Four Al Qaeda members were among 15 militants killed during an airstrike in Nawa district of southern Helmand province last night, the Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.

Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) has reportedly detained 10 Chinese nationals on charges of espionage after busting the alleged spy ring. According to EurAsian Times, the group was allegedly running a terror cell in Kabul with the help of the Pakistani spy agency, ISI.

The Afghanistan Meteorological Department has issued a rain, snow and flash flood warning for 13 provinces including Kabul for Saturday and Sunday.

The Jamiat-e-Islami party on Saturday called for an interim government to be established in order for a peace agreement to be reached with the Taliban.

The war in Afghanistan — the world’s deadliest ongoing conflict — enters a crucial phase in 2021. The United States is set to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May as part of a deal with the Taliban aimed at ending the 19-year war.

Kabul and several other provinces of Afghanistan have been rocked by deadly violence, including bombings, rocket attacks and targeted killings in recent months. Two Afghan policemen have been killed as three separate “sticky bombs” exploded in Kabul, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.

Two security force members were killed and six more were wounded in the blasts, security sources and police said. Kabul started the first day of the week with four explosions that happened in less than three hours in various parts of the city, adding to the panic among the people who have been witnessing similar incidents nearly every day over […]

Afghan politicians said the government needs to implement proper security plans for Kabul and other parts of the country.

Afghan analysts said the case shows “weakness” of security institutions and that it needs to be investigated. Afghanistan’s intelligence agency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS)—has busted a 10-member Chinese module operating a terror cell in the city of Kabul, the Hindustan Times has reported quoting some diplomats and security officials.

US President Donald Trump has vetoed a $740bn defence spending bill that was passed by Congress this month after objecting to certain provisions including that which will limit troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.