Press TV August 7, 2021 Numerous videos have emerged showing American-made military vehicles and equipment used by the Taliban in the newly-captured southwestern Afghan province of Nimroz as the militant group ramps up offensives to seize further territory across the conflict-ridden country. Video footage shared on Twitter and other social media networks on Friday displayed
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News August 7, 2021 KABUL – Both the United States and Britain issued advisories Saturday to their citizens, urging them to leave Afghanistan immediately using commercial flight options. “Given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the Embassy’s ability to assist U.S. citizens in Afghanistan is extremely limited even within Kabul,” a statement
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 7, 2021 A senior police official in Jawzjan Province told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi on August 7 that the Taliban has seized Sheberghan, the capital of the province, after reports of heavy fighting in and around the city. Another Jawzjan police official told Radio Azadi that the Taliban had set fire
Ariana: This comes amid heavy fighting in numerous provinces around the country, including Dostum’s home province of Jawzjan. In line with Ghani’s calls last week for the people of Afghanistan to support the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, Dostum in turn said: “It is time to stand by ANDSF to defend the values and
1TV: US B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships have been sent into action against the Taliban to try to stop the militants’ march on three key cities, according to media reports. The Times, citing US defense sources, reported that the B-52s and AC-130s are targeting insurgents around Kandahar, Herat and Lashkargah cities. Click here to read
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 6, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents closed a major crossing point Friday for travel and trade with Pakistan, demanding the neighboring country end the alleged mistreatment of Afghan travelers and ease other restrictions. The abrupt closure of the busy Spin Boldak crossing into the southwestern Pakistani town of Chaman
RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 6, 2021 Local officials in western Afghanistan say Taliban fighters have entered the provincial hub of Zaranj and its Kabul-backed governor and other senior officials have fled, leaving the militant group poised to capture its first major population center since an all-out offensive began four months ago. A provincial administration official
Tolo News: Like millions of people across Kabul, Afghans in other provinces on Wednesday night chanted the slogan “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest), in a show of support for Afghan forces fighting the Taliban. The rallying cry began earlier in Herat city and has been reported in other areas across the nation as well.
Ariana: Former first vice president, Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum said on Thursday that Taliban have accelerated their efforts to seize control of at least one province in the country. According to Dostum, Herat, Takhar, Jawzjan, Kandahar, and Helmand are the provinces of choice that the Taliban is hoping to have control over. Click here to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 5, 2021 The Afghan Air Force on August 5 resumed air strikes against Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan as militants made additional gains in the country’s north. A Defense Ministry statement said air strikes were carried out across the country, including in the southern Helmand Province where government forces are