US to continue airstrikes to support Afghan forces; fighting to intensify
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Kabul: The United States will continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attacks from the insurgent Taliban, the chief of CentComm said, as foreign forces have drawn down troops in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Planner of rocket attack on Presidential Palace arrested
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have arrested the organizer of the rocket attacks on the Presidential Palace during Eid prayers along with three others from Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Lloyd Austin tells Afghan forces to slow down Taliban's momentum
Jul 26, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Kabul: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the Afghanistan security forces should first make sure they could slow the Taliban's momentum before attempting to retake territory.
Islamabad, Beijing want all warring parties in Afghanistan to agree on a comprehensive ceasefire
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Beijing: China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently held the 3rd round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Afghanistan: Taliban captures Naray District
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:13 pm
Kabul: The Taliban has claimed its members have captured Naray District of Kunar Province in Afghanistan.
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:09 pm
Kabul: Commander of the US CENTCOM and of the residual US forces in Kabul General Kenneth F. McKenzie on Sunday visited Kabul city where he met President Ashraf Ghani to discuss the security situation and US support for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
Afghanistan: Locals in Ghazni claim Taliban killed 43 civilians, security forces
Jul 26, 2021, at 06:01 pm
Kabul: Residents of Malistan district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province have claimed that the Taliban shot and killed 43 civilians and security force members after the group attacked the district earlier this month, media reports said on Monday.
Taliban slowly gaining control over Afghanistan: Reports
Jul 26, 2021, at 05:12 am
Kabul: While the Afghanistan forces wage a relentless offensive against the insurgents killing at least 175 in just the past two days, media reports said the Taliban is slowly gaining control over Afghanistan soil ever since the foreign forces are moving out of the war-ravaged country.
Afghanistan: 175 Taliban terrorists killed in past 24 hours
Jul 26, 2021, at 12:08 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence on Sunday said as many as 175 terrorists were killed during operations conducted in several provinces in the country in the past 24 hours,
Afghanistan: 100 civilians may have been killed after fall of Spin Boldak
Jul 25, 2021, at 04:57 am
Kandahar: Unidentified gunmen have killed over a 100 civilians in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: US air strike hits Taliban fighting positions in Kandahar
Jul 24, 2021, at 05:15 pm
The US military launched four airstrikes recently which targeted military equipment seized by the Taliban, media reports said.
Afghanistan conflict: ANDSF retakes Korakh district
Jul 24, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Kabul: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) on Friday retook control of the Karokh district in Afghanistan which was captured by Taliban, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 36,000 families displaced in last 4 months, says MoRR
Jul 23, 2021, at 06:39 pm
Kabul: Amid the advances of Taliban, Afghanistan's Ministry of Repatriation and Refugees on Thursday said nearly 36,000 families have been internally displaced in the last four months as a result of fighting between security forces and insurgent groups.
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:30 pm
Kabul: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has expressed deep concern over the continuation of unprofessional remarks by Pakistan’s Interior Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi regarding the abduction of the daughter of Ambassador in Islamabad.
Pakistan is witnessing surge in support for Taliban: Report
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Islamabad/Quetta: Videos are now emerging from cities like Quetta where Pakistani citizens could be seen holding Taliban flags and chanting Islamist slogans at rallies to show support for the Afghan insurgents.
Ashraf Ghani slams Taliban, says the group has no will for 'peace'
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:15 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani has slammed the Taliban group and said their deeds showed that it has "no will" for peace.
Taliban controls 80 pc of Afghan-Tajik border : Tajik security source
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Dushanbe/Sputnik: The Taliban controls 80 pc of the Afghan-Tajik border, a source in Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security told Sputnik on Thursday.
Pakistani terrorist arrested in Afghanistan, says official
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kabul/UNI: A Pakistani terrorist, who slipped into Afghanistan with fake immigration papers, was detained by Afghan security forces, an official at the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Pakistan govt slams Afghanistan's decision to call back ambassador, diplomats
Jul 21, 2021, at 12:22 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has criticised Afghanistan's decision to call back its ambassador and diplomats.
Pakistan and Afghanistan in tit-for-tat envoy recall as diplomatic tensions rise
Jul 20, 2021, at 04:04 am
In an escalation of their diplomatic standoff, Pakistan called back its ambassador to Afghanistan for "consultations” hours after Kabul recalled its ambassador and senior diplomats from Islamabad over the alleged abduction and release of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in the Pakistani capital.
Fifteen foreign missions call Taliban to lay down arms and to agree on ceasefire
Jul 20, 2021, at 03:57 am
Fifteen diplomatic missions along with the NATO representative in Afghanistan asked the Taliban on Monday to halt its military offensive and lay down arms to end the conflict in Afghanistan.
967 Taliban fighters killed in 4 days: Afghanistan security forces official
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:57 am
The Afghan security and defense forces spokesman said 967 Taliban fighters have been killed and over 500 more have been wounded during the operations conducted in the country for the past four days.
Turkey ready to discuss possible presence in Afghanistan with Taliban: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Jul 20, 2021, at 01:58 am
Ankara/UNI/SPUTNIK: Turkey intends to hold negotiations with the Taliban movement regarding its possible military presence in Afghanistan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
ISI instructs Pakistani fighters, Taliban to target India-built assets in Afghanistan: Reports
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: As many Pakistanis joined the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly instructed them to target the Indian-built assets over the last many years in the war-torn country.
Kidnapping of envoy's daughter: Afghanistan govt recalls envoy from Pakistan
Jul 19, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghan President Ghani on Monday announced his decision to recall the Afghan envoy and other Afghan diplomats from Islamabad over the kidnapping incident of the Afghan envoy's daughter.
China has lifted its veil on Afghanistan agenda during recent SCO meet: Expert
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Former Indian diplomat M K Bhadrakuma feels that China's approach towards the Afghanistan conflict issue has been made clear during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the SCO-Afghanistan working group meeting in Dushanbe.
Afghan people want to see end of diplomatic ties with Pakistan
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kabul/UNI: Dozens of people staged a protest in front of the Pakistan embassy here on Sunday against the abduction of the Afghanistan ambassador's daughter in Pakistan and alleged support to the Taliban by the neighbouring country.
Experts believe Al-Qaeda may make swift return to Afghanistan as Taliban surges ahead
Jul 19, 2021, at 04:21 am
Kabul: A geopolitical expert feels that the victory of the Taliban in the recent political scenario of Afghanistan will also lead to the triumph and return of Al-Qaeda.
Senior leaders of Afghan government, Taliban hold talks in Doha
Jul 19, 2021, at 01:49 am
Doha: Amid continued fighting in Afghanistan, senior leaders of the Afghan government and the Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, held discussions in Doha, Qatar in a bid to fast-track the already stalled peace process.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan orders arrest of kidnappers of Afghan envoy's daughter within 48 hours
Jul 18, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to apprehend the culprits involved in the temporary “kidnapping” of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in Islamabad.