At least 12 members of Afghan local police were killed in an attack by Taliban “infiltrators” in Herat province, local officials confirmed Saturday.

At least two Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel were killed in an early morning IED explosion in Kabul on Saturday.

Thursday marked another milestone in Afghanistan’s modern history when President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the new fiber optic connection between Turkmenistan and the commercial port of Aqina in Afghanistan’s Faryab province.

Media support bodies in Afghanistan have accused government of not properly investigating the targeted killings of journalists adding that because of this and the high level of threats they face, some have already left the country.

The Defense Ministry says Afghan forces are conducting almost all operations independently. The Afghan government on Saturday said the reduction in the number of US forces in Afghanistan will not leave negative impacts on the overall security situation in the country.

Taliban fighters who infiltrated a base of pro-government Afghan militiamen killed 12 of them, officials say. Separately, a roadside bomb killed two policemen in the capital Kabul.

Explosions happened in Kabul, Baghlan, Kandahar and Helmand provinces in less than 12 hours. Four provinces witnessed explosions in less than 12 hours, including blasts in Kabul and Baghlan provinces on Saturday morning that left three people dead.

Reports indicate that the Taliban used a drone to attack an army corps in Kunduz last week. The Afghan government has banned the use of any type of drones to fly over the Presidential Palace in Kabul, apparently following reports on the Taliban’s access to the unmanned aircraft.

Officials said the negotiators have held internal meetings and are ready to hold more discussions on the agenda of the talks. No progress has been made in finalizing the agenda for the peace negotiations eleven days after the return of the negotiators of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban to Doha at a time that violence has taken […]

More than a dozen pro-government forces have been killed by Taliban militants in western Herat province, an official said on Saturday.