Afghan security forces seize 48 assault rifles, including AK-47s, in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The weapons include M16 rifles made in the United States, as well as mines that could hurt both people and tanks during the raid. In an effort to maintain law and order in the war-ravaged Asian nation, the Taliban-led government … Read more
The Afghan Taliban have captured Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. This is the Taliban’s capture of the ninth provincial capital in less than a week. A member of the provincial assembly has confirmed the Taliban’s capture, according to the French news agency AFP. Meanwhile, according to Afghan media, Afghan Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai … Read more
JALALABAD/KABUL: Two Afghan soldiers and at least 36 Taliban militants were killed and 52 militants wounded after the government forces repelled a predawn attack in the country’s eastern province of Nangarhar, a provincial government spokesman confirmed on Thursday. The clashes erupted as hundreds of Taliban militants armed with guns and heavy weapons, including rocket propelled … Read more
