An Afghan Air Force’s Mi-17 helicopter crash landed in Maidan Wardak province on Tuesday night, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The incident happened in Jaghato district in Maidan Wardak. The helicopter was sent to the area to transfer wounded security force members, the ministry said. Three security force members were killed and one more was wounded […]

At least 16 people, including 2 civilians, were killed in the recent attack on the police headquarters in Balkh province, and 117 others, including 67 civilians, were wounded, said Mohammad Younus Stanekzai, the Balkh district governor. According to local officials, 10 houses and 80 shops were also damaged in the attack. “Unfortunately, the district building was totally damaged–100 percent–while the […]

The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Wednesday said that the Afghan government and the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague are assessing the recent attacks in Afghanistan that targeted civilians. Hamid Tahzib, the deputy spokesman of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday said that Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar during his recent trip to […]

Afghan 217 Pamir Military Corps claimed Thursday security forces killed a suicide vehicle bomber along with three other suicide bombers in Bagh-e-Shamal area in the capital Pul-e-Khomri city of Baghlan province in the early hours of Thursday morning. The corps said they prevented the bombers from reaching their target. However, the explosion killed three security force members and three others […]

The Pentagon is reportedly considering seeking authorization to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan security forces if Kabul or any other major Afghan city is in danger of falling to the Taliban, the New York Times reported Wednesday. According to senior officials, this could potentially introduce flexibility into President Joe Biden’s plan to end the United States military presence in […]

Taliban militants captured the Arghanjkha district of Badakhshan province on Wednesday evening, sources said. The government, however, stated that the Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) retreated from the district following two days of heavy clashes with the militants. At least 11 soldiers and one member of the public uprising forces have been killed in the skirmish. Khalil-ul-Rahman, Badakhshan Police […]