The Washington Post: Saleh, a tough-talking former national intelligence chief, has a sweeping vision of crime and an ambitious goal to tackle it in all forms. His announced targets range from pickpockets to land-grabbers, and from unregistered vehicle owners to powerful politicians who insult police at traffic stops or pressure them to free detained suspects.
DBA: The daily average of attacks carried out in Afghanistan during the past three months was 50 percent higher than in the second quarter of this year, a U.S. watchdog said in a report published on November 3. Meanwhile, Afghan forces conducted 1,111 ground operations in the past three months, more than double the number
Tolo News: First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Tuesday blamed the Taliban for Kabul University attack and said there are many evidences to prove his claim. Giving details about his daily morning meetings with security officials, Saleh said the weapons used by the attackers do not match the weapons shown by “fake” Daesh statement in
NYT: Since the United States signed a troop withdrawal agreement in February with the Taliban, the militants have established new checkpoints along major highways, seizing control of long stretches of roadways, extorting millions of dollars a month from truckers and travelers and even displacing the police’s own efforts to extort bribes. Click here to read
Islamic State claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack on Kabul University that killed at least 22 people and injured a dozen more. Afghan security forces said the attack ended after an hours long gunfight. VOA’s Hikmat Sorosh reports from Kabul. Related Islamic State Attack On Kabul University Kills At Least 22 Govt Declares Tuesday a National
By Ayaz Gul VOA News November 2, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The U.S. envoy for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Pakistan Monday and reviewed Afghan peace-building efforts with the country’s military leadership. The visit came on the eve of the Nov. 3 presidential election in the United States, although analysts say they don’t expect any significant change
By Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News November 2, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Several gunmen entered Kabul university Monday morning and opened fire, killing at least 19 people and wounding more than 20 others. Students and faculty rushed out of classes and tried to escape the campus, some climbing the barbed wired walls of the university to get
Ariana: The commander for a Taliban Red Unit for Nadali district of southern Helmand province was killed in an airstrike by the Afghan security forces on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed. In a statement released on Sunday, the MoD stated: “Abdul Rahman, commander of the Taliban’s Red Unit for Nadali district of Helmand
Ariana: At least 261 civilians have been killed and 602 wounded in Taliban offensives in the past 50 days, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed Saturday. “The Taliban have increased violence in some provinces in recent months. In the past 50 days, the Taliban have conducted close to 2,000 offensives that left 863 civilians killed
Tolo News: “I’m afraid no one can predict which way things will go in Afghanistan right now,” Khan said in an interview on Der Spiegel on Oct. 30. “What I can say is that after Afghanistan, the country that wants peace most is Pakistan.” Click here to read more (external link). Related Deadlocked Afghan Peace