Afghan army forces to switch to active defense as Taliban attacks continue
The government in Kabul said on Thursday it has ordered Afghanistan’s forces to switch to an “active defense posture” as the Taliban continued to attack...
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Roadside bomb explosion kills Taliban commander and his security guard
A roadside bomb explosion killed a Taliban commander and his security guard in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government in a statement said...
Taliban promised to eliminate the Islamic State in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s peace agreement with the USA was not supported by all members of the movement. Against this background, in the eastern province of Kunar,...
The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan welcomes Taliban’s statement on the Islamic State
The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad welcomed the statement by Afghan Taliban in which the group denounced the ISIS terrorist group and vowed...
Taliban militants and Afghan security forces suffer heavy casualties in Ghor province clash
The Taliban militants and Afghan security forces suffered heavy casualties during a clash in Ghor province, the local officials said. The incident took place late...
Afghan government postpones plan to free 1,500 Taliban prisoners
Afghanistan’s government said it has delayed the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners. The move further deepened the fragile peace process. On Saturday, Jawed Faisal, a...
Taliban terrorists sounded alarm over the coronavirus in Afghanistan
Fear of the coronavirus pandemic has moved Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents to voice concern about its spread in government prisons and to organise monitoring and awareness...
Afghan president orders the release of 1500 Taliban prisoners
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has issued a decree to release Taliban prisoners ahead of talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government, his spokesman said...
The Islamic State is no longer world’s deadliest terror group
The Taliban has overtaken the Islamic State as the world's deadliest terror group, according to the latest report from Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre. The...
Uzbek jihadist group congratulates Taliban for the victory in Afghanistan
Katibat Imam al Bukhari (KIB), an Uzbek jihadist group that operates in both Afghanistan and Syria, has sent a congratulation letter to the Taliban for...
Russian authorities will lift sanctions on the Taliban if the UN Security Council decides the same
Under the US-Taliban deal, the United States is expected to start diplomatic engagement with UNSC members and Afghanistan to remove Taliban names from sanctions list...
Taliban attacks killed at least twenty Afghan soldiers
The Taliban killed at least 20 Afghan soldiers and policemen in a string of overnight attacks, government officials told the media on Wednesday, hours after...