ISIS photo purports to show captured Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have released a photograph which purportedly shows a group of Taliban fighters captured apparently during a clash in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The photograph was shared by the affiliates of the terror group...

Firozi Bribed Officials For Housing Project: MP

Referring to a housing scheme contract with one of the main criminals of Kabul Bank which was later cancelled by President Ashraf Ghani, a member of Parliament claimed on Sunday that senior government officials were bribed by Khalilullah Firozi in order to get the project."Khalilullah Firozi has...

Women Among Seven Beheaded in Zabul

All seven kidnapped passengers, including three women have been beheaded by Daesh militants in southern Zabul, said the security officials.They were the residents of Ghazni province and were kidnapped in Zabul a few months ago when they were on the way to their province, said Jailani Farahi, police...

Ghani Questions Effectiveness of Past Decade Investments

President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday questioned the standard of constructions and investment of billions of dollars in Kabul over the past decade. Addressing the second National Conference on Urban Development in Kabul, Ghani said that 70 percent of the constructions in Kabul were non-standard. He...

80 killed in fighting between Taliban rival groups

Around 80 militants have been killed and 30 others injured in fierce clashes between two rival Taliban groups in the troubled southern Afghanistan, security sources say. Ghulam Jilani Farahi, the deputy police chief for the southern Zabul Province said on Sunday that the skirmish took place between...

More than 100 Afghans arrested in Pakistan�s Balochistan

Security agencies have detained more than 100 Afghans in a raid in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Officials say the group of 108 Afghan nationals had illegally entered Pakistan in Nokkudin area of Chaghi District. Pakistan toughened its crackdown on Afghan refugees after a deadly attack on an air...

Afghanistan likely to receive Russia�s support in fight against terrorism

Afghanistan’s First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum in his visit to Russia called on the country’s officials for support in fight against terrorism which was welcomed by a number of Russian officials including the country’s defense minister Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu. While...

Obama apologizes to Doctors Without Borders for deadly airstrike

President Barack Obama has apologized to the leader of Doctors Without Borders over US airstrike in northern Kundoz province of Afghanistan that left several of the organization’s staffers and patients left dead. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said: “based on what the president...

Ghani, Obama Discuss Afghanistan Security

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and United States' President Barack Obama spoke on the phone on Wednesday night and discussed the MSF Kunduz hospital bombing and the current security situation in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the Presidential Palace the two leaders also discussed...

Taliban did not shoot down US military aircraft: Pentagon

The United States’ military has denied that the Taliban were responsible for its plane crash in eastern Afghanistan on Friday morning. Six US airmen and five civilians died after a US military transport aircraft crashed in the city of Jalalabad.  The six servicemen were the plane’s...

Emotions Run High As MPs Demand Answers Over Kunduz Crisis

Emotions ran high in Wednesday's session of Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) as MPs questioned the real reason behind the collapse of Kunduz city on Monday to the Taliban. On Tuesday, MPs summoned security officials including National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief...

160 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Kunduz Airstrikes

At least 160 Taliban insurgents have been killed in a US troops operation in northern Kunduz province, local officials said on Wednesday. The insurgents were targeted while gathered in various parts of Kunduz city, officials said. Meanwhile, Faiz Mohammad Amiri, deputy provincial council head of...

US strongly condemns Taliban attacks in Kundoz

The While House has strongly condemned Taliban attacks in key northern city of Afghanistan. Josh Earnest, White House spokesman said on Tuesday that Afghan troops are starting to retake some buildings in Kudoz city and that the United States is providing advisory support to them. “The United...

UN urges warring sides in Kundoz to protect civilians and respect international law

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has urged the warring sides in northern city of Kundoz to protect civilians and respect international law and humanitarian rights. “I am deeply concerned about the situation in Kunduz following the Taliban’s attack on the city,”...

Ghani: Government to concentrate on economic development during autumn and winter

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Thursday that the Government of National Unity will concentrate on economic development during the autumn and winter. In his speech following the Eid prayers President Ghani said he is hopeful that the government’s plans will yield positive results in...

