Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front says it killed three Taliban members and wounded two others in an attack on a checkpoint in Kapisa’s Tagab district. The Afghanistan United Front also reported killing a Taliban police member in Kandahar. In a statement, the Afghanistan Freedom Front said it attacked a Taliban position in Tagab district,
By Ray Furlong and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 10, 2026 A visit to Afghanistan by a former US special envoy that included meetings with senior Taliban officials and a major oil and gas deal has touched a raw nerve on the eve of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Zalmay Khalilzad, US special envoy to Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Former US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has described the complete withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power as a terrible mistake, saying Washington betrayed those it had fought for. Panetta, who served as defence secretary under former President Barack Obama, said the United States had made significant efforts
Ariana: The sixth season of the Afghanistan Champions League kicks off Thursday, September 10, with defending champions Abu Muslim Farah facing Sarsabz Yashlar of Faryab in the opening match. The match is scheduled for 7:30pm Kabul time and will mark the start of a season running until November 21. Ten clubs will compete in the
Amu: Wednesday marks 25 years since the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, a prominent commander who fought Soviet forces and later the Taliban and was declared a national hero by the former government. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001, in Khwaja Bahauddin district of Takhar province in northern Afghanistan when two attackers posing as
8am: The Taliban claim to have acquired anti-drone systems and plan to begin installing and operating the systems in Kandahar province. The sources added that the systems are intended to prevent Pakistani drones from operating in border areas. The Taliban also claimed that the deployment would be expanded to other border areas of Afghanistan after
Ariana: Amnesty International has condemned the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s decision requiring Afghan medical students in Pakistan to return to Afghanistan, calling it discriminatory and arbitrary. The organization said the decision would have particularly severe consequences for female Afghan students, many of whom have already been denied access to higher education in Afghanistan under