By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal January 2, 2023 The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has accused Islamabad of endangering bilateral relations after Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah suggested last week that Kabul wasn’t doing enough to counter the activities of the militant Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group. The Taliban’s Defense Ministry in Kabul issued a statement on January
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
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: Local sources say that this incident happened on Wednesday morning, following a gas cylinder explosion in a bakery near the central intersection of Taloqan city. But the Taliban in Takhar said that this incident was caused by the explosion of a mine embedded in a computer table on the road. Click here to read
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 to Hasht-e Subh that Amanullah Haqmal was killed on Monday in Kian Valley, Dushi district, Baghlan Province. According to sources, gunmen fired on the employee of the provincial prosecutors’ office from an official military vehicle. Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, mysterious murders have increased in various provinces of Afghanistan. Click
8am: Local sources in Ghor confirmed that the motorbike of the Taliban’s Chief Judge for Ghor province was stolen when he was busy flogging people suspected of robbery. The incident took place on Thursday (December 15th) in Firozkoh, in central Afghanistan, which serves as the capital city of Ghor Province. Sources confirmed to Hasht-e Subh
Akmal Dawi VOA News December 15, 2022 Following this week’s Islamic State attack on a guesthouse in Kabul, U.S. officials say the terrorist group is recruiting a multiethnic force that threatens security in neighboring countries and that the Taliban need to do more to eliminate the threat. While the Taliban claim they have restored peace
Outlook: While Al Qaeda is regrouping in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) is also carrying out unabated attacks across Afghanistan. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is also present in Afghanistan. Unless the Taliban acts against such groups, Afghanistan risks once again becoming a terror hub and a danger to all of its neighbours.