Pakistan claims attack on university handled from Afghanistan

Pakistan claims the attack on a university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that left 21 people killed and at least 30 others wounded was handled from Afghanistan. “The attackers were in touch with a number from Afghanistan,” Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, the director general of the Inter-Services...

Security agencies investigating deadly attack on journalists

Ministries of defense and interior strongly condemn the deadly attack on journalists in capital Kabul. Mohammad Masoum Stanikzai, the acting Defense Minister visited victims of Wednesday’s attack in the hospital and said that investigation is underway into the incident. Sediq Sediqi, spokesperson...

Another group of Daesh recruiters busted in Nangarhar

Police have busted another group of Daesh recruiters in eastern Nangarhar province. Spokesperson for the police headquarters of Nangarhar said in a statement on Wednesday that the four recruiters were arrested during a special raid in Buland Ghar area of Behsood District. They are identified as...

4 killed, 24 wounded in blast near Russian embassy in Kabul

A relatively heavy explosion rocked Kabul city few minutes earlier with a thick smoke rising from the western part of the city. Sediq Sediqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior confirmed a suicide attack has taken place in Dar-ul-Aman area of the city. He did not disclose further information regarding...

Ghani Leaves Kabul for World Economic Forum

President Ashraf Ghani has left Kabul for Switzerland where he will participate in the 46th World Economic Forum at Davos ski-resort from January 20 to 23. Over 40 heads of state, as well as 2,500 business and society leaders are expected to attend. The world's leaders will convene at the meeting...

Helicopters From India Now Fully Operational: Officials

Three of the four Mi-35 helicopters – donated by India – have been assembled and are now fully operational, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. According to the ministry, the helicopters will be used in the ongoing Helmand battle for the first time. "We have always been helped by India....

Pakistan strengthens security of Afghan diplomats following attack

Pakistan has taken additional measures to ensure security of Afghan diplomats after attack on the residence of an official of Afghan consulate in Peshawar, capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Sayed Mohammad Ibrahimkhil, the Afghan consul in Peshawar said Pakistan’s security...

President Ghani arrives in Kapisa

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Mahmud-i-Raqi, capital of northeastern Kapisa province. He is expected to discuss security situation, violence against women and development with local government officials and residents. President Ghani’s visit to Kapisa comes about a week after...

New US drone raid kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan

Afghan authorities say at least eleven people have lost their lives in a new US assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the aerial attack took place Friday in the Achin district...

Daesh Leader Killed In Nangarhar Drone Strike: Officials

Local officials on Friday confirmed the death of Hafiz Saeed – one of the key leaders of Daesh – in a drone strike by foreign troops in eastern Nangarhar province. Achin district chief Ghalib Mujahid told TOLOnews that Hafiz Saeed was killed with 10 other fighters in the air strike which...

U.S Declares Daesh Af-Pak Wing A Terrorist Organization

The U.S Department of State on Thursday said it has declared Daesh - ISIL - Khorasan (ISIL-K) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The U.S Department of State said the consequences of the FTO designation include a prohibition against...

Mosazai says at least 60 % militants fleeing Pakistan join Daesh in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai has said that majority of militants fleeing military operation in the tribal agencies of Pakistan join Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan. While talking to a seminar in Islamabad, Mosazai said about 60 to 70 per cent militants who have fled...

Ten Daesh Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Air Strike

At least ten Daesh insurgents were killed in an Afghan air strike in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday evening, local officials said. The air strike took place in Kot district of the province after an Afghan air force helicopter targeted the group of insurgents, Provincial Police Chief Fazil...

Pakistan To Present List Of Taliban Open To Peace Talks At Meeting

An Afghan official says Pakistan will present a list of Taliban willing to negotiate with Kabul at a meeting this week aimed at reviving the Afghan peace process. Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States will meet in Islamabad on Monday to discuss a road map for peace talks. The meeting...

US drone kills Daesh, civilians in Afghanistan: Report

At least 17 people are killed in a US drone strike in the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, the local Khaama Press says. The strike in the Achin district on Friday targeted a crowd who had gathered to watch Daesh's beheading of Taliban militants and an Afghan soldier,...

Ghani extends term of the appointed members of Afghan Senate

President Mohammad AShraf Ghani extended the term of the appointed members of the Afghan Senate – Upper House of the Parliament (Meshrano Jirga), the Presidential Palace said Saturday. A statement by ARG Palace said the decision was taken following a meeting with the members of the Afghan Senate...

Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen inducted into Taliban Leadership Council

Leadership council of Taliban, which is also known as Quetta Shura, was reportedly comprised of Pashtoons only but the group has now included members of Tajik, Uzbek and Turkmen tribes into it. According to Pakistan’s The Express Tribune news agency, a news source of Taliban, the new leader...

Special force formed to counter ISIS in Afghanistan

Amid growing concerns regarding the expansion of terrorist activities by the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan has announced that a new special force has been formed to counter the insurgency and threats...

Daesh judge among 18 killed in clash with Taliban in Nangarhar

18 militants belonging to Daesh group have been killed and a number of others wounded in a clash with Taliban in eastern Nangarhar province Spokesperson for the police headquarters of Nangarhar told that the clash erupted in Farm-e-Chahar area of Bati Kot District on Wednesday. According to Colonel...

Leader calls for �communal unity� in Afghanistan

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says “communal unity” is the key to resolving problems in Afghanistan, adding the Americans continue to harm the country. The Leader hailed Afghan political groups for agreeing to a national unity government as he met ...

1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in Taliban attack in Helmand

At least one US soldier was killed and two others were wounded in Taliban attack in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. Earlier reports indicated an unknown number of Afghan and US troops were killed or wounded in the attack. However, the US Forces in Afghanistan confirmed the incident and said...

Consulate Attack Will Not Affect Relations: Indian Envoy

India's Ambassador to Kabul Amar Sinha who visited Mazar-e-Sharif on Tuesday, after a 25-hour siege on the Indian consulate, said that such attacks will not affect relations between the two countries but will instead strengthen ties between Afghanistan and India. During his visit, the ambassador...

India mission in Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif comes under attack

Explosions and gunfire have been heard at the Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Officials said the attackers had tried to enter the compound but had not been able to and were now in an adjacent building. Security forces reportedly cordoned off the area. Indian diplomatic...

ANA chopper crashes in Logar, 3 killed, 1 wounded

A chopper of the Afghan National Army (ANA) has crashed in central Logar province, leaving three on board killed and one wounded. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirms the incident through a statement released to media. According to the statement, pilots of Afghan Air Force were conducting training...

Five people killed in US drone strike in northeast Afghanistan

Authorities in Afghanistan say at least five people have lost their lives in a US drone strike in the Asian country’s northeastern province of Kunar. Provincial governor, Wahidullah Kalimzai, said the drone attack took place in the Shaigal district of the province, located about...

Rival Taliban groups agree on ceasefire, exchange of prisoners

The rival Taliban groups, led by Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and Mullah Mohammad Rasool have agreed on ceasefire and exchange of prisoners. Two senior Taliban have told Reuters news agency that representatives of a splinter group headed by Mullah Mohammad Rasool Akhund calling itself the ulema,...

Afghan Special Forces release 59 hostages from Taliban captivity in Helmand

Afghan National Army Special Forces have released 59 hostages from the captivity of Taliban militants in southern Helmand province. A statement released by the Ministry of Defense on Saturday morning states that the hostages were released from Taliban hideouts in Nahr-e-Saraj District last night. The...

President Ghani, NATO strongly condemn Kabul restaurant attack

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and NATO headquarters in Afghanistan have strongly condemned the attack on a restaurant in Kabul that left a number of civilians killed and wounded. “Attacking public places & killing innocent people are unforgivable crimes w/ no justification in any religion,”...

Daesh kidnap 300 Afghan civilians over two months: Officials

Militants from the Takfiri Daesh have kidnapped hundreds of civilians in the troubled eastern Afghanistan over the past two months, local officials say. Haji Ghalib Mujahid, the governor of Achin District in the eastern Nangarhar Province, announced on Wednesday that the militants abducted around...

25 Daesh militants killed in Nangarhar air strikes

25 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) or Daesh group have been killed and 31 others wounded in two air strikes in eastern Nangarhar province. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday, the precise strikes were carried out in past 24 hours based on...