8am: A local journalist in Parwan province claims that armed thieves have stolen his property in this province, wearing Taliban uniforms. Habib Shirzad, one of Parwan’s local journalists, said that armed robbers entered his residence in Jabal Saraj district of the province on Thursday night last week using the name of the Taliban. Click here
8am: As a result of an explosion in the Sar-e-kariz neighborhood in the west of Kabul, at least six civilians have been killed, eyewitnesses said. The explosion occurred on Friday evening (August 5th) near the Imam Baqir Mosque among people in the Sar-e-kariz area in the 6th security district of Kabul. The Taliban have declared
Tolo News: FBI director Christopher Wray in senate judiciary committee hearing said he is concerned about potential attacks on the United States emanating from Afghanistan. The FBI director was speaking to the committee on Thursday, five days after the attack on Ayman Al-Zawahiri by a US drone in Kabul. “So we are, especially now that
Akmal Dawi VOA News August 4, 2022 Sirajuddin Haqqani has not responded to allegations that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri lived under his protection in Kabul and he has not appeared in public since al-Zawahiri’s killing was reported, but Sirajuddin Haqqani still carries a $10 million bounty on his head for his alleged terrorist activities. The
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 4, 2022 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghanistan’s Taliban administration claimed Thursday that it had “no knowledge” that slain al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was residing in Kabul and warned of unspecified “consequences” if the United States breached Afghan territorial sovereignty in the future. The official declaration in local and English languages came several
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 4, 2022 A gunbattle in Afghanistan’s capital on August 3 left at least five people dead, including two Taliban police officers, the Taliban spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. The gunbattle erupted after police launched an operation against a hideout in the Karti Sakhi neighborhood in western Kabul heavily
Nathan J. Robinson and Noam Chomsky via Current Affairs: The 20-year war in Afghanistan is often spoken of as a well-intentioned failure. In fact, it was a major crime originating in bloodlust and an indifference to Afghan lives. The U.S. bears a major responsibility for the present suffering of Afghans and has an obligation to
8am: The Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan, an anti-Taliban movement based in Turkey, has called for more sanctions against the Taliban in reaction to the murder of the leader of Al-Qaeda by an American drone in Kabul. The Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan said in a statement
Tolo News: Gunmen have engaged in clashes with Islamic Emirate [Taliban] forces in the Karta-e-Sakhi area of Kabul city. Earlier Kabul security department spokesman Khalid Zadran said security forces were conducting a clearing operation when gunfire came from a house. He said the residence was surrounded by Islamic Emirate forces. Click here to read more
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique August 2, 2022 For years, Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri was believed to be hiding in the remote, mountainous areas straddling Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan. But in an ironic twist, the terrorist network leader was killed by a U.S. drone strike in a posh neighborhood in central Kabul that was largely