National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday that the Taiban’s supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has not been seen in the last year – which has again raised questions about whether he is dead or alive. Mohib said in a press conference in Kabul Saturday that intelligence findings indicate that Taliban members have not had any contact with […]

The Biden-Harris Administration on Friday submitted to Congress the U.S. President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget request of $752.9 billion for national defense, $715 billion of which is for the Department of Defense (DoD) – of which $3.3 billion is earmarked for Afghanistan. According to the budget report, the FY 2022 Defense Budget submission reflects Biden’s priorities to end the […]

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a released statement on Friday has called for greater support from the international community for Afghanistan’s people, including those displaced within its borders and refugees seeking safety outside the country. The appeal comes at the end of a four-day visit by UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou, who was on […]

Mir Abdul Nabi Bangulzai one of the top commanders of the “pro-independence” armed group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) was killed Thursday morning in an armed attack in Kandahar province of Afghanistan, Pakistani media outlets reported. According to reports, Bangulzai,57, was killed in PD3 of Kandahar city. Pakistan’s defense and military forums have also confirmed the report. Bangulzai who belonged to […]

A Turkish garrison will be deployed near Kabul airport and 600 US marines and an unspecified number of troops could be deployed to guard Washington’s embassy, according to a report. Hundreds of foreign troops will remain in Afghanistan as part of US plans to prevent a Taliban capture of the capital, The Sun reported on Wednesday. A Turkish garrison will […]

Afghan commandos freed 62 people, including 36 security force members, from a Taliban prison in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday night, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Wednesday. The operation was launched in Nawrozak village of Baghlan-e-Markazi district and four Taliban were killed and “some of their weapons were destroyed.” The Taliban has not yet commented on […]

The Afghan government on Wednesday said that the authorities, agenda and working procedures of the Supreme State Council have been finalized and that the council will soon convene its first working meeting. Mohammad Akram Khpolwak, a political aide to President Ashraf Ghani, said that consultations will continue today and tomorrow about the working procedures of the council. Meanwhile, Jamiat-e-Islami—Salahuddin Rabbani’s […]

MPs from Baghlan on Wednesday said that the fragile security situation in Laghman has not improved despite military reinforcements being sent to the region to repel Taliban threats and restore normalcy to insecure areas. Meanwhile, members of Parliament’s internal security commission said that the fighting has reached the suburbs of the provincial capital Mehtarlam. Some MPs meanwhile said that some […]

“If such a step is taken, then the responsibility for all the misfortunes and difficulties lies upon those who commit such mistakes.” Since U.S. President Joe Biden announced on April 14 that the United States would fully withdraw from Afghanistan by September 2021, there has been discussion — among regional observers and, according to reports, among diplomats — about the […]

Reacting to reports that the US was considering the establishment of military bases in Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, the Taliban in a statement on Tuesday warned neighboring countries against such a move, saying that the Taliban will “not remain silent” and “will fulfill its religious and historical responsibilities in the same way as it has performed throughout history.” The statement read: […]