The Taliban is warning that US troops in Afghanistan will be hit with new attacks — now that the May 1 withdrawal deadline promised last year by President Trump has passed. Afghan security personnel gather at the site of bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan on Feb. 26, 2020. The insurgent group’s fighters will “take every counteraction it deems appropriate against […]

At least nine people were killed and 14 others were wounded after a major fire broke out on Saturday night in Kabul in which dozens of fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles were burnt, a source from the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday. The fire broke out in Qala-e- Murad Bek area in Shakardara district north of Kabul at […]

Taliban attack an outpost of the Afghan National Army in the city of Ghazni on Friday night that led to hours of heavy clashes between the two sides, a provincial council member Khaliqdad Akbari said. The outpost has fallen to the Taliban, he said, adding that the clashes continued until Saturday morning. Meanwhile, a source from Ghazni said that at […]

Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib on Saturday questioned ongoing violence by the Taliban, saying the government does not see any justification for a the violence at a time that the US and NATO forces have started withdrawing from Afghanistan. “The Taliban is a force that is only seeking power,” Mohib said. “They use different tactics to justify the violence. […]

The Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported that the HIMARS system has been moved to Afghanistan to ensure the security of the withdrawal of forces from the country. The HIMARS multiple rocket launchers has been moved from Kuwait to secure the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, The Central Command announced on its Twitter on Tuesday. “HIMARS is […]

The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) are continuing clearance operations in Balkh, Chaharbolak and Shokgara districts in Balkh province, which are intended to push back the Taliban. The Balkh police department meanwhile said that at least 12 villages were cleared of the Taliban in the operation. Adel Shah Adel, a spokesman for Balkh police, said the Taliban sustained […]

Members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) in the southern province of Helmand have said that they are prepared to defend the Afghan people and their country without any reward once foreign forces leave the county. These forces who have been battling the Taliban for years said that the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country will […]

The US chargé d’affaires in Kabul, Ross Wilson, in an interview with TOLOnews on Thursday said that the US had reached the conclusion years ago that the war in Afghanistan was a “dead end,” and that a political solution is the best way to address the conflict. Referring to the rumors about a possible civil war in Afghanistan, Wilson said […]

President Ashraf Ghani met with Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Kabul Thursday and discussed the Afghan peace process and bilateral relations, said the Presidential Palace (ARG) in a tweet. “Mr. Maas stressed that despite the withdrawal of the German troops from Afghanistan, Germany remains committed to the government and people of Afghanistan,” added ARG. Meanwhile, the German Foreign Minister […]

The Afghan army has abandoned a base belonging to a brigade of border forces in Golran district of western Herat province, local officials said Thursday. According to the officials, the base has been transferred to the Kahsan district provinces as a part of border security measurements. “The troops have been temporarily transferred from the Kariz Elias area to the central […]