At least 20 security force members and 180 Talban fighters have been killed in a fresh spate of violence in Afghanistan over the past three days, the Ministry of Defense reported. In the latest incident, at least nine security force members were killed in a Taliban attack in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan. 16 soldiers were […]

Politicians and civil society in Germany are giving clear signals that they want to go on supporting development in Afghanistan even after the NATO troops go home. But what would that look like? The countdown has started. The withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan officially began on Saturday, May 1. The German army plans to bring all of its 1,100 […]

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday assured that the United States will not disengage from Afghanistan despite withdrawing its troops from the country. “We’ve also been clear that even as our forces are drawing down and pulling out of Afghanistan, we are not withdrawing, we are not disengaging,” Blinken said at a press conference in London with British […]

Nine security force members were killed in an attack by the Taliban on Monday night in the northern province of Baghlan on Monday evening, sources from the province said. The attack happened in the Jar Khoshk area in Baghlan-e-Markazi, the sources said, adding that “the Taliban have taken captive 16 other security force members.” “The clashes continued until Tuesday morning,” […]

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has said that a Taliban plan to seize control of Afghanistan with a military takeover would not be acceptable to the world. According to a statement from the US embassy, Khalilzad “emphasized that there was strong consensus within both the regional and international community against any effort by the Taliban to […]

Thousands of Afghans have fled their homes in Helmand province as fierce fighting between government forces and the Taliban erupted after the US military began withdrawing its remaining troops. AFP reports Afghan forces pushed back a string of insurgent attacks on checkpoints across the southern province, where the US military on Sunday handed over a base to government forces as […]

Local officials confirmed Wednesday that Burka district in Baghlan province has fallen to the Taliban. Officials said the district fell on Tuesday night. According to the sources the civilian and military leadership of the district retreated to neighbouring Nahrin district. Baghlan police also confirmed the fall of Burka district. Police spokesman Jawed Besharat said security forces had made a tactical […]

NATO forces have handed over another military camp to Afghan security forces in northern Balkh province, the 209 Shaheen Corps said in a statement. The camp known as Camp Mike Spann was handed over to the Afghan forces during a ceremony at the Corps’ headquarters in Mazar-e-Sharif in the province on Wednesday morning. Addressing the ceremony, the commander of Shaheen […]