Nazrana Ghaffar VOA News July 21, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce his policy for Afghanistan before the end of this month, amid growing concerns about the increasing presence of Islamic State and other terrorists groups in the region. Trump’s move to give more authority to the Pentagon is welcomed across the
Press TV July 17, 2017 The United Nations has warned against a sharp rise in civilians casualties amid violence in Afghanistan, saying over 5,000 people were killed or wounded in the war-torn country in the first half of this year. In its mid-year report published on Monday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan July 16, 2017 Afghan troops have recaptured a district from Taliban militants in the volatile southern province of Helmand, a government official said. A large-scale operation to retake Helmand’s Nawa district began early on July 15 with Afghan troops moving in from three different directions as international forces provided air support,
Jeff Seldin VOA News July 14, 2017 PENTAGON — The top Islamic State official in Afghanistan has been killed in a U.S. airstrike, the second such targeted killing in the past four months and third in the past year. U.S. military officials said Friday that Abu Sayed was killed July 11 in a strike on the
Tolo News: At least three civilians were wounded in an explosion in Gardez city in Paktia province on Friday afternoon, local officials confirmed. Paktia police security officer Colonel Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai the explosion occurred when two suicide bombers riding a motorbike were identified and stopped by police in areas close to Kabul-Gardez road in Gardez
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: U.S Senator and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain has criticized President Donald Trump’s Administration for delaying the announcement of America’s new war strategy in Afghanistan. He said that continued disarray within the White House is behind the delay in announcing and rolling out a new strategy. “And, you know, we
Noor Zahid Zia-U-Rahman Hasrat VOA News July 7, 2017 NANGARHAR, WASHINGTON — In a remote district of eastern Afghanistan’s Tora Bora mountains, where Osama bin Laden once took refuge, hundreds of local villagers freed from Islamic State control have been enlisted as a militia force to fight the terror group, provincial authorities said. The Afghan National
Tolo News: A U.S. congressional delegation on Tuesday warned that Washington will change its approach towards Pakistan if Islamabad fails to tackle militants effectively. The five-member bipartisan delegation which comprises senator John McCain and fellow senators Lindsey Graham, Elizabeth Warren, David Perdue and Sheldon Whitehouse arrived in Kabul on Tuesday after holding discussions with Pakistani officials
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 2, 2017 An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a local militia, killing 13 pro-government fighters. The local forces were on their way to take part in a security operation when they were ambushed in the Chemtal district of northern Balkh Province, Munir Ahmad Farhad, spokesman for the Balkh