Afghanistan International: Eric Ciotti, leader of France’s right-wing party The Republicans and a member of the National Assembly, met with Ahmad Massoud, head of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front, during the latter’s visit to Paris this week. Ciotti affirmed that Massoud can count on his and his party’s continued support. Massoud travelled to France to attend
8am: While Türkiye, like other regional powers, maintains relatively cordial ties with the Taliban, it has also pursued a distinctive and multifaceted approach, most notably by openly hosting opposition factions. In this regard, Türkiye stands alone as the only country where a large number of anti-Taliban figures have found refuge and operate freely. These actors
Afghanistan International: At the end of the first day of the UN meeting in Doha, which included Taliban representatives, the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) reported an attack on the Taliban in Kabul. According to the AFF, this “guerrilla operation” targeted a Taliban checkpoint in Bagh-e Bala area, resulting in the deaths of three Taliban members
Afghanistan International: Sources from the National Resistance Front (NRF) confirmed to Afghanistan International that Abdul Samad Kohgaday, also known as Commander Hamza, a commander of the NRF, was killed in a battle with the Taliban. According to sources, Commander Hamza was ambushed by the Taliban in Kohgaday village, Nahrin District, Baghlan. Click here to read
Ariana: President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday the Taliban still has “deep ties to al-Qaeda, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba” and wants Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists. Click here to read more (external link).
Jeff Seldin VOA News July 9, 2021 WASHINGTON – With U.S. and coalition combat troops all but gone from Afghanistan, Western officials are preparing to face down terrorist threats with the promise of “over-the-horizon” capabilities that may be ill-suited to the danger that groups such as al-Qaida and Islamic State currently pose. U.S. officials, both
Frud Bezhan June 18, 2021 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty The Taliban has captured dozens of districts across Afghanistan in a lightning offensive since the start of the international military withdrawal on May 1. Afghan security forces have retreated or been forced from at least 30 districts in rural areas, the most territory the internationally recognized
Tolo News: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), referring to the killing of at least five polio vaccinators in the eastern province of Nangarhar, on Wednesday said that the attack on health workers, including the polio vaccinators, will cause the paralysis of more children in Afghanistan. The health ministry said that security threats in
Radio Free Afghanistan June 12, 2021 Officials in the Afghan capital reported dual bomb attacks that killed at least seven people on June 12 as reports from the provinces said two more districts had fallen to Taliban militants. In Kabul, at least two bombs struck minivans about 2 kilometers apart in a predominantly Hazara area
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 9, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan said Wednesday that gunmen assaulted the office of an international charity clearing land mines in the country, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than a dozen others. The overnight deadly attack on Britain-based HALO Trust’s camp occurred in the embattled northern Baghlan province, the scene