KABUL: 15 policemen were killed when Taliban fighters attacked an outpost in northern Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday. Sources said that fighting raged across the country despite ongoing talks between Washington and the militant group. According to the details, Eight soldiers and at least four policemen were injured in the overnight assault while three others … Read more
Iranian Quds forces Commander Qassem Soleimani’s murderer has been killed in the Taliban’s shoot-down in Ghazni. According to Russian intelligence sources, the head of US intelligence operations against Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan, has been murdered. The incident happened due to the Taliban’s shoot-down of a US military plane. The crashed plane was the mobile CIA … Read more
The US military has confirmed one of its planes crashed in Taliban-held territory in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, south of the capital. According to the Afghan official, two pilots were found dead amid the wreckage. Officials told the media there were no indications it had been brought down by enemy activity. The official further said the … Read more
Eight Taliban were killed during a gunfight with government forces in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. According to the provincial governor spokesman, fighting happened when Taliban launched an attack on government forces’ checkpoints in Qahwa Khana area of the province. Three policemen were also injured in the attack. Earlier on December 30, key commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan … Read more
U.S. special representative Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul for amelioration of talks and to end the war in Afghanistan. He met President Ashraf Ghani and discussed steps that could lead to a peace deal. According to a statement, Khalilzad will fly to Doha, where he will rejoin talks with Taliban negotiators to discuss steps that could … Read more
At least 15 citizens were killed in Kunduz province and 13 were wounded in two roadside blasts in Sar-e-Pul province, Afghanistan. According to the details, 15 people, including 6 women, six young girls, two children, and a man were killed in Khan Abad district of Kunduz Province. 2 people were also wounded in this incident. … Read more
Moscow: The representatives of Russia, US, China and Pakistan had a meeting In the wake of the long war in Afghanistan for 18 years and international peace talks. According to the International News Agency, Russia hosted a joint meeting between the four countries in Moscow on the establishment of peace in Afghanistan. At the meeting, … Read more
Car explosion killed 3 policemen and injures 2 in Wardak province of Afghan. According to Afghan media, the blast took place at Wardak’s governor’s ceremony. Afghan media said Wardak’s governor, Zafar Uddin Yemeni, was safe in the attack. Afghan media also said the rescue team arrived at the scene as soon as the explosion was … Read more
A suicide bomb targeted a minibus of recruits for the Afghan security forces in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring 27, a local government source said. The recruits were travelling to Kabul. The bomb detonated in a small motorized vehicle used to haul goods. Last month, a … Read more
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Faisal stated that Afghan Taliban delegation agreed to review progress under the stalled US-Taliban peace talks. The meeting with senior Afghan Taliban delegation was led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Foreign Affairs Secretary Sohail Mahmood and … Read more
Special Forces killed Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters while doing investigation in Helmend Province Afghanistan. Sources of Afghan media revealed that the forces killed 17 members of the Taliban group and 6 members of the Al-Qaeda group while doing the operation. Afghan media had clarified that members of the Al-Qaeda group killed in operation belonged to … Read more
United States (US) Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad along with his five-member delegation arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday. Sources said that Zalmay Khalilzad, during his stay in Pakistan, will hold meetings with Pakistan’s top military and civil leadership and would share new development on Afghan peace process. Khalilzad likely to visit the … Read more
Talking to US Democrat Congressmen Jim Himes and Patrick Maloney in Islamabad, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan under the collective responsibility has been playing a constructive role in establishment of peace in the region. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasized on US to resume dialogue process with Taliban because talks are … Read more
Polling for Afghanistan’s presidential elections have opened amid fears of violence following threats by the Taliban to disrupt the election process. Tens of thousands of security forces have been deployed across the country to counter Taliban militants who have vowed to target polling stations. The twice-delayed vote is taking place after Taliban-US peace talks collapsed … Read more
At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 injured due to a truck bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s Zabul province. The incident occurred near The National Directorate of Security (NDS) office located at Afghan province Zabul, according to the news agencies. Blast targeted the Intelligence Agency office, as per the reports. Earlier this week, … Read more
US President Donald Trump has said that he is not talking about nuclear power but enemy never have seen anything like what will happen to them. While addressing the memorial ceremony of 9/11 attack that killed nearly 3,000 people, he said that an unprecedented escalation of the US military assault on Afghanistan’s Taliban. Trump said … Read more
Blast has been heard near American embassy in Afghan capital, Kabul. According to an international news agency, an explosion was heard near the US embassy but no injuries were reported. A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy’s compound in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States, but … Read more
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded, after a massive explosion from a suicide car bomb attack rocked central Kabul. According to International News Agency, a massive explosion from a suicide car bomb attack shook Afghan capital Kabul, leaving at least 16 people dead and more than 100 wounded. The attack took … Read more
The United States special envoy to Afghanistan has shown the Afghan president the draft of an agreement between the US and the Taliban after almost a year of negotiations with the group, Afghan officials said. The president’s spokesman, told on Monday that the US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad shared “key details” of the US-Taliban draft agreement … Read more
The Afghan Taliban said they had concluded their peace talks with the United States officials in Qatar and were close to sign a peace agreement. Senior Taliban members said the talks with the US negotiating team concluded Tuesday night. They claimed to have resolved “98 percent” of the issues with the Americans. Taliban claimed the … Read more
Taliban insurgents attacked security check-post on Wednesday, leaving 14 Afghan-Malay soldiers dead. According to an International News Agency, Taliban insurgents have stormed a checkpoint in western Herat province, killing 14 pro-government militia members. Whereas, several civilians have also been wounded in the attack. Herat police said that nine soldiers were killed in Rubat-e-Sangi district of … Read more
At least 63 people have been killed and scores wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital. The suicide blast took place on Saturday evening in the men’s reception area of the Dubai City wedding hall in western Kabul, in a minority Shia neighborhood, packed with people celebrating a marriage. Women and … Read more
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad and met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here on Thursday. Zalmay Khalilzad also briefed the Foreign Minister about the progress of the seventh round of US-Taliban peace talks in Doha and details of his recent visit to Kabul. Speaking on the occasion, Shah Mehmood … Read more
