Taliban militants have made worrying progress towards the gates of three provincial capitals in the country in the past 24 hours, Afghan officials said. According to officials, Taliban gains across territory came after they launched coordinated attacks in Helmand, Ghazni, and Zabul provinces in this time. In Helmand, Taliban fighters carried out attacks on the outskirts of the provincial capital […]

President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that five government departments have failed to use over $1.6 billion of their annual budget. Addressing an event on the occasion of Education Week, Ghani stated the “blockage of billions of dollars” by these government departments is not acceptable. Ghani stressed that if any department or government organization failed to utilize its budget within one […]

As the US began turning over military bases to the Afghan security forces Saturday, the top US general warned of the potential for “bad possible outcomes” in Afghanistan, while adding that “the intent of many of the parties is still to have a negotiated settlement.” Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley pointed to an Afghan military that numbers more than […]

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by American special forces in 2011 in Pakistan, but the Afghan government says that the roots of the network are still alive in Afghanistan and the group still poses a threat to the country and the world and is collaborating with the Taliban. But the Taliban […]

The Taliban conducted 141 attacks over the last 24 hours, mostly in Uruzgan, Zabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Badakhshan and Takhar provinces, sources said. Information obtained by TOLOnews shows that in attacks by the Taliban in the last 24 hours at least 20 people were killed, including Peramqul Ziaee, a commander of public uprising forces in Takhar. Information obtained by TOLOnews shows […]

Senators on Sunday raised questions over recent fires in Kabul, Farah and Herat province that mainly targeted fuel imports, saying there are “some hands behind such incidents” that seek to harm the country’s economy. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said that nine people were killed and 14 more were wounded in the major fire at a tanker truck station in […]

US Forces Afghanistan hit back at insurgents on Saturday night after foreign forces were targeted in a rocket attack at the Kandahar Airfield. According to Colonel Sonny Leggett, USFOR-A spokesman: “US Forces conducted a precision strike this evening, destroying additional rockets aimed at the airfield.” He said Kandahar Airfield received “ineffective indirect fire this afternoon” but added no injuries to […]

At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on Saturday night in Badakhshan province, sources said. According to the sources the Taliban carried out an attack on a regional army checkpoint in the center of Warduj district and killed at least eight soldiers. Six other soldiers were wounded in the attack, sources added. The sources said the […]

Afghanistan’s chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah said the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country was not the “end of the world for our people”, but that the exit will present “huge challenges”. In an interview with The Associated Press, Abdullah said the Afghan leadership now needs to stand united in the peace talks and that the focus now needs […]

Piramqul Ziayee a powerful militia commander in Takhar province has been killed in a clash with the Taliban. Ziayee, a former mujahideen commander and a leader of public uprising forces, was killed in a Taliban attack on Sunday in Rustaq district, Takhar province, the provincial police spokesman Khalil Asir said. Ziayee was also a commander of Junbish Mili Party. According […]