Two additional US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Tuesday as the US Forces and NATO ramp up the troops’ withdrawal process. According to the US Central Command, the bombers join the four B-52 aircraft that arrived at Al Udeid in late […]

The Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) have abandoned a military base and three outposts in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province, sources said Friday. Security sources told Ariana News that the base and the outposts have been captured by the Taliban militants after the Afghan forces retreated. The Taliban, however, published pictures claiming the militants have captured 14 […]

The Special Envoys of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, NATO, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the Afghan Peace Process in a joint statement on Friday “strongly” condemned the continued violence in Afghanistan. The statement, which was issued following a virtual meeting of the international community envoys and the Taliban delegation, said that the Taliban are […]

General David Petraeus, former commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and former CIA director in an interview with has said that the US troops withdrawal from the country “is not going to end the endless war in Afghanistan.” “It is going to end the US and the coalition involvement in that war militarily” he said in an interview […]

Juma Shah, the police chief for Sar Rawza district in Paktika, was killed and three of his security guards were wounded in a blast in the province on Tuesday night, local security officials said. The incident happened when he was on the way to Dewana Baba area where Taliban attacked security forces, a local official said, adding that “the police […]

Areas of Burka district in Baghlan have fell to the Taliban on Tuesday night after clashes, security sources confirmed. The local officials have moved their offices to other places in the district after the Taliban captured some parts of the district about 10 pm local time, according to the sources. In the meantime, Jawid Basharat, a spokesman for the provincial […]

Haji Din Mohammad, the deputy head of the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR), on Wednesday said that the UN-led conference on Afghanistan is expected to convene in the last week of May or first week of June. Originally, the conference was scheduled for April 24, however, it was postponed due to the lack of participation of the Taliban. According […]

Ahmad Massoud, the son of Afghanistan’s National Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, on Wednesday said that the Afghan mujahideen are ready for a military confrontation with the Taliban if the group does not abide by its commitments to peace. In a gathering in Kabul, Massoud and former jihadi commanders called on the Afghan people and mujahideen commanders to stay unified, stating […]

At least five policemen were killed in a Taliban attack on a security outpost in Logar province on Wednesday night, a security source said. The Taliban attacked a security outpost located about 500 meters from Pul-e-Alam, capital of the province, according to the source. However, the Taliban has not yet commented on the attack.

Two security force bases fell to the Taliban in the Shahr-e-Kohna area of Baghlan-e-Markzai district in Baghlan province on Wednesday night, local sources said. There is no information about casualties sustained by security forces, sources say. Baghlan police officials said that the security force members had been pushed back. The Taliban launched attacks in the Baghlan-e-Markzai and Nahrin districts of […]