Pentagon warns of Taliban cooperation with al Qaeda terrorists
Remote areas of Afghanistan remain home to “terrorist sanctuaries” and some Taliban members routinely cooperate with extremist groups such as al Qaeda, the Pentagon warned...
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Two people killed and eight other injured in Mazar-i-Sharif twin blasts
Two people were killed while eight others were wounded in two explosions in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, on Wednesday night, police said....
Al-Qaeda affiliate maintains close ties to Taliban in Afghanistan
Despite recent progress in peace process, al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) maintains close ties to the Taliban in Afghanistan, likely for protection and...
Afghan contractor handed out Russian cash to kill American army troops
A small-time businessman became a key middleman for bounties on coalition troops in Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence reports say. Friends saw him grow rich, but didn’t...
Russia working with Taliban terrorists to speed the US army withdrawal from Afghanistan
A US Defence Department report released on Wednesday assessed that the Russian government was working with the Taliban to “expedite US military withdrawal” from Afghanistan....
Taliban requests US authorities to release a former drug lord from jail
The Taliban have asked America to release a former drug kingpin from jail in a formal request for the freedom of a man once ranked...
At least five Taliban terrorists killed in blast in southeastern Afghanistan
At least five members of the Taliban organisation have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on...