RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan June 23, 2020 Afghan officials say dozens of Taliban fighters staged overnight raids and stormed several checkpoints in the northern part of the country, killing at least 14 security personnel. The violence early on June 23 comes after authorities this week accused the Taliban of increasing attacks on Afghan forces at
Ariana: The incident has taken place in the Shewa area in the Arghanchkhah district of the province on Monday evening. Nek Mohammad Nazari, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the militants have shot dead two men along with their sons. Click here to read more (external link). Related Kunduz: Seven Civilians
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 20, 2020 KABUL — U.S. special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is in Kabul to press the Taliban and Afghan government to start delayed talks amid an uptick in violence — including two more deadly attacks overnight — that threatens to unravel a landmark peace deal between Washington and the militants
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 19, 2020 The United Nations has called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian deaths by both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are on the rise, as the U.S. special peace envoy opened another round of talks with the Taliban to press the militants to
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 4, 2020 The United States has conducted a “defensive” air strike against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province after a checkpoint manned by Afghan forces was attacked. “The US conducted an airstrike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who were actively attacking an #ANDSF checkpoint.
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan February 17, 2020 Afghan officials say at least five Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban militants stormed a base in northern Afghanistan, despite expectations for a “reduction in violence” before a U.S.-Taliban deal. The attack occurred in the Shora Khak district of Kunduz Province on February 16, days after U.S. Defense
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 29, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan said Wednesday a commando operation in a northwestern region has freed 62 security personnel held in a Taliban prison. Meanwhile, the insurgent group, in a fresh attack elsewhere, says it has killed at least 18 Afghan security forces. A Defense Ministry statement noted
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 23, 2019 ISLAMABAD – The U.S. military has announced that a U.S. service member was killed in action Monday in Afghanistan. In making the announcement, the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan did not provide further details on where and how the casualty occurred. The Taliban, in a statement sent to journalists, claimed the
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 6, 2019 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – New clashes between government security forces and the Taliban in northern Afghanistan are said to have killed around 20 combatants on both sides. The predawn fighting in Kunduz province erupted after insurgents assaulted several Afghan police outposts in the volatile Imam Sahib district. A provincial
Tolo News: At least 15 civilians among them six women, one man, six young girls and two children were killed and two others were wounded as after their vehicle hit a roadside mine in Khan Abad district of Kunduz province, said Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, the governor of Kunduz province. He said that the roadside bomb was