Mohammad Habibzada VOA News May 7, 2018 WASHINGTON — A high-ranking Taliban member is calling for peace in Afghanistan. The comment by shadow chief justice, Mawlawi Abdul Hokom came in a letter to Taliban leader Habtullah Akhundzada. Hokom said all Afghans, including those living in Taliban or Afghan government-controlled areas, are tired of war and want
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 26, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban has destroyed a major electricity tower in northern Afghanistan, disrupting imported power supply to five provinces, including Kabul. The pre-dawn insurgent subversive action occurred in the province of Baghlan, plunging a vast area into darkness, including much of the Afghan capital. Residents, businesses and offices
KABUL, July 20, (Xinhua) — Taliban militants who have been fighting the government to regain power have intensified activities as the armed group has engaged security forces in several provinces. The militants in their latest waves of targeting government interests, launched massive offensive against government troops in Gereshk district of the southern Helmand province Thursday
KABUL, July 18 (Xinhua) — Taliban militants who have lost ground in the northern Kunduz province amid government forces mounting pressure, launched major offensive in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the neighboring Baghlan province on Tuesday to reduce stress on fighters in Kunduz, local observers said. The surprise and multi-pronged attacks which began at 03:00 a.m. local
Tolo News: At least two Taliban fighters were killed and three others wounded after ambushing a convoy of four fuel tankers in Chashma-e-Sheer area in the north of Pul-e-Khumri city in northern Baghlan province on Thursday morning, local officials confirmed. According to the drivers of the tankers, a group of Taliban fighters fired rockets at them.
Tolo News: Baghlan local police said Friday Taliban has raised their white flag in parts of the province, including along the Baghlan-Kunduz highway. According to local police, they would need to launch an operation in order to remove the flags. “Taliban exist in the area and we are unable to remove their flags. Government should launch
New Zealand Heard: Credible sources are emerging to cast doubt on NZ Defence Force denials civilians were killed during an NZSAS “revenge” raid in Afghanistan. As calls for an inquiry into claims in Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson’s new book Hit & Run grow, the NZ Defence Force has refused any comment or interviews beyond a
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — Taliban militants shot dead two former policemen in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan on Wednesday, police spokesman Mahfozullah Akbari confirmed. According to the official, both victims had served as local policemen and were gunned by Taliban in Khalozai area of Baghlan-e-Markazi district in Baghlan province Wednesday morning. Taliban
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan January 6, 2017 An Afghan official says unidentified gunmen have killed at least seven coal miners in northern Afghanistan, revising the death toll which was earlier put at 13. Faiz Mohammad Amiri, the district governor of Tala wa Barfak, in Baghlan Province, told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan that the miners were
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — Five commuters perished and 15 others sustained injuries in a traffic collision in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, a local official said. The crash involved a car colliding with a bus coming from opposite direction in the northern Baghlan province with Pul-e-Khumri as its capital 160 km north of Kabul,