Press TV July 2, 2016 A major blast has rocked the Afghan city of Jalalabad in the eastern Nangarhar Province, killing at least two civilians and wounding 17 others. The Saturday explosion took place in the provincial capital when a bomber detonated his explosives in the third police district of the city, apparently meant to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 2, 2016 The parents of an American woman who disappeared in Afghanistan four years ago while pregnant and backpacking with her husband are appealing to the Taliban to release the couple and their two young children. James and Lyn Coleman believe the insurgent group is holding their daughter, Caitlan, her
VOA News Ayaz Gul July 2, 2016 ISLAMABAD—The new Taliban chief has called for the United States to end its “occupation” of Afghanistan, saying the Islamist insurgency is determined to “salvage” the country from the claw of the infidel occupation and mischief.” Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada made the remarks Saturday in connection with the annual Eid
Tolo News: A reliable security source told TOLOnews on Friday morning that Hesarak district in Nangarhar is on the verge of falling to the insurgent Taliban. The source said four outposts of national and local police force members had fallen to Taliban on Thursday night, adding that two other outposts collapsed on Wednesday night. According to the source,
Khaama Press: Former lawmaker and leader of the National Participation Party of Afghanistan Najibulllah Kabuli has called on Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar not to act on the instructions issued by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence which is accused of supporting the Afghan militant groups. He was speaking during a press conference in Kabul today and asked Hekmatyar to
VOA News Ayaz Gul June 30, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Taliban suicide car bombers struck a police convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Thursday, killing at least 30 security personnel and wounding dozens more. The convoy was transporting cadets and trainers when it came under attack. Afghan officials confirmed there were back-to-back blasts. Eyewitnesses told VOA they saw
Khaama Press: A former top American diplomat has said the United States should adopt a policy of total isolation against Pakistan, harshly criticizing the country for supporting the Afghan militant groups. In an interview with the Times of India, Khalilzad said the step by US should be taken to send a signal that it faces the prospect
VOA News Ayesha Tanzeem June 29, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan’s national security adviser has accused Pakistan, without directly naming the country, of providing financial and logistical support to Islamic State (IS) fighters in Afghanistan. Hanif Atmar told journalists Wednesday in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, that his country’s security forces this week arrested three IS
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 29 (Xinhua) — Up to 37 Taliban militants have been killed in Miwand district of the southern Kandahar province over the past two days, provincial police chief General Abdul Razeq said Wednesday. “Security forces launched operations against Taliban in Band-e-Timor area on Tuesday and so far 37 rebels have been killed and
Press TV June 28, 2016 At least four people have been killed in a fresh US drone strike in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz, local security sources say. The sources said Tuesday that the airstrike was carried out in the Chardara district of the province, located about 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of the capital,