US Forces Afghanistan hit back at insurgents on Saturday night after foreign forces were targeted in a rocket attack at the Kandahar Airfield. According to Colonel Sonny Leggett, USFOR-A spokesman: “US Forces conducted a precision strike this evening, destroying additional rockets aimed at the airfield.” He said Kandahar Airfield received “ineffective indirect fire this afternoon” but added no injuries to […]

At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on Saturday night in Badakhshan province, sources said. According to the sources the Taliban carried out an attack on a regional army checkpoint in the center of Warduj district and killed at least eight soldiers. Six other soldiers were wounded in the attack, sources added. The sources said the […]

Afghanistan’s chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah said the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country was not the “end of the world for our people”, but that the exit will present “huge challenges”. In an interview with The Associated Press, Abdullah said the Afghan leadership now needs to stand united in the peace talks and that the focus now needs […]

Piramqul Ziayee a powerful militia commander in Takhar province has been killed in a clash with the Taliban. Ziayee, a former mujahideen commander and a leader of public uprising forces, was killed in a Taliban attack on Sunday in Rustaq district, Takhar province, the provincial police spokesman Khalil Asir said. Ziayee was also a commander of Junbish Mili Party. According […]

Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters. The U.S. State Department gave no immediate response to Reuters over the […]

US, Russia, China and Pakistan peace envoys met in Doha, Qatar on Friday with Afghan Republic and Taliban representatives to discuss ways to reach a negotiated settlement and stated the extended “Troika” supports a review of the black listing status of Taliban individuals and entities. The US State Department on Friday night issued a statement noting: “We support a review […]

An Afghan security forces outpost in Ghazni city fell to the Taliban on Saturday morning, sources told Ariana News. Abdul Jami Jami, a member of Ghazni provincial council, confirmed the incident and said 25 security force members have gone missing. He called on government to take the security situation seriously and secure the area stating otherwise the Taliban will reach […]

Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for attacks by the Taliban due to the presence of foreign troops in the country – despite the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreement signed last year between the US and the Taliban. An increased military presence and security at checkpoints were visible in the Afghan capital, and a security […]

A new quarterly report by Washington’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has documented a staggering 82 percent increase in insider attacks on Afghan government security forces in the first quarter of this year, resulting in 115 personnel killed and 39 wounded. SIGAR reported this week that the overall Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) casualties were also […]

KABUL, Afghanistan The Taliban on Saturday warned the US of “counteraction” accusing Washington of violating the 2020 Doha agreement on the withdrawal of troops from the country. According to the agreement between the Taliban and the US reached after months of negotiations in the Qatari capital, all foreign troops were to depart Afghanistan by May 1. However, US President Joe […]