Taliban spokesman says they will not allow any group including al-Qaeda to exploit and use Afghanistan’s territory against other nations. Taliban has rejected al-Qaeda presence in Afghanistan weeks after the Afghan security forces during an operation killed a senior leader of the network Abu Mohsin al-Misri in a Taliban-controlled area in Andar district of central Ghazni province.
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Kabul University attack is the most ignorant type of war: Afghan Ulema Council
The Ulema Council of Afghanistan on Wednesday condemned Monday’s attack on Kabul University and labelled it as the “most ignorant type of war”. The council also called on government to immediately lift restrictions on security forces and allow them to take urgent action against the perpetrators.
Read more ›Taliban ‘could have used drone’ in Kunduz attack
In what could be a “new method of attack”, an explosion in the Kunduz governor’s compound on Sunday could have been carried out by a drone, the New York Times reported Monday.
Read more ›One insurgent killed so far in ongoing Kabul University siege
Police said early Monday afternoon that so far at least one insurgent has been killed in the Kabul University attack. The siege, which has been ongoing for at least two hours, started just after 11am when insurgents detonated explosives at the entrance of the university. An unknown number of them then stormed the facility and have reportedly been holed up […]
Read more ›Officials condemn violent attack on Kabul University
The Presidential Palace (ARG) along with other high-ranking officials, including Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, have strongly condemned the attack on Kabul University which started on Monday morning.
Read more ›Turmoil in Helmand
Several parts of Nawa and Nad Ali Districts of Helmand Province were cleared of the Taliban in the ongoing operation by Afghan Security Forces (SFs), the Ministry of Defense said on October 28, 2020. The operation was launched on October 26, in these two districts as well as in Lashkargah city, the capital of Helmand, to retake the areas that […]
Read more ›Commander of Taliban special forces unit killed in Helmand airstrike
The commander for a Taliban Red Unit for Nadali district of southern Helmand province was killed in an airstrike by the Afghan security forces on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed.
Read more ›Five killed, 10 wounded in Kunduz mortar attack
At least five people were killed and 10 others injured when a mortar hit the Kunduz government complex on Sunday evening, a source said.
Read more ›Heavy clashes in Kandahar after Taliban move in to take over districts
Heavy clashes between the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) are underway in the Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, officials confirmed Saturday evening.
Read more ›MoI reports 261 civilians killed in past 50 days in Taliban attacks
At least 261 civilians have been killed and 602 wounded in Taliban offensives in the past 50 days, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed Saturday.
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