Afghanistan

Afghan forces resist Taliban advances in Lashkargah city

Aug 06, 2021 04:42

Helmand province in southern Afghanistan has become the scene of heavy clashes between the Afghan armed forces and Taliban as the militants have intensified their attacks on the besieged Lashkargah, the capital city of the southern province. Top military officials in Helmand province have urged the residents of the city of Lashkargah to evacuate their homes.
Taliban say targeting Afghan provincial cities in retaliation for US aerial raids

Aug 06, 2021 03:58

The Taliban have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities in response to increased US airstrikes across the war-ravaged country, militant sources say.
Afghanistan’s insecurity rooted in foreign plots: President Raeisi

Aug 05, 2021 10:08

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the current state of insecurity in Afghanistan is rooted in foreign plots, stressing that security must be established only by the regional countries.
Heavy blast hits Afghanistan’s acting defense minister

Aug 05, 2021 05:29

A huge truck bomb blast hit the residence of Afghanistan’s acting Defense Minister General Besmellah Mohammadi.
Taliban claim attack on defense min. residence, warn of more raids on govt. officials

Aug 04, 2021 06:31

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the Afghan defense minster’s house in the capital, Kabul, threatening to carry out more attacks against top government officials.
Powerful blasts rock Kabul; Afghan Defense Minister's house targeted

Aug 04, 2021 04:50

The Afghan capital of Kabul has been rocked by coordinated strikes targeting the country’s defense minister and several lawmakers, leaving a number of civilian casualties amid an upturn in violence between the Taliban militant group and government forces.
Turkey: US triggering major refugee crisis by encouraging Afghans to travel to 3rd states

Aug 04, 2021 04:29

Turkey has slammed as “irresponsible” a US-declared program to offer potential resettlement to Afghans who served American occupation forces or worked for US-based organizations through third countries, including Turkey, insisting that the move would generate a “great migration crisis” in the region.
Iran-Afghanistan border crossings operating normally

Aug 04, 2021 00:30

All border crossings between Iran and Afghanistan are open and the Afghan business people can cross the border on their own volition, the spokesperson for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs said.
Afghan president: We have plan to restore stability in country in six months

Aug 02, 2021 11:21

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says Kabul has a plan to restore stability in the country in six months despite the fast-deteriorating security situation.
Iran tells citizens to leave Afghan cities amid heightened security risks

Aug 02, 2021 01:22

The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan has issued an urgent warning calling on citizens to immediately leave cities outside the capital Kabul amid deteriorating security situation in the country.