Eight members of the Afghan forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban on their outposts in Guzargah-e-Noor district in Baghlan on Friday night, two sources from security agencies in the province said on Saturday. The Defense Ministry in a statement said that 20 Taliban including Amrullah, the designated district governor of Taliban for the district, were killed in […]

The Afghan government has finalized the names of eighteen people as members of the Supreme State Council, according to a document a copy of which was seen by TOLOnews. There are 14 men and 4 women on the list. Along with the names of President Ashraf Ghani, names of the head of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, former […]

Over 8,000 families have been displaced in at least five provinces as fighting intensifies on multiple fronts between government forces and the Taliban, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said on Saturday. The families are faced with lack of shelter, access to health services, education and other facilities for a normal life, according to the displaced persons. Baghlan, Helmand, Kunduz, […]

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US Brigadier General Matthew Trollinger, deputy director of politico-military affairs for the Joint Staff, told Senate lawmakers during a hearing on Afghanistan that US military equipment could end up in the hands of Taliban fighters and terrorist groups. When pressed for a guarantee that enemy fighters in the region won’t steal some of the abandoned and gifted military equipment, Trollinger […]

Local officials of Badakhshan province confirmed on Saturday that six people including Munira Allamyar, a member of the provincial council, were wounded in an explosion in PD5 of Faizabad city. According to the officials the explosives were placed in a motorbike that targeted a vehicle of Allamyar. Eyewitnesses say that three people including Allamyar, a member of the provincial council, […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Afghanistan has welcomed NATO’s pledge to support Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the international forces from the country. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday that NATO’s future support to Afghanistan “will have three main pillars.” “As we end our military presence, we […]

Jalrez district in Maidan Wardak province fell to the Taliban due to negligence on the part of the Interior Ministry, police said Saturday. Mujibullah Amini, Police Chief of Jalrez, said in a video message which was heard by Ariana News, that the district had been under siege by the militants for three days but the acting interior minister, Hayatullah Hayat, […]

Local officials said that the district governor’s compound in Jalrez district in Maidan Wardak and the police headquarters have fallen to the Taliban after heavy attacks by the group for the last three days. Mohammad Sardar Bakhtiari, deputy chairman of Maidan Wardak provincial council, confirms that Jalrez district has fallen and more than 40 security forces have surrendered to the […]

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the NATO will continue to support Afghanistan as the organization’s military presence is ending in the country. In a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, Stoltenberg stated that NATO’s future support to Afghanistan “will have three main pillars.” “As we end our military presence, we are opening a new chapter. […]