Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 14, 2018 Taliban fighters have overrun an Afghan National Army operations base in northern Afghanistan while, further to the south, security forces are battling for a fifth consecutive day against Taliban militants who seized the city of Ghazni. Defense Ministry spokesman Ghafor Ahmad Jawed said Taliban fighters gained control of
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 13, 2018 Afghan government forces are battling the Taliban in Ghazni for a fourth straight day after the militant group launched an assault on the eastern city, officials say. Defense Minister Tareq Shah Bahrami said on August 13 that some 1,000 additional troops had been sent to Ghazni, the capital
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 12, 2018 Alem Rahmanyar Frud Bezhan SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan — Clad in a dusty blue burqa and clutching a piece of stale bread, Khaleda cowers in front of her three wailing young children in a makeshift refugee camp in northern Afghanistan. The 35-year-old, who only goes by one name, is among
MOSCOW, August 12 (Sputnik) – At least 103 people died and 133 were injured as the Taliban movement clashed with the government forces in the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan, local media reported Sunday, citing medical services. Ninety of the deceased were military or law enforcement, while 13 were civilians, according to 1TV broadcaster. On
Tolo News: Latest reports from Ghazni province – in the center of Afghanistan – indicate that battles are still ongoing in parts of the provincial capital. Recent footages obtained by TOLOnews on Saturday morning show that Taliban militants have created check points in parts of the city and are firing rockets on Ghazni Police Headquarters. Click here
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 10, 2018 Hundreds of Taliban militants launched a major assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan, killing at least 14 members of Afghan security forces before being pushed back with the help of U.S. air power, Afghan and U.S. military officials said. The August 10 attack on Ghazni, some 150
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 9, 2018 The bodies of dozens of Afghan soldiers have been found at a base that Taliban fighters attacked last week in the southern province of Uruzgan, military officials say. “We have discovered and transported 40 bodies from the area so far,” Chinartu district Governor Faiz Mohammad said on August
MOSCOW, August 9 (Sputnik) – The Afghan security forces eliminated on Wednesday night the Taliban shadow governor of Shohada district, Mohammad Sangaryar, in the country’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, local police said Thursday. “The clash between the security forces and the Taliban lasted for nearly half an hour and [once it was over] the forces
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 8, 2018 The U.S. military says it has determined that no Afghan security forces were killed in an air strike during a battle against the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan earlier this week. A U.S. Forces-Afghanistan spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Martin O’Donnell, said in a statement e-mailed to RFE/RL on August 8
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 8, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has wrapped up a groundbreaking contract with Russia that would, for the first time, open doors for Russian military training of Pakistani army officers. The rare deal comes amid deteriorating relations between Islamabad and the United States, which has resulted in the halt of all military