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 […]

At least four civilians were wounded in a blast in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday morning, a member of the provincial council, Rabbani Rabbani said. The incident happened about 10:20 am local time in Mokhaberat square in PD4 of Kunduz city after a civilian car was targeted by a magnetic mine, Rabbani said. In the meantime, the “explosion […]

The High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) on Thursday said that the US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad told the Afghan government that the Taliban in principle have no problem with participating in the upcoming UN-led conference on Afghanistan in Turkey. Assadullah Saadati, the deputy head of the HCNR, said that the Taliban want to convene a preliminary meeting before heading […]

Four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed and six others injured in Pakistan in a cross border attack in Balochistan’s Manzakai Sector in District Zhob, Pakistani officials confirmed. According to Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists from Afghanistan opened fire at the FC personnel who, at the time, were busy fencing the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. Pakistan’s Federal Minister for […]

The United States has carried out a number of airstrikes against the Taliban in the southern Helmand province in the past few days as fierce fighting takes place between Afghan military forces and the Taliban. A US official told VOA late Wednesday that American forces were actively carrying out airstrikes against the Taliban. This comes after US Forces Afghanistan and […]

While heavy clashes are ongoing in various parts of the country, reports indicate that the Taliban is advancing on key cities in Baghlan and Ghazni provinces. According to reports a number of soldiers have been killed in clashes with the Taliban in Ghazni and Baghlan provinces while an unknown number have surrendered to the Taliban. Baghlan Officials reported that Shahr-e […]

Speaking at a meeting of European Union Defence Ministers, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed the drawdown of NATO’s Resolute Training mission was underway, but said the end of NATO’s mission does not mean the end of the Alliance’s relationship with Afghanistan. Allies are looking at how they can continue to provide financial and training support to Afghan forces, Stoltenberg […]

At least 20 security force members and 180 Talban fighters have been killed in a fresh spate of violence in Afghanistan over the past three days, the Ministry of Defense reported. In the latest incident, at least nine security force members were killed in a Taliban attack in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan. 16 soldiers were […]