The Turkish government has agreed to take over responsibility for Kabul’s international airport in a $130 million deal with NATO, an Afghan government official told the UAE’s The National newspaper. This comes after weeks of uncertainty over the security of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul city. According to The National, the details and the exact takeover date are […]

At least three civilians were killed and 12 others were wounded Wednesday morning when a 02 NDS unit convoy was targeted in Nangarhar province, local officials confirmed. Provincial governor Ziaulhaq Amarikhail said that the incident occurred in PD4 in Jalalabad city. The Nangarhar governor said the NDS suffered casualties but he did not provide details. Meanwhile, a source told Ariana […]

Taliban insurgents launched a series of attacks on Afghan security posts in Pachiragam, Haska Mina and Surkhrod districts in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday. Hijratullah, Pachiragam district chief, said the Taliban had attacked check posts belonging to Afghan Army and local protection forces in the Pera Khel and Bama Khel areas. He said casualties had been […]

Former Afghan Minister of the Economy and current Special Representative and Senior Advisor at the High Council for National Reconciliation Mustafa Mastoor said on Tuesday that he hopes the stalled peace talks will resume soon and that negotiations this time around need to be more meaningful. Participating in an Atlantic Council webinar on Tuesday on the latest developments in Kabul […]

Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid on Tuesday said air support by international troops aiding Afghan forces might continue even after the end of the foreign military presence in Afghanistan if necessary. “The world has a commitment and agreement with us. When needed–if we want and need it–their air force will help us in areas where we need it,” Khalid said. Khalid, […]

A car bomb was detonated in front of the police headquarters in Baghlan-e-Markazi district in the northern province of Baghlan at around 6:30 p.m. on Monday evening, security officials confirmed, saying that a Humvee laden with explosives was used in the attack. A security official who did not wish to be named said the explosion has caused casualties. Other sources […]

The Taliban has conducted roughly 700 attacks on the city of Lashkargah in the southern province of Helmand over the last three weeks, an army commander said, adding that the group was “helped by al-Qaeda fighters” in their attacks on the southern city. The 215 Maiwand Corps Commander, Gen. Sami Sadat, said that nearly ’30 al-Qaeda fighters’ were killed in […]

Former president Hamid Karzai on Monday called on the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban to organize peace meetings within the country, reiterating that peace should be changed into a national process in order for results to be achieved. Addressing an event on peace, Karzai said the US’s efforts for peace in Afghanistan have had no results; therefore, he […]

As the U.S. continues with its withdrawal of troops, sources at Bagram Air Base, also known as Bagram Airfield, told BBC that logistical work around handing over the base to the Afghan Ministry of Defense started on Monday. The Afghan Defense Ministry also confirmed to the BBC that full responsibility for the air base will soon be handed over to […]

National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces were targeted in an IED explosion on Tuesday in Parwan province, sources said. According to the sources, a convoy of NDS forces was targeted in the Serahi Hofyan-e-Sharif area in PD1 of the provincial capital Charikar city. At least three NDS personnel members were killed and five others wounded in the blast, sources said. […]