Taliban conducts military parade in Kabul with US-made armored vehicles
Kabul: Taliban fighters, who were boarding US-made armored vehicles and supported by Russian helicopters, paraded in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, showcasing their attempt to build a regular army.
Taliban sets up commission to begin reform in military in northern Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban government in Pakistan has set up a commission to purge the ranks and bring reforms within the military in northern Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
US forces departed Kandahar airfield this week, turned base over to Afghan Army: Reports
Washington/Sputnik: American forces have departed one of the biggest US bases in Afghanistan, Kandahar Airfield, NBC News reported citing three Defense Department officials.
US withdrawal from Afghanistan must be seen as transition, not closure : Senator
Washington/Sputnik: The United States must view its withdrawal from Afghanistan not as closure, but as a transition, US Senator Jack Reed during an event at the Reagan Foundation.
Donald Trump advisor reaffirms 2,500 troops plan in Afghanistan by early 2021
Washington/Xinhua: US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien on Friday reaffirmed that US troops in Afghanistan would be reduced to 2,500 level by early 2021.
Soldiers recruited to Afghan army amid increased violence
Kabul/Xinhua: A total of 959 newly graduated soldiers on Sunday joined the Afghan National Army (ANA), boosting the force amid an increase in the Taliban-led unrest, an army source said.
Afghan army defuses 4,776 improvised bombs, landmines in six months
Kabul/Xinhua: The Afghan National Army (ANA) has during the past six months discovered and defused 4,776 improvised bombs and landmines planted by militants, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Two Taliban killed, 4 injured in clash with army in southern Afghanistan – Police
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A clash between the forces of the Afghan government and the Taliban movement in the southernmost Helmand province of Afghanistan has resulted in two radical insurgents being killed and four others injured, with no reported casualties on the army's part, the local police headquarters said in a statement on Monday.
Afghan army stops Taliban car bomb attack in Kandahar, nine militants killed: Spokesman
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army thwarted a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the Khakrez district of Kandahar province on Sunday morning, killing nine militants in the process, a police spokesman said.
Afghan army frees seven from Taliban custody, arrests three militants
Ghazni, Afghanistan, Aug 9 (Xinhua/UNI) The Afghan army has waged an operation and freed seven people from a Taliban prison in the country's eastern Ghazni province, the provincial government saido on Friday.