A total of 14 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in the beleaguered Darqad district of Afghanistan’s northern Takahr province, according to an army statement released here Tuesday.
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US pulling troops from Afghanistan despite lack of Taliban peace deal
The U.S. has begun winding down its troop presence in Afghanistan despite the lack of a working peace deal with Taliban forces, the top American commander in the country said Monday.
Read more ›Afghan Forces Retake Taliban-Controlled District
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry says government forces have gained control of a district in the country’s north from the Taliban.
Read more ›Afghan forces kill over 50 militants in 24 hours
More than 50 militants have been killed elsewhere in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours as the government forces have intensified crackdowns on the armed insurgents, officials said Tuesday.
Read more ›Taliban truck bomb kills police, wounds children in Afghanistan
At least three security officers have been killed and dozens wounded, mostly children, after the Taliban set off explosives in a truck near a police headquarters building in eastern Afghanistan, officials have said.
Read more ›Former Afghan Warlord Hekmatyar Claims Two-Thirds of Ghani Votes Fraudulent
Two-thirds of the votes cast for incumbent Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in last month’s presidential election were cast without proper biometric verification and fraudulent, a leading rival candidate, former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said Oct. 7, joining a chorus of candidates making similar accusations.
Read more ›Ally of Al Qaeda Killed in Afghanistan Raid, Officials Say, but Taliban Deny It
American and Afghan commandos killed the head of an affiliate of Al Qaeda in a southern Afghanistan raid last month, according to a statement released Tuesday by Afghanistan’s intelligence agency.
Read more ›Taliban liaison to al Qaeda freed as part of prisoner-for-hostage swap
Eleven Taliban leaders and members have been freed in exchange for three Indian engineers who were kidnapped last year, according to TOLOnews and The New York Times.
Read more ›Afghan intelligence confirms death of AQIS emir
Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security claims it has confirmed that Asim Umar, the emir of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, was killed during a well-publicized Sept. 23 raid in Helmand province. For proof, the NDS released side-by-side photographs of what it claims to be Umar, both dead and alive.
Read more ›Taliban Militants Kill Six Afghan Police At Remote Checkpoint Northeast Of Kabul
Taliban fighters have killed six Afghan police officers at a checkpoint in the province of Kapisa to the northeast of Kabul, Afghan officials say.
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