The U.S. military and Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) have launched two raids against Al Qaeda’s network in Helmand and Nimroz province over the past several days, killing at least eight operatives and capturing three more. The Taliban continues to maintain that Al Qaeda does not have a presence in Afghanistan, despite multiple raids against the terror group.

A car bomb exploded near the Daman district police HQ and the governor’s compound in southern Kandahar, wounding over 30 people–and at least 22 civilians–and the police chief, local officials said.

The US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson on Sunday attributed the breakthrough in Doha peace talks to the role played in helping to achieve this by Qatar, Pakistan and Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington’s peace envoy to Afghanistan.

At least 11 police personnel were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Kandahar province on Monday morning, the Ministry of Interior confirmed.

At least 18 militants have been killed in southern Kandahar province, the former stronghold of Taliban outfit, said a statement of Defense Ministry released here Sunday.

At least two Taliban insurgents were killed during an operation carried by the General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) in eastern province of Logar, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs in a statement Sunday.

Bahrain: A successful peace process with the Taliban will allow the government to focus its resources on countering the Islamic State group and its attacks on soft targets, Afghanistan’s national security adviser said Saturday (Dec 5).

A judge, Pamir Faizi, who was head of the inquiry department of military attorneys office, was killed in an attack by armed men near Marshal Fahim Military Academy in the west of Kabul on Sunday. His family said security agencies have failed to ensure the safety of attorneys and judges, and they called on the president and the interior affairs […]

Amid efforts for peace and hopes to end decades of conflict in the country, the Ministry of Defense on Sunday said that at least 21 provinces of the country—out of a total of 34—have witnessed clashes between security forces and the Taliban over the last 24 hours, maintaining a trend that has been consistent over the past few weeks.

US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson in a chat with reporters on Sunday said that the Taliban is expecting the release of thousands of their prisoners under their agreement with the United States by mid-December. “The specific provision relating to another 7,000 Taliban prisoners is contained in the US-Taliban agreement,” Wilson said.