By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 20, 2022 At least two people are dead and 28 others wounded after an explosion ripped through a market in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. Officials from the Taliban Information and Culture Department in Nangarhar told RFE/RL that five Taliban members were among those injured in the June 20 blast. They did
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi June 18, 2022 An attack on a Sikh temple in Kabul killed at least two people and wounded seven on June 18, following the detonation of a car loaded with explosives, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. A video circulating on social media showed a
8am: Sources say that an explosion occurred in a mosque in Kunduz province during Friday prayers. The explosion took place today afternoon inside a mosque in the village of Alefbardi in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province, locals said. The type of explosion is still unknown. It is not clear if the blast was
8am: Nearly 10 months after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, sources in the northern parts of the country have reported that foreign fighters who fought along with the Taliban to defeat the former regime are making sure that they would permanently stay in Afghanistan by marrying Afghan girls and widows. According to sources, more than
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 8, 2022 Lawyer Fazal Khan says he feels furious following Pakistan’s ongoing peace negotiations with the hard-line militant group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). His eldest son, eighth-grader Sahibzada Omar Khan, was killed in the TTP’s most horrific attack. On December 16, 2014, a group of TTP militants stormed
Ariana: Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 were injured in Wednesday’s explosions in Kabul and Balkh – all of which were civilians. The survivors of the victims of these blasts have meanwhile called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to arrest and punish the perpetrators of these incidents. Among the victims in
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 19, 2022 Delshad has been stranded for over a week at Shir Khan Bandar, a river port along Afghanistan’s northeastern border with Tajikistan. He is among dozens of Tajik truck drivers who transported coal to Afghanistan earlier this month. But the Taliban prevented the drivers from crossing back
Jeff Seldin VOA News May 17, 2022 WASHINGTON — Recent assessments by U.S. military officials are raising questions about Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and what they are willing to do to keep the al-Qaida terror group in check. As part of the February 2020 Doha Agreement with the United States that paved the way for the U.S.
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddiqu May 16, 2022 Mansur Sikandari was singing Islamic hymns inside the Khalifa Sahib monastery in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when a powerful explosion ripped through the building. The monastery was packed with members of Afghanistan’s Sufi community, who follow a mystical form of Islam and incorporate dancing, singing, and music
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS May 13, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in a telephone conversation discussed the perceived boost in terrorist activity within Afghanistan’s borders and agreed to coordinate with neighboring states on a response to the threat. Several international leaders and diplomats have alleged the presence of violent extremist groups