RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan April 29, 2020 Afghan officials say hundreds of foreign combatants are fighting alongside Taliban militants in a strategic northern province, a move that if proven true would violate the terms of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement. Zakaria Sawda, the governor of the northeastern province of Badakhshan, said around 400 foreign militants, mostly
Tolo News: Local officials in the northern province of Badakhshan on Tuesday said that Daesh and affiliate groups are moving to establish a stronger military presence in the province so they can continue the war against the Afghan security forces. According to the local officials, there are around 400 fighters linked with various ‘terrorist groups’
Ariana: Foreign insurgent groups such as Hezb-e Islami Tajikistan, Chechens and Uighurs of China in coordination with the Taliban are fighting against the Afghan security forces in Badakhshan province. The Badakhshan governor says that these fighters are around 400 and that they are a part of the global terrorism in Afghanistan adding that they live
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 28, 2020 Taliban forces have taken control of a district headquarters in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, an overnight development that was followed on March 28 by an announcement that the militant group will not negotiate with a team recently unveiled by the Afghan government. The district headquarters in Yumgan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 20, 2019 A strong earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, forcing residents into the streets in the Afghan and Pakistani capitals, Islamabad and Kabul, reports say. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the December 20 earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale
1TV: Afghan forces have reclaimed control of Kuran wa Mujan district in northeast Badakhshan province, Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. This is third district in Badakhshan to have been retaken from Taliban in one week, after Warduj and Yamgan districts. Click here to read more (external link). Other Security News Takhar Airstrikes Kill 40 Taliban Militants
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 7, 2019 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan Saturday announced that security forces have recaptured a key northeastern district from the Taliban after five years, as heavy clashes raged in provinces elsewhere in Afghanistan. The Taliban has intensified attacks even as its representatives are engaged in a fresh round of peace
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 2, 2019 ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Afghanistan say a military-led counteroffensive has evicted the Taliban from a strategically important district in northeastern Badakhshan province, inflicting heavy casualties on retreating insurgents. The Taliban had late last week overrun Arghanj Khwa, located in the vicinity of the provincial capital of Faizabad, disrupting links
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 30, 2019 ISLAMABAD — A mortar attack on a school Saturday in the volatile southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan killed at least four school students and injured more than a dozen. The assault comes on the heels of the Taliban capturing a strategically important northeastern district in Afghanistan and inflicting fresh
1TV: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was recorded in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of major damage. Click here to read more (external link).