Tolo News in Dari – August 15, 2026
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Fighting in Badakhshan enters fourth day as Tajikistan protests border spillover
Amu: Fighting between Taliban forces and Juma Khan Fateh, a former Taliban official and their commander, entered a fourth consecutive day in Badakhshan’s Nusay district, local sources told Amu on Friday, as neighboring Tajikistan protested what it said was a deadly spillover of the clashes across its border. Local sources said the fighting continued intermittently
United Front Claims Attacks On Taliban Positions In Helmand & Kandahar
Afghanistan International: The United Front of Afghanistan said on Friday, 14 August, that its forces had carried out three operations against Taliban forces in Helmand and Kandahar over the previous 24 hours. According to the group’s statement, two Taliban police officers were killed and two others wounded in an attack on the Taliban’s first police
Hazaras Are Most Vulnerable Community Under Taliban Rule, Says Research Group
Afghanistan International: The Bolaq Analysts Network said in a new report that Hazaras have faced widespread security, political, economic, religious and cultural challenges during the five years of Taliban rule. The report, titled The Human Rights Situation of Hazaras in the Fifth Year of Taliban Rule, was published to coincide with the fifth anniversary of
Tolo News in Dari – August 14, 2026
UN Security Council: Al-Shabaab Fighters Have Traveled from Somalia to Afghanistan
8am: The United Nations Security Council, in its latest report on the activities of ISIS, al-Qaeda, and their affiliated groups, said that several al-Shabaab fighters have traveled from Somalia to Afghanistan. The report warned at the same time that the presence and potential activity of numerous terrorist groups in Afghanistan continues to pose a lasting
Taliban Helicopter ‘Shot Down’ By Fateh’s Fighters In Nusay District
Afghanistan International: Local sources told Afghanistan International that a Taliban military helicopter crashed on Thursday, 13 August, around central Nusay district in Badakhshan. Sources said the helicopter was shot down by fighters loyal to Juma Khan Fateh, a dissident Taliban commander. Some sources said everyone on board was killed. Afghanistan International has not been able
Taliban Mayor Of Faizabad Killed In Badakhshan Attack, Says NRF
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front said the Taliban-appointed mayor of Faizabad in Badakhshan was killed in an attack by its forces. The group said the mayor’s guards were also killed. Local sources had earlier reported an explosive attack on a vehicle carrying the Taliban mayor in Faizabad. The National Resistance Front said the attack
Pakistan Bans Citizens of Afghanistan from Studying at Medical Universities
8am: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) has announced that citizens of Afghanistan are prohibited from studying medicine and dentistry at universities in Pakistan until further notice. The council said in an official letter on Thursday, August 13, that the decision was made following the receipt of policy guidelines from the competent senior authorities and