Saturday’s bombing near a girls school in Kabul city has sparked outrage among the international community, including the US, the UK, Germany and the United Nations, who have all condemned the incident in the strongest terms. In a statement issued by the US State Department, Washington called the attack “barbarous” and called for the immediate end to violence. Early Sunday, […]

In his annual message ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, Taliban leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday called on Afghans to “contribute to the redevelopment of our homeland” in order for there to be a prosperous and progressive country “in the shade of an Islamic system.” “Let us attain this end by moving away from self-interests and pursuit of power, by making Islamic […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned Saturday’s bombing close to a girls school in Kabul city and called on all Afghans to end the violence. Shortly after the explosions, the Taliban issued a statement denying responsibility for the attack. No group has yet claimed responsibility but Zarif pointed a finger at Daesh (ISIS). According to Iran’s Fars news, Zarif […]

An Afghan security official was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in eastern Logar province on Monday, sources said. Hasibullah Stanekzai, Head of the Provincial Council told Ariana News that Shahpor Ahmadzai, police chief for PD1 of Logar, was gunned down by unknown armed men in the provincial capital Pul-e-Alam city. The incident took place at Shahidan square […]

President Ashraf Ghani in a statement on Monday instructed all Afghan forces to observe the ceasefire during three days of Eid, but he reiterated that the Taliban’s violence has no legitimacy as international troops are leaving the country. Ghani stated that the government is aware of the announcement of the ceasefire by the Taliban, but he did not welcome it […]

Fire broke out at a market in the Makrorayan-e-Char area in Kabul’s District 4 on Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire is not clear so far. Eyewitnesses said dozens of shops were damaged in the fire. The area is surrounded by dozens of shops and residential houses. Videos on social media show that shopkeepers were trying to save their […]

The Afghan National Army’s commando forces broke the siege in Dahana-e-Ghori district in the northern province of Baghlan as fighting continues there in the last three days. Safiqullah Amiri, commander of commando forces regiment in the north who leads the operations in Baghlan, said that reinforcements have arrived in the district and that three outposts that had fallen to the […]

Taliban does not intend to seize power through military struggle, said Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, a top negotiator for the Taliban in Doha, as the timeline for a US-proposed peace conference on Afghanistan in Turkey approaches. Stanekzai made the remarks during a virtual meeting with envoys from the UN, Norway, Sweden, Germany, US and the UK. Stanekzai clarified that forming […]

Afghan security officials on Saturday said that the Taliban used their highest strength in the past week to takeover some strategic areas in at least six provinces of the country, but security forces repelled their offensives and foiled all their planning and military agendas. General Yasin Zia, the Afghan Chief of Army Staff and Acting Minister of Defense, said that […]

In a latest incident of violence, at least 27 security force members were killed in Ghazni city in the past two days. Lawmakers from Ghazni said that three government check posts have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days. Local officials in Baghlan said that hundreds of people have taken up arms to fight the Taliban. “We have […]