Ayaz Gul VOA News June 23, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The extremist Pakistani Taliban has formally confirmed the death of its chief in last week’s American drone strike in eastern Afghanistan and announced the appointment of his successor. The slain militant leader, Mullah Fazlullah, and his four key commanders were traveling in a vehicle in the Afghan
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, June 23 (Xinhua) — A total of 10 people including four police and six insurgents were killed as a clash erupted in Dasht-e-Archi district of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province on Saturday, district governor Nasrudin Nazari Saadi said. The clash, according to the official, flared up after Taliban fighters stormed several checkpoints in Salahudin
Khaama Press: General Murad Ali Murad was formally introduced as the new commander of Kabul Garrison Command, nearly a month after he was dismissed as the deputy interior minister for security. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV June 22, 2018 Taliban militants in Afghanistan have killed at least 16 police officers and two civilians in the western province of Badghis, officials announced. The Friday report of the casualties came after the militants waged an operation on Thursday to capture eight checkpoints in Badghis. This followed earlier clashes on Wednesday in which
ODI: Based on first-hand interviews with more than 160 Taliban fighters and officials, as well as civilians, this paper examines how the Taliban govern the lives of Afghans living under their rule. Taliban governance is more coherent than ever before; high-level commissions govern sectors such as finance, health, education, justice and taxation, with clear chains of command and policies
WASHINGTON, June 21 (Sputnik) – Vice President Mike Pence and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discussed by phone on Thursday the recent ceasefires between the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban, including the continued US support for Kabul, the White House said in a press release. “Vice President Mike Pence spoke with President Ashraf Ghani of
MOSCOW, June 21 (Sputnik) – The Afghan radical movement Taliban attacked on Thursday army checkpoints in the northern Faryab province, killing 14 security forces personnel amid the government’s unilateral ceasefire, a provincial lawmaker told the Xinhua news agency. “Taliban rebels launched multi-pronged offensives on the checkpoints of national army on a road in Khawja Sabzpush
SAMARA, June 20 (Sputnik) – The US claims that Russia allegedly supports the Taliban movement in Afghanistan are groundless and seek to divert attention from Washington’s failures in the Asian nation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, the Khaama news agency cited Lt. General Austin Scott Miller, the newly
The Hill: A former Afghan interpreter for U.S. forces is accusing the Afghanistan government of releasing Taliban prisoners “under the table.” Saber Rock spoke with Hill TV’s “Rising” on Tuesday morning, where he was strongly critical of Kabul’s handling of the war against the Taliban. He noted that the American government has spent billions in its war
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 20, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A pre-dawn Taliban attack in western Afghanistan Wednesday killed 30 members of government forces, the deadliest insurgent raid since a nationwide temporary cease-fire during the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr. Local officials said Taliban Insurgents assaulted Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in the Bala Murghab district in