Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for attacks by the Taliban due to the presence of foreign troops in the country – despite the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreement signed last year between the US and the Taliban. An increased military presence and security at checkpoints were visible in the Afghan capital, and a security […]

A new quarterly report by Washington’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has documented a staggering 82 percent increase in insider attacks on Afghan government security forces in the first quarter of this year, resulting in 115 personnel killed and 39 wounded. SIGAR reported this week that the overall Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) casualties were also […]

KABUL, Afghanistan The Taliban on Saturday warned the US of “counteraction” accusing Washington of violating the 2020 Doha agreement on the withdrawal of troops from the country. According to the agreement between the Taliban and the US reached after months of negotiations in the Qatari capital, all foreign troops were to depart Afghanistan by May 1. However, US President Joe […]

The Taliban is warning that US troops in Afghanistan will be hit with new attacks — now that the May 1 withdrawal deadline promised last year by President Trump has passed. Afghan security personnel gather at the site of bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan on Feb. 26, 2020. The insurgent group’s fighters will “take every counteraction it deems appropriate against […]

At least nine people were killed and 14 others were wounded after a major fire broke out on Saturday night in Kabul in which dozens of fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles were burnt, a source from the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday. The fire broke out in Qala-e- Murad Bek area in Shakardara district north of Kabul at […]

Taliban attack an outpost of the Afghan National Army in the city of Ghazni on Friday night that led to hours of heavy clashes between the two sides, a provincial council member Khaliqdad Akbari said. The outpost has fallen to the Taliban, he said, adding that the clashes continued until Saturday morning. Meanwhile, a source from Ghazni said that at […]

Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib on Saturday questioned ongoing violence by the Taliban, saying the government does not see any justification for a the violence at a time that the US and NATO forces have started withdrawing from Afghanistan. “The Taliban is a force that is only seeking power,” Mohib said. “They use different tactics to justify the violence. […]

The Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported that the HIMARS system has been moved to Afghanistan to ensure the security of the withdrawal of forces from the country. The HIMARS multiple rocket launchers has been moved from Kuwait to secure the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, The Central Command announced on its Twitter on Tuesday. “HIMARS is […]

The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) are continuing clearance operations in Balkh, Chaharbolak and Shokgara districts in Balkh province, which are intended to push back the Taliban. The Balkh police department meanwhile said that at least 12 villages were cleared of the Taliban in the operation. Adel Shah Adel, a spokesman for Balkh police, said the Taliban sustained […]

Members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) in the southern province of Helmand have said that they are prepared to defend the Afghan people and their country without any reward once foreign forces leave the county. These forces who have been battling the Taliban for years said that the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country will […]