Despite the Taliban and religious scholars insist that under Islamic law Afghanistan is not a Dar-ul-Harb (house of war), Taliban continue fighting Afghan government and killing civilians. They vehemently reject as baseless claims that the country is a Dar-ul-Harb. Simultaneously, the Taliban also say: “No one has announced that Afghanistan is a Dar-ul Harb.” However, some religious clerics who are […]

Two policemen were gunned down in eastern Nangarhar province and a doctor was wounded in a bomb blast in Khost province. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at two policemen in Jalalabad city and killed them before making their escape good.

Wolesi Jirga’s Finance and Budget Commission head Mir Afghan Sapi on Thursday said lawmakers were not against the National Food Program (NFP) but they were against the way it was being implemented.

Ten security personnel were killed and as many wounded in a Taliban attack in the Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province, officials said on Friday. A reliable source told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban attacked the Imam Sahib district at around 8pm last night and the ensuing clash continued until 1am.

A number of other Taliban’s peace delegation members have also arrived in Doha, but the group has not yet commented on the matter. Earlier, sources said some members of the government’s delegation were yet to reach Doha even after the start of the second round of intra-Afghan peace talks, but they hoped the remaining members would arrive there soon.

The Gizab district of central Uruzgan province has been cleared of Taliban insurgents after a 10-day military operation, the governor said on Friday.

Coinciding with the announcement by the United States that American troop numbers are now down to 2,500 in Afghanistan, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh told the BBC in an interview that Washington has made a mistake by conceding too much to the Taliban.

National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib said on Friday the Taliban wants to seize power by forcing the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. Mohib also accused the Taliban of wasting time in Doha, saying the developments around the talks show that the Taliban wants to seize power by force.

Two Taliban drones hovered over 217 Pamir Corps in Kunduz for about half an hour on Friday and fired off a number of mortar rounds, officials said. The corps commander General Murad Ali Yazdani said the Taliban drones had flown over the base for about half an hour and had fired off mortar rounds that landed on the football field. […]

The explosion happened in Nanai area on Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Ghazni province, officials said. One civilian was killed and seven members of the Afghan National Army were wounded in a car bomb explosion that was recognized before reaching its target, a local official said on Friday.