Taliban

Afghan forces kill senior Daesh commander in drone attack in Jawzjan

Apr 07, 2018 15:17

Afghan forces have killed a top commander of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan a year after he defected from the Taliban terror outfit and set up a new Daesh foothold in the crisis-hit country, security officials say.
Taliban vow 'serious revenge' after deadly aerial attack in northeast Afghanistan

Apr 05, 2018 14:08

The Taliban militant group has vowed to "take serious revenge" after a recent Afghan airstrike on a religious school (madrasa) killed dozens of people, including children in northeastern Province of Kunduz.
Afghanistan admits civilians killed in Kunduz airstrike

Apr 04, 2018 07:57

Afghan officials have admitted that an earlier airstrike on a gathering of Taliban militants in the northern province of Kunduz has also killed civilians, including children.
Senior Taliban commanders killed in Afghan airstrike in Kunduz

Apr 03, 2018 00:09

An Afghan airstrike targeting a gathering of Taliban representatives in the northern province of Kunduz has caused multiple casualties, officials and local residents say.
Embassy says NATO claim of Russian support for Taliban 'idle gossip'

Mar 25, 2018 08:49

Russia has denied as "idle gossip" recent accusations by NATO's top commander in Afghanistan that Moscow had been backing and providing weapons to the Taliban militant group.
Afghanistan deploys more troops to beef up security in Farah

Mar 14, 2018 13:55

Afghanistan has ordered a beef-up of security in the western province of Farah as more and more troops are deployed to counter a rising threat of Taliban.
US Defense Secretary Mattis makes unannounced visit to Afghan capital

Mar 13, 2018 12:43

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has arrived in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on an unannounced visit.
Taliban likely to miss Afghan peace meeting, says host Uzbekistan

Mar 12, 2018 14:56

The Taliban is likely to miss an Afghan peace conference at which participants are set to call for direct talks between the militant group and the government of President Ashraf Ghani, the Foreign Ministry in Uzbekistan says.
Taliban kill 18 soldiers in Afghanistan's Farah province

Mar 10, 2018 14:17

At least 18 Afghan soldiers have been killed by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah.
Talks at impasse as Taliban seek direct negotiations with US

Mar 04, 2018 16:03

The Afghan government's surprising new peace offer to Taliban is immediately running into a wall as the militants show no sign of shifting from their demand that talks for a conflict-ending compromise take place with Washington, not Kabul, a media report says.