A group leader was among 33 Islamic State (IS) suspects intelligence forces detained in central Kabul and eastern Nangarhar provinces, the spy service said Monday. In a statement, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said its special unit arrested 26 Daesh members during separate raids in Kabul. Headed by Abdullah, the insugennts were planning suicide attacks in Kabul city, the […]

During a three-day visit to Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, the UK’s defense secretary Gavin Williamson said Daesh fighters in Afghanistan are communicating with cells in the UK with the aim of potentially carrying out attacks. This was the first time the British government has stated Daesh in Afghanistan poses a direct threat to the UK, Britain’s Independent reported. The US has […]

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a conditional three-month ceasefire with the Taliban starting on Monday. “As we approach Eid-ul-Adha … we announce a ceasefire that would take effect from Monday, the day of Arafa, till the day of the birth of the prophet (PBUH), Milad-un-Nabi, provided that the Taliban reciprocate,” Ghani told a gathering celebrating the Independence Day. […]

Egyptian Ambassador to Afghanistan Hani Salah has reaffirmed his country’s assistance to Afghanistan in areas of higher education, Islamic studies and prevention of fundamentalism, a statement from the National Security Council (NSC) said on Wednesday.

After a 26-year gap, Afghanistan’s civilian air traffic control system was able to stand on its own. President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday officially inaugurated a new radar system located in Hamid Karzai International Airport in the capital Kabul. Shahhussain Murtazawi, a spokesman for President Ghani, said that by using the new system the Afghan government is able to take control […]

Pakistan will reinforce its Afghan border with tens of thousands of additional troops to curb the flow of militants. Up to 60,000 paramilitaries are being raised to step up patrols along the porous, mountainous border which is notorious for smuggling and infiltration by insurgents. The recruitment to Pakistan’s Frontier Corps comes as the country builds a fence along the 2,300-kilometre […]

Mawlawi Habiburrahman, the military head of Daesh, and his deputy for the northern region of Afghanistan, and 150 of their fighters surrendered to security forces in Jawzjan province on Tuesday, local officials confirmed on Wednesday. Mohammad Reza Ghafoori, a spokesman for the provincial governor said that Habiburrahman and his deputy Mufti Nematullah along with their fighters handed themselves over to […]

Eighteen Taliban militants and three civilians have been killed during clashes with Afghan security forces in central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday. Police spokesman ShapourAhmadazi said the Afghan security forces conducted air and ground operations in Khaka, Doshanbi, Qala-i-Hayat, QalaMalak localities of Baraki Barak district and in Sapandokas locality of Azra district late on Tuesday night.

The soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were deployed in Jalalabad city to help improve the security of the city after yesterday’s deadly attack on the provincial refugees and repatriation directorate.

The US is in “close consultation” with the Afghan government to work out a peace process which Washington insists will be “Afghan-led,” an official said on Wednesday. The US is currently “exploring all avenues to advance a peace process in close consultation with the Afghan government,” said State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert.