Afghanistan International: ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on Taliban police personnel in Faizabad city, the capital of Badakhshan province. In their statement, ISIS said that “12 Taliban militants” were killed and wounded in the assault. The Taliban confirmed the deaths of three of their security personnel. Click here to read more (external link).
Michael Scollon Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 5, 2024 Shortly after the Taliban seized power, Russia addressed the question of whether it was time to review the militant group’s status as a terrorist organization. “It is very important to see what the Taliban’s first steps in governing Afghanistan will be like,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
Afghanistan International: ISIS has claimed responsibility for the recent explosion that struck the Koht-e Sange area in western Kabul on Saturday evening. The group’s statement detailed that the attack resulted in casualties among the Taliban, with 10 people reported killed or injured. The attack targeted a civilian bus as it passed through a Taliban checkpoint
Khaama: The Bakhtar News Agency, citing officials from the Taliban’s media office in Kunar province, reported that the operation was launched on Thursday night in the Diwgal Valley of Chawkay district. According to the report, two rifles were also discovered and confiscated during the skirmish. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: According to media reports, Taliban officials expressed concerns on Friday, April 5th, during a security meeting in Kandahar about the possibility of ISIS attacks during Eid prayers. It was also discussed in the meeting that ISIS might attack Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhunzada, during Eid prayers in Kandahar, as cited by the Afghanistan International. In
8am: Russians believe that the Taliban group is a more reliable ally than the West in the fight against ISIS. This perception stems from decades of geopolitical competition between Russia and Western countries and a longstanding game initiated by America, using Islamist hardline groups to undermine its global rivals, especially the former Soviet Union. The
By VOA Afghan Service March 29, 2024 WASHINGTON — Last week’s concert hall massacre in Russia demonstrates not only the capacity of Islamic State-Khorasan to stage complex attacks beyond its base in South-Central Asia, but also the inability of the Taliban and regional countries to counter its threats, experts say. The Islamic State group claimed the attack
By VOA Deewa Service March 25, 2024 WASHINGTON — The Islamic State-Khorasan terrorist group released a statement in Pashto on Monday glorifying Friday’s attack on a concert in Moscow and scolding the ruling Afghan Taliban for seeking relations with the United States, Russia, China and other countries. The 30-page statement was published on social media platforms and
Ariana: Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the prime minister’s deputy for political affairs, said on Sunday that Daesh has been suppressed in Afghanistan and that border security has been ensured more now than ever before. According to a statement by the prime minister’s office, Kabir said in a meeting with the EU’s Chargé d’affaires in Kabul, Raffaella
8am: Local sources in Nangarhar have confirmed the killing of a Taliban fighter named “Kamardin” by ISIS militants. The incident occurred on Monday night, January 8th, at Kamardin’s residence in the Waygal area of the Dara-e Noor district. The victim, a member of the Taliban, had returned to his home in Dara-e Noor for personal