Taliban

EU calls for Afghan truce, warns against Taliban regaining administrative power

Nov 24, 2020 13:49

The European Union (EU)’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called for an immediate truce in Afghanistan and vowed that any attempt by the Taliban militants to regain administrative power in the country would affect the bloc’s support.
Taliban deploying drones to drop bombs, says Afghan intelligence chief

Nov 23, 2020 13:11

Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) says the Taliban militant group has used small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some regions over the past few months.
Afghan Taliban urge Biden to uphold US troop withdrawal deal

Nov 10, 2020 08:58

Afghanistan’s Taliban militant group has called on the “future administration” of US President-elect Joe Biden to abide by the outgoing President Donald Trump administration’s deal to pull out American troops from the war-ravaged country.
Taliban expect Biden to abide by Afghanistan pullout deal

Nov 09, 2020 10:36

The Taliban militant group says it expects US President-elect Joe Biden to abide by a deal reached with outgoing President Donald Trump, who promised to withdraw American occupation troops from Afghanistan.
Afghans hold US responsible for rise in violence in Afghanistan

Nov 07, 2020 04:30

Following deadly attacks and bombings in Afghanistan, people in the country have grown more skeptical of the efficacy of recent peace talks in Qatar.
Afghanistan violence jumps 50 percent despite peace talks: Watchdog

Nov 06, 2020 04:03

Violent attacks across Afghanistan have increased by 50 percent in recent months even as Kabul is negotiating with the Taliban, a US watchdog says.
Death toll from Kabul University attack reaches 35

Nov 03, 2020 12:38

The death toll from an assault on Kabul University in the Afghan capital has risen to 35 people, most of them students.
Gunfight erupts as militants attack Kabul University campus

Nov 02, 2020 10:10

Gunfire has erupted between Afghan security forces and armed militants, who staged an attack on Kabul University’s campus, leaving several people wounded.
Deadly attack hits Afghanistan's Khost amid faltering 'peace' talks

Oct 27, 2020 11:23

A car bomb attack has killed at least seven people and wounded 33, including police forces and civilians, in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost Province, as a new UN report says the ongoing 'peace' talks have failed to slow the civilian casualty toll.
US bombs Taliban outpost in central Afghanistan

Oct 26, 2020 12:03

The United States has carried out a fresh airstrike against a Taliban militants' outpost in central Afghanistan despite the ongoing talks with the group's representatives in Doha, Qatar, aimed at restoring peace and security to the country.