8am: According to a credible source, a group of Taliban fighters in the Zamankour area of Panjshir province has set up a checkpoint and checking the military background experiences of passengers passing the route. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban fighters have raided schools in northern Kabul and interrogated students in grades
8am: The Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has recently appointed Mawlawi Abdul Ahad as the new Omari Suicide Corps Commander for its group, a spokesman for the Taliban governor in Helmand said. The Taliban suicide corps is one of the most important military units of the group, which has carried out deadly attacks in
8am: In a statement, the National Resistance Front (NRF) has written that the Taliban group has deployed more than 30,000 Taliban special fighters in Panjshir, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces for the purpose of fighting against the NRF forces and to crackdown on any resistance groups in these areas. “Taliban fighters have been carrying out such
The Guardian (UK): Intelligence report raises fears country could again become base for international terrorists – The UN report suggests most senior al-Qaida leaders are currently based in the eastern region of Afghanistan, from Zabul province north towards Kunar and along the border with Pakistan. The border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan is lined with
ANI: Taliban forces killed four members of the National Resistance Front during the clearing operation in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a local media reported. The incident took place on Tuesday morning in Tagab district, Khaama Press reported citing Bakhtar state news agency. Taliban’s Director of Information and Culture in Badakhshan, Moizuddin Ahmadi, confirmed the news and
8am: Local sources in Panjshir province say a 45-year-old man has died as a result of being tortured by Taliban fighters. According to sources, the man was arrested by the Taliban on Tuesday and his body, which shows signs of torture, was taken to Rokha Hospital today. Sources state that the man’s name was Munir
8am: Sources in Badakhshan province have reported that the Taliban group has been deploying additional forces to Badakhshan and other northern provinces where NRF forces have an active presence. In addition, it is further reported that localities in Badakhshan province are being forced to join the Taliban group and fight against NRF. The group is
8am: A credible source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban have mobilized these new fighters to take part in the fight against the National Resistance Front forces. As clashes have intensified in the province over the last few weeks, it is reported that the dead bodies of the Taliban
Aamaj: Sources told Aamaj News that Taliban shot four youths, recently had been deported from Iran, accusing them of cooperation with the National Resistance Front forces in Katu-Bala village of Tagab district, Badakhshan. The sources added that youths did not have weapons, but they have been shot dead because of their kinship with Haji Habib,
Business Insider: Al Qaeda members are “reported to be living in Kabul’s former diplomatic quarter where they have access to Ministry of Foreign Affairs meetings”, the UN said with Al Qaeda providing “advice and support” to the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban reject claims by UNSC that foreign groups are