Afghanistan forces clear Qala-e-naw city from Taliban
Jul 09, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have driven out Taliban terrorists from Qala-e-naw city of western Badghis province as the insurgents are on a spree in the war-ravaged nation seizing territories and mounting attacks amid the final withdrawal by foreign troops.
Afghan forces launch operations to retake fallen districts
Jul 08, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kabul: Afghan security forces have launched large-scale operations against the Taliban to retake the districts that had earlier fallen to the Taliban, said the country’s National Security Advisor Hamidullah Mohib. The Taliban militia has taken control of over 100 districts in the past weeks.
Afghanistan: Dozens of women take up arms in support of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
Jul 08, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kabul: The political situation in Afghanistan is undergoing changes with the US troops withdrawing from the country and now amid the rise of the Taliban, several women in Feroz Koh took up arms to pledge their support to the Republic and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
Refugee influx from Afghanistan: Pakistan may follow 'Iranian model' if situation arises
Jul 07, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan may follow the ‘Iranian model’ if the country witnesses a refugee influx following the exit of US troops from Afghanistan and continuous territorial gains by Taliban groups, media reports said.
US troops to be out of Afghanistan by August end
Jul 07, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of next month, which is a little ahead of the September 11 deadline laid out by President Joe Biden, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters in a press briefing on Tuesday.
Afghan civilians form militias to fight Taliban as military desertion surges: Rome
Jul 07, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Rome/UNI/SPUTNIK: Afghanistan’s local population is forming militias to counter the Taliban Islamist radical movement (banned in Russia), as the number of desertion cases among the military is growing, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday.
Former Afghan president seeks China’s help in improving ties with Pakistan
Jul 06, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged China to play a role in helping Afghanistan secure peace and improving its ties with Pakistan. He also said he remained hopeful of a better future for his country.
US left Bagram Airbase without notice, says Afghan commander
Jul 06, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Bagram: The US military men have silently left Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan without notifying the country's authorities, media reports said.
Taliban says all foreign troops must leave Afghanistan by deadline
Jul 06, 2021, at 09:03 pm
Kabul: The Taliban group has said that the foreign troops left behind in Afghanistan after NATO's September withdrawal deadline will remain at risk as occupiers.
ISIS gaining ground in northern Afghanistan, warns Russian foreign minister
Jul 05, 2021, at 12:55 am
ISIS militants are building up their forces in northern Afghanistan amid foreign troop withdrawal, warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov last week, saying the development is worrying for Moscow.
Amid escalating fighting, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran shut consulates in northern Afghanistan
Jul 05, 2021, at 12:23 am
Amid the deteriorating security situation in northern Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and Pakistan have closed their respective consulate offices in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial center of Balkh, local media reports said. India had closed its consulate in Mazar last year.
Afghanistan military killed 143 Taliban fighters during the past 24 Hours, says Defense Ministry
Jul 04, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Afghan Military killed 143 militants of radical movement Taliban and wounded 121 during operations in several Afghan provinces in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
US forces leave largest air base in Afghanistan, says Pentagon
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US has handed over control of the Bagram Air Base outside of Kabul to Afghan forces and withdrawn strike capabilities as part of the ongoing drawdown of forces from the country, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban issuing ‘new’ laws in captured districts
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Civil society activists have claimed Taliban militants have started new laws and regulations in recently captured Takhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghan forces reinforce defenses of border town along Uzbekistan
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:28 am
Amid the continued Taliban’s offensive in northern Afghanistan, hundreds of troops have been deployed to protect Hairatan, a border town along the Uzbekistan border, in the northern province of Balkh. The town is important from a strategic perspective.
Afghanistan: Italian forces hand over military camp in Herat to local forces after two decades
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:16 am
Kabul: Italian forces recently handed over control of a military camp in Herat to Afghan forces, a measure taken amid retreating foreign forces from war-torn Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Airstrike leaves 25 Taliban insurgents dead in Paktika
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:02 am
Kabul: Airstrikes left 25 Taliban terrorists dead in southeastern Paktika province in Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan soon, 1000 troops may remain
Jul 02, 2021, at 05:39 am
Washington: The US could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in the upcoming days, media reports said.
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:40 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Interior Minister has warned the Taliban terror group to stop taking the military equipment and tanks they seize from the Afghan military in war to Pakistan.
Tribal leaders participate in Kandahar rally amid rise in violence in Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:37 am
Kandahar: Several prominent tribal leaders of Afghanistan's Alokozai Tribe recently organized a rally in Kandahar in support of the democratic system and peace process.
Two Pakistan Army soldiers die in cross-border 'terror' attack from Afghanistan
Jul 02, 2021, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed as suspected terrorists from across the border, inside Afghanistan, attacked a military post in Dwatoi, North Waziristan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bomb blast kills 8 police officers, 1 soldier in western Afghanistan
Jul 01, 2021, at 07:39 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A car bomb has gone off in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, leaving eight police officers and one soldier dead, a security source said on Thursday.
Germany completes troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
Jul 01, 2021, at 12:50 am
Germany ended its military presence in Afghanistan on Tuesday as the last German soldier deployed in the country returned home, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said. "After nearly 20 years of deployment, the last soldiers of our Bundeswehr have left Afghanistan this evening," she said in a statement.
Iran says Taliban doesn't represent all Afghanistan, but is part of solution
Jun 30, 2021, at 10:14 pm
The Taliban, the Afghan insurgent group, doesn’t represent all Afghanistan, said the Iranian Foreign Ministry amid the continued Taliban offensive in the country’s northern part and Western part. It added the Taliban is a part of the solution to the conflict.
Afghanistan may collapse in civil war following troop withdrawal: Top US General
Jun 30, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Afghanistan may collapse into civil war after the full US military withdrawal is completed, commanding General Austin Miller said on Tuesday.
Pakistan may face huge consequences for supporting Taliban: Amurullah Saleh
Jun 30, 2021, at 02:02 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Vice President Amurullah Saleh warned Pakistan that it will pay a heavy price if it continued providing support to the Taliban.
TTP is not founded in Afghanistan: Govt
Jun 30, 2021, at 01:35 am
Kabul: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is neither founded in Afghanistan nor operates on our soil, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
US to give 37 Black Hawk choppers, two fixed-wing attack aircraft to Afghanistan: Report
Jun 29, 2021, at 11:36 pm
The United States will provide 37 Black Hawk helicopters and two fixed-attack aircraft to Afghanistan, the Afghan delegation that traveled to the US last week was reportedly assured of assistance to the Afghan Air Force.
Foreign Office says 5,000 terrorists posing threat to Pakistan’s security from Afghanistan
Jun 29, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Office has said 5000 Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) terrorists are posing a threat to the country’s security and stability from their sanctuaries in Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan-Pakistan spat over 'terrorist group' as Islamabad seeks to shift onus
Jun 28, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Afghanistan has denied that Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an anti-Pakistan militant group, operates from Afghan soil, a day after Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid urged the Afghan Taliban to restrain TTP - also known as the Pakistan Taliban - from using sanctuaries inside Afghanistan.