Carla Babb VOA News August 25, 2016 PENTAGON — NATO special operations forces, whom world leaders say have not been in a combat role since the end of 2014, are still out in the field with Afghan forces almost nightly, a U.S. general in Afghanistan said Thursday. “On average, we [NATO] probably have somebody out every
Khaama Press: At least four people were killed and fourteen others were wounded in an explosion in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan earlier today. Provincial police chief Abdul Razaq Qaderi said the incident took place after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated on a roadside in Khulm district. He said the target of the attack was lawmaker
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Thursday conveyed its serious concern to Dr. Peter Lavoy, Special Assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama, over the halt of 300 million U.S. dollars in military aid to the country, officials said. U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter decided this month against making a certification to Congress stating
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 24, 2016 KABUL — At least 12 people, including seven students, were killed during a 10-hour assault by gunmen on the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. The attack began on August 24 with a large explosion that officials said was a car bomb followed by gunfire as the
Tolo News: Lashkargah city is under siege from all four directions by Taliban insurgents and all its routes leading to the city are closed. Residents in the area have said they are tired of the current situation. “We are tired of the situation all four directions into Lashkargah are under siege,” said Sifatullah a resident. Click here
VOA News August 23, 2016 Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — An American soldier died as a result of wounds sustained during operations in the southern Afghan province of Helmand Tuesday while another was wounded, the U.S. military said. It said in a statement released in Kabul that the wounded soldier is in stable condition. Six Afghan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 22, 2016 Around 100 U.S. troops in Afghanistan have been deployed to a southern city at risk of falling to the Taliban. The spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan said the soldiers had arrived in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, to provide training and support to Afghan forces.
Tolo News: Taliban insurgents have closed off the Baghlan-Kunduz highway in the Aliabad district of Kunduz, essentially minimizing traffic into or out of the provincial capital, local officials confirmed Monday. Local officials have confirmed the Taliban has created check posts in the Aliabad district, which is close to Kunduz city, and are searching all vehicles and people. In
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — In the wake of Taliban advance in parts of the strategically important Kunduz province along the border with Tajikistan over the past one week, Afghan Defense Minister General Abdullah Habibi visited the beleaguered Kunduz city on Sunday and vowed to smash insurgents in the province and adjoining areas. After
Press TV August 21, 2016 Security forces in Afghanistan have retaken control of a northeastern district in the country that had fallen to Taliban militants hours earlier. Security officials in Afghanistan confirmed late Saturday that government forces recaptured the Khanabad district in the restive Kunduz Province from the Taliban militants. The militants had overrun the