Ayaz Gul VOA News January 2, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Islamic State said Monday its Afghanistan-based affiliate was behind Sunday’s suicide bomb attack outside the military airport in the country’s capital, Kabul. The bombing was the third high-profile attack in the city in the last month claimed by the terror group’s regional branch, IS-Khorasan. The morning blast
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 1, 2023 Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say that several people were killed or injured in an explosion on the morning of January 1 at a military airport adjacent to Kabul International Airport. The spokesman for Kabul’s security operations, Khalid Zadra, told RFE/RL that “a number of our compatriots were martyred or injured” in the
Khaama: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has ordered its top commanders to resume attacks across the country on Pakistani security forces after calling off their months-long ceasefire with the government of Pakistan. The peace talks suffered several deadlocks as Pakistan’s government refused to fulfill TTP’s demand, which included the release of TTP’s key operators in major terrorist
Roshan Noorzai VOA News December 30, 2022 WASHINGTON — Security concerns continue to dominate China’s policy toward Afghanistan more than a year after the United States and NATO pulled out of the Central Asian country. China has stepped in and engaged with the new Taliban government, promising trade and investment. But Beijing has concerns over the
8am: Two Taliban fighters have been killed by unidentified gunmen in two separate incidents in Kapisa. In the first incident, the driver of the chief of the Taliban’s appeals prosecutor’s office was killed and his wife was wounded after being shot by unknown gunmen. The incident took place on Tuesday in the village of Rig-e
8am: The leader of the National Resistance Front (NRF) said in a statement issued on Monday that they will avenge the death of two commanders and their men who lost their lives in battles against the Taliban in Andarab, Baghlan. Khair Mohammad Khairkhah and Ghazi Muradi, two top NRF commanders, were killed along with their
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 27, 2022 Michael Scollon Lost status and a desperate existence in Iran are driving thousands of former Afghan troops — many of them elite commandos trained by the United States — to consider fighting as mercenaries in Ukraine and other battlefields. Many ex-Afghan security personnel accuse the United States of abandoning
8am: A car bombing targeted the Taliban’s police commander in Badakhshan, Abdul Haq Omar, on Monday morning, December 26, local sources confirmed. The Taliban’s police chief for Badakhshan among 3 people was reportedly killed and 4 others were injured. Witnesses reported that civilians were also killed in this bomb attack. Regarding the attack in Badakhshan,
8am: Local sources confirmed on Monday that the clashes between the Taliban and National Resistance Front (NRF) forces started last night following a Taliban campaign launched in the villages of Taghanak, Khej and Bagh Dara in Andrab, Baghlan province. There are reports indicating that Khair Mohammad Andrabi, a prominent NRF commander, was killed last night
8am: Taliban forces killed this commander of former militias supported by the former republic regime around 12 a.m. on Tuesday night (December 20th) in Chobar vicinity, Taloqan city’s 1st PD, Takhar province. Sources identified the commander as Gol Aziz, a resident of Qaruqusaai village, Kalafgan district, Takhar province. Two Taliban fighters were also injured in