The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan may create uncertainty in neighbouring Xinjiang, but might improve China’s security environment in the longer run, analysts have said.

Local officials in Kandahar said that the Arghandab district in Kandahar has been retaken from the Taliban following an operation by security forces. Some parts of the district were under Taliban influence over the last few months, according to officials. Mines have been planted along roads connected to the district, which will delay the return of displaced people to their […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in a meeting with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishanka, said India is an important player in the political settlement in Afghanistan and that it should be engaged in international efforts supporting the Afghan peace efforts. Quoted by the Hindustan Times in a report on Tuesday, Lavrov said that India should “undoubtedly” be part of international […]

A former Taliban member who joined the peace process five years ago is now serving as head of the Hajj and Religious Affairs Directorate in the southern province of Kandahar. Mawlawi Manzoor Ahmad Husaini had different roles as the Taliban-designated security chief in Badghis, head of military commission in the western zone, and head of the Olympic committee during the […]

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad sent a letter to negotiators representing the Afghan republic and the Taliban specifying the date for the Turkey conference on Afghanistan, sources in Qatar said. The sources said that a political consensus for an early solution to the Afghanistan crisis, the establishment of a shared government and a regional and international consensus will be the […]

A blast targeted vehicles of the Afghan security forces in the Paghman district of Kabul province on Sunday afternoon, police said. According to police, an explosive-laden corolla-type vehicle was detonated close to a number of military vehicles in the Panja Chinar area of the district. At least three security personnel were killed and 12 others wounded in the blast, police […]

The Afghan forces have arrested two key Taliban members in northern Baghlan province, police said Sunday. Ahmad Jawid Bisharat, a spokesman for Baghlan police, said that the designated chief and head of the military commission of the Taliban for the Sabari district of Khost were arrested in an operation on the Baghlan highway. Bisharat, however, did not provide further details […]

At least 51 Afghan National Defense and Security Force (ANDSF) members have been killed or wounded in the past 24 hours in clashes with Taliban insurgents across the country. One of the worst hit areas was Helmand with at least 20 security force members killed in a Taliban attack. Helmand A source told Ariana News that at least 20 security […]

The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a report that the primary sources of income for the Taliban are narcotics, illicit mining, and other illegal activities. SIGAR, citing a UN Security Council report, said the Taliban has continued to adapt and expand its ability to maintain and generate financial revenues to support their operations from June 2019. […]

At least five policemen were killed in Kabul and Nangarhar provinces in the past 12 hours, officials said Tuesday. One police force member was killed and one more was wounded in an attack by unidentified armed men in the Chawk-e-Arghandi area in Paghman district, Kabul province, on Tuesday morning, police said. Police have started an investigation into the incident. In […]