Press TV May 5, 2018 At least 31 Taliban militants have been killed during clashes with Afghan security forces in the central province of Ghazni. Afghan officials said Saturday that the gunfights took place in Andar district on Friday while the military was on a mission to protect a key highway. Two civilians were also
Tolo News: The Interior Ministry confirmed that government forces retook the control of Kohistan district in Badakhshan province, in the northeast of Afghanistan, on Saturday evening. The district fallen to the Taliban on Thursday evening. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban Take Strategic District In Northern Afghanistan
VOA News May 5, 2018 Eligible voters across Afghanistan are registering for upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections while politicians try to shore up their alliances in preparation. Afghan Second Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum, a prominent Afghan Uzbek-ethnic leader and high-ranking government official who lives in exile, has become a pivotal figure for opposition
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 4, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Indonesia will host Islamic scholars from Afghanistan and Pakistan on May 11 for trilateral talks aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the Afghan war. An Afghan presidential aide, Akram Khpalwak, revealed the date Friday night following meetings with leaders in Jakarta. President Joko Widodo of Indonesia,
Tolo News: He blamed Iran for fueling ethnic rift in Afghanistan and said Iran helps “the infiltration of Daesh into Afghanistan”. “Daesh cannot come from Iraq or Russia. It has only one way which is Iran. They can only enter Afghanistan through Iran,” he added. According to him, there are three factions of Daesh operating in Afghanistan:
Politico: The plan to turn around the war in Afghanistan may already be running into quicksand. An extensive effort aimed at weeding out Taliban sympathizers and terrorist infiltrators from the Afghan army has slowed the work of a new unit of 1,000 military advisers, whose deployment was billed as a key part of the strategy President
Bloomberg: Besides helping Afghan men marry in exchange for their loyalty, the group is terrorizing locals by closing schools, beheading enemies and kidnapping young women and girls to serve as sex slaves. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Friday that security forces are fighting the Taliban to retake Badakhshan’s Kohistan district which fallen to the militants on Thursday evening. Badakhshan military officials meanwhile said commandos have arrived in the district and are advancing towards Kohistan’s center. Badakhshan Police Chief Abdul Khaliq Aqsai said the commando