Kerry Reaffirms U.S Commitment To Fighting Terrorism

Wrapping up the 2015 edition of the U.S-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue in Washington on Wednesday, U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States has reaffirmed its joint commitment to a secure and stable Afghanistan and that with his Indian counterparts had discussed the...

NATO soldier killed in militants attack in the vicinity of Bagram Airfield

A service member of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission was killed in an attack in the vicinity of Bagram Airfield in northern Parwan province of Afghanistan. A statement by the alliance said “We can confirm a Resolute Support service member died as a result of an enemy attack in the...

Taliban new Supreme Leader criticizes low quality of projects in his first Eid message

The new Supreme Leader of Taliban Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour has criticized the low quality of projects concluded in Afghanistan in his first Eid message. “have not done any fundamental work in Afghanistan in the past fourteen years despite announcement of billions of dollars of assistance,...

Pakistani forces detain 40 Afghan refugees in Quetta

Pakistani forces have detained Afghan refugees in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Police have detained these Afghans from the surrounding areas of a Pakistan Air Force base called ‘Khalid Air Base’. According to police, the arrested Afghans were residing in Quetta illegally...

Sayaf: Certain individuals looking for chance to make chaos in Kabul

A prominent Jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayaf has said that certain individuals exist in Kabul who are looking for a chance to make chaos. He said that security forces need to be praised for their sacrifices but to eliminate enemies “they have to be removed from our lines.” Sayaf...

Hundreds Attend Ceremony In Memory Of Rabbani

Hundreds of high-ranking Afghan officials, MPs, dignitaries and other guests attended the official ceremony on Sunday to mark the 4th anniversary of the assassination of former president Burhanuddin Rabbani. Guests filled the Loya Jirga tent in Kabul for the commemoration ceremony which was addressed...

Afghan Govt Rejects Pakistan's Claim It Attacked Peshawar Air Base

The Afghan government rejected claims on Saturday that it was behind Friday's attack on a Peshawar Air Base after the Pakistan government accused Afghanistan of having carried out the attack. Twenty nine people, including 16 worshipers at a mosque and 13 airmen and soldiers died in the attack. In...

Foreign Ministry: Kabul won�t allow its soil be used against neighbors

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has once again reiterated that Kabul won’t allow its soil be used against neighbors. Shakib Mustaghni, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed these comments in response to the claim of Pakistani officials that the latest attack in Peshawar...

Afghanistan, Pakistan likely to resume talks this week

Afghanistan and Pakistan likely to resume talks to mend ties after they were badly affected in the aftermath of the deadly Kabul attacks. Pakistan is mulling to send a delegation to Kabul to take part in the after exchanging harsh comments against each other in the aftermath of deadly attack sixth...

Taliban shadow governor for Faryab arrested before escaping to Quetta

Taliban group’s shadow governor for northern Faryab province was arrested before he manage to escape to Quetta city of Pakistan. The Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Qari Salahuddin Ayubi was arrested from Herat-Shindand route on Monday night. A statement...

Taliban kill 25 militiamen loyal to first vice president Gen. Dostum

The Taliban militants have killed at least 25 militiamen loyal to first vice president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum shortly after he left northern Faryab province. The incident took place in Khwajah Sabz Posh district after a group of the Taliban militants ambushed the militiamen while they were travelling. The...

110 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Musa Qala Clashes: Officials

At least 110 Taliban insurgents were killed in Afghan air and ground force attacks in Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province on Friday, the Afghan National Army's 215th Maiwand Corps based in southern Helmand said in a statement. In addition, 26 other Taliban insurgents including their...

Ghani Calls On Religious Scholars To Back Government

Speaking at a meeting with the chairman and members of Afghanistan's National Ulema Council on Friday, President Ashraf Ghani highlighted the need for clerics to come out in support of government in the interests of peace. He said government hopes the Ulema Council