Kyrgyzstan has said that its death toll in clashes with Tajikistan at the disputed border has risen to 13, the country’s Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, 13 Kyrgyz citizens – including a 12-year-old girl – were killed and 134 others injured in the clashes. “All the victims are provided with all the necessary […]

Terrorist group Al-Qaeda has vowed that it will continue the war against the US on all other fronts “unless they are expelled from the rest of the Islamic world”, CNN reported on Friday. In an exclusive interview with CNN conducted through intermediaries, two Al-Qaeda operatives told CNN that “war against the US will be continuing on all other fronts unless […]

In his first formal speech to lawmakers since becoming president nearly 100 days ago, US President Joe Biden devoted a sizable amount of time, of the national address, to his recent decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and said the war was never meant to have been a “multi-generational undertaking of nation-building”. “We went to Afghanistan to get the terrorists […]

Members of the extended ‘Troika’ on the Peaceful Settlement in Afghanistan – Russia, US, China and Pakistan – will meet on Friday to hammer out a single position on advancing the Afghan peace talks, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Wednesday night. Speaking to Russia’s TASS media outlet, Kabulov said: “I confirm that a meeting of […]

Pentagon spokesman John F. Kirby said this week the US mission in Afghanistan, known as Resolute Support Mission (RS), effectively ends on May 1 when the United States and NATO formally enter the “mission to draw down”. Kirby said the mission shifts on Saturday – May 1 – to become one of a drawdown. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, […]

Gen. Haibatullah Alizai, the Commander of Special Operations Command of the Afghan National Army (ANA), on Wednesday assured the Afghan people that the nation’s armed forces are fully prepared to crush any hostile move by the Taliban once the US and NATO forces withdraw from the country. He said that members of the Special Operations Command are among the best […]

Wednesday marked the 8th of Saur, the 29th anniversary of the defeat of the Soviet Union by the Afghan mujahideen on April 27, 1992, when the government of Dr. Najibullah was overthrown. Meanwhile, a number of former mujahideen commanders have warned against a repeat of the post-Soviet situation when the US pulls out. A number of residents in Afghanistan have […]

The Taliban has sent letters to a number of Afghan political leaders, calling on them to enter into direct talks with the group, sources familiar with the matter told TOLOnews on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the office of Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR), confirmed that it had received a letter from the Taliban, however Abdullah’s […]

President Ashraf Ghani held meetings with a number of influential political leaders of Afghanistan including former President Hamid Karzai, the High Council of National Reconciliation chairman Abdullah Abdullah, and former jihadi commander Abdul Rab Rassould Sayyaf to discuss the ongoing security and political climate of the country and issues around national consensus, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. […]

The Afghan National Army (ANA) on Wednesday showcased its military capabilities in various parts of the capital Kabul as NATO and US colleagues prepare to withdraw from the country in the next few months. Dozens of aircraft, among them transportation carriers and bombers, were showcased in Kabul. Speaking on the occasion, Gen. Yasin Zia, the acting Minister of Defense, said […]