Amu: Eighteen people, including 14 civilians, were killed and 61 others injured in seven armed attacks and explosions across Afghanistan in the last quarter of 2024, according to a quarterly report from the United Nations. Among the casualties, 55 of the injured were civilians. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Local sources in Takhar province report a “suicide attack” outside the office of the Taliban governor in Taloqan, the provincial capital. According to these sources, the attack occurred around 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 25. Following the explosion, the Taliban reportedly blocked all entry points to the scene of the incident, according to local
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 23, 2025 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in northeastern Afghanistan said Wednesday that a gun attack resulted in the death of a Chinese national, while his local interpreter escaped unharmed. An Afghanistan-based Islamic State affiliate, IS-Khorasan, claimed responsibility for the deadly overnight shooting in Takhar province, which sits on the country’s border
Khaama: Sources reported that unidentified gunmen killed a Chinese citizen on Tuesday evening, January 21, in Khwaja Bahauddin district of Takhar province, Afghanistan. The interpreter and driver accompanying the victim fled the scene and sought refuge at a Taliban checkpoint. Local Taliban officials confirmed the death of the Chinese citizen, identified as “Li,” according to
Afghanistan International: A senior Republican senator has said that he is concerned about the group’s attack on the United States as the Islamic State grows in Afghanistan and wars spread around the world. Lindsey Graham stressed, “I’ve never been more worried about attacks on my homeland than I am now.” Click here to read more
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Security Watch said there were at least 39 security incidents in Afghanistan in December. It said on Thursday that 25 of the incidents had been confirmed by independent sources. According to the Afghanistan Security Watch, the Afghanistan Freedom Front has organised 12 attacks against the Taliban, while the National Resistance Front
Khaama: The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning for its citizens, advising them not to visit 20 countries, including Afghanistan, due to “increased life-threatening risks.” On Wednesday, January 8th, the U.S. Consular Section shared the message on Facebook, urging American citizens to avoid traveling to these countries, especially those marked as “Level 4.”
Afghanistan International: Local sources from Baghlan province report that armed assailants carried out an attack on Tuesday night in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district, killing a pro-Taliban cleric and wounding another individual. The attack was claimed by ISIS. According to reports received by Afghanistan International, the attack targeted Abdul Razzaq, an imam and religious teacher, while Hamdullah
Afghanistan International: Michael McCaul, former chairman of the US House Foreign Relations Committee, warned that ISIS has been revived in Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban. McCaul said that the Trump administration, which will begin its work soon, should take the growing threat of ISIS-K seriously and take action against it. “Another issue that
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal December 25, 2024 Pakistani air strikes killed 46 civilians in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban-led government in Kabul said on December 25, while Islamabad claimed it targeted suspected militant hideouts in border areas. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told RFE/RL that there were many women and children among the victims of the December 24