province of Ghazni over the past 24 hours, local media reported on Wednesday, citing military sources.