A top al-Qaida operative and a Taliban commander have been killed in security forces targeted operation in the Gyan District of Paktika province, a statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Tuesday. Dawlat Bek Tajiki Known as Abu Muhammad Al Tajiki a prominent Al-Qaida operative for Indian subcontinent and Hazrat Ali the main resident of Waziristan commander […]

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on all parties attending the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process in Tajikistan to join forces and increase the fight against “terrorist organizations like Al-Qaida, ISIS and the ETIM until they are completely eliminated”. He also stated that “foreign troops should withdraw from Afghanistan in a responsible and orderly […]

Foreign partners in Afghanistan condemned the “brutal” killing of three female employees of the national polio vaccination campaign who were gunned down in two separate incidents in Nangarhar province on Tuesday. Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Kabul Ross Wilson stated that targeting polio campaign workers “demonstrates a total disregard for human life.” “Such attacks are a direct affront […]

The Afghan National Security Directorate of Afghanistan (NDS) said Tuesday that the Taliban has no authority in making a decision in the Afghan peace process as the group is “taking orders from Pakistan.” The national spy agency claimed that Pakistan has called Taliban commanders to Peshawar and Quetta in preparation for the Taliban’s spring offensive. Briefing Afghan Senate members in […]

Delegates attending the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process ministerial meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, signed a declaration on Tuesday on a number of key issues including the concern around the high levels of violence in Afghanistan and the continued relations between the Taliban and international terrorist groups, including Al-Qaeda. In their declaration, the participating countries expressed their “concerns about the continued relations […]

Pakistan’s intelligence agency has summoned the Taliban’s shadow governors and commanders to wage war in Afghanistan, said Nazar Ali Wahidi, the deputy head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan’s intelligence agency.

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on the second and the last day of the ninth Hearth of Asia – Istanbul Process conference in Dushanbe on Tuesday said the last four decades of conflicts in Afghanistan have shown that there is no military solution to the issue of Afghanistan except for diplomatic and political efforts. Rahmon said his country is in favor […]

“We have defeated the enemy.” The international community is scrambling to secure peace in Afghanistan, but the Taliban believe they have the upper hand — and are saying as much. The Taliban’s swagger is unmistakable. From the recent bellicose speech of their deputy leader, boasting of “conquests,” to sneering references to the “foreign masters” of the “illegitimate” Kabul government, to […]

Nine insurgents, including a Taliban commander, were killed in operations across three provinces, an official said. Taliban commander Mullah Dilbar was among those killed in operations spanning Jawzjan, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, Police Zone 303 spokesman Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai said. Meanwhile, a Taliban commander Mullah Sayed was detained in the Khenjan district of Baghlan. During the operations, many explosive devices […]

The United States reportedly asked the Taliban to agree to the continued presence of American forces for three or six months in Afghanistan after the May 1 deadline, sources close to the Taliban have said. According to the sources, the Taliban has so far not made their final decision about the request; however, the group has apparently insisted that first […]