By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 24, 2022 As the Taliban intensifies its war against Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), religious clerics associated with the rival militant groups are being caught in the crossfire. IS-K militants have been blamed for the assassination of several pro-Taliban clerics in Afghanistan in recent weeks. The Taliban has also been
8am: A source in the NRF, who does not want to be named, told Hasht-e Subh that the attack was carried out on Tuesday night (August 23rd) on a Taliban outpost in Panahkhel village of the first district of Kapisa province. In this attack, 3 Taliban fighters were killed and 3 others were wounded. Click
8am: Local sources in Takhar province report that following an ambush by the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in this province, four Taliban fighters are killed. The attack was carried out in Dasht Balai village of Farkhar district of the province on Monday night. Sources added that this number of Taliban rebels were killed after
Carla Babb VOA News August 23, 2022 WASHINGTON — The United States is not safer following the pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and President Donald Trump’s and President Joe Biden’s determination to withdraw all U.S. forces from there led to Kabul’s fall, according to the last commanders to oversee a U.S. military presence in
8am: A source in the National Resistance Front (NRF), who did not want to be named, told Hasht-e Subh that the incident took on Sunday morning (August 21st) in the Gurgoti area of Rukha district. As a result of this explosion, 7 Taliban fighters have been killed and 5 others were wounded. It also is
8am: In an ambush by the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Takhar province, four Taliban fighters are killed, local sources report. The NRF forces carried out this trap on the Taliban in Rustaq district on Friday midnight, August 19. Click here to read more (external link). Related NRF Forces Kill Two Taliban Fighters, Injure
8am: As a result of the ambush of the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Andrab, Baghlan province, 10 Taliban fighters were killed and 8 others were wounded. The clash between the forces of the two sides broke out on Thursday night in the Taghanak village of Pul-e Hesar district, Baghlan’s Andarab region. According to
Japan Times: The Taliban again govern in Kabul, but the group does not control the entire country. Warlords are powerful. There is a chance of renewed civil war. The Taliban could improve their position by honoring promises to moderate their excesses and govern in ways that benefit all the people of Afghanistan. Click here to
Chris Mason via The National Interest: One year ago, I wrote in these pages that the war in Afghanistan was not over. As many as 5,000 Afghan soldiers who the United States trained were still fighting in Panjshir Province, the last redoubt against the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021, and I said
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 18, 2022 An explosion that ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers during evening prayers in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on August 17 killed 21 people, police say. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on August 18 that 33 people had been wounded in the blast. Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid