Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift got under way for translators and others who risk Taliban retaliation because they worked for the United States during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, US officials said. The operation to evacuate US-affiliated Afghans and family members comes as the US troop pullout […]

The Taliban attacked a UN compound in Afghanistan Friday, killing an Afghan security guard while raising further concerns about withering security in the country now that US forces have almost completely withdrawn. “The perpetrators of this attack must be identified and brought to account,” said Deborah Lyons, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, in a statement. The attackers […]

‘People want to leave, but don’t know where they can go. We are surrounded, there is fighting everywhere’ The city at the centre of Britain’s long mission in Afghanistan is in danger of falling to the Taliban as Islamist fighters target key urban centres after capturing swathes of the countryside. Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, is one of […]

Clashes intensified for the third day in southern parts of Herat as Taliban advanced to towards the central parts on Saturday, leading to displacement of hundreds of people. Security forces said the Taliban is using people’s houses and gardens as a shield, something that officials said has slowed down military operations. Out of 17 districts, only Guzara and the city […]

Findings by a parliamentary committee indicate that the newly appointed chief of army staff for Afghanistan, Gen. Wali Ahmadzai, has been focusing on rivalries with corps commanders instead of managing the fight against the Taliban. The army general was appointed to the post a month ago, replacing former chief of army staff Gen. Yasin Zia, as the Taliban was taking […]

Taliban’s offensive on the city of Herat was criticized by some lawmakers and analysts as a clear violation of their commitments to the Doha agreement, saying it has displaced hundreds of families and has created panic in the western city. Under the US-Taliban agreement signed last year in Doha, the Taliban pledged to avoid attacks on major cities. “Taliban had […]

The United States said on Wednesday it was deeply troubled by reports of escalating attacks on civilians as the Taliban sweep across Afghanistan and Washington pulls out its last remaining troops and ends its longest war. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on a visit to India, said the only path to peace in Afghanistan was through negotiations, which all parties […]

Russia has deployed Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets from its base in Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan for joint military drills near Afghanistan, RIA news agency stated. The drills, which are set to take place on August 5 to 10 and involve Uzbek and Tajik forces, comes amid a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. This comes after Russia deployed military tanks earlier this […]

The State Ministry for Peace Affairs said on Thursday that 5,587 civilians and 24,609 Taliban have been killed or wounded since the start of the current solar year (in the past four months) across the country. Based on the new figures, more than 2,500 civilians were killed in clashes between Taliban and ANDSF. The ministry said the Taliban had carried […]

Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoygu, said in a meeting with his Tajik counterpart on Thursday that Afghanistan’s security situation is deteriorating following the hasty withdrawal of US troops. He also said Daesh has expanded their activities in northern Afghanistan. Shoygu said that going forward Moscow will train Tajik forces to prevent any infiltration of the terrorist organization from Afghanistan. “The […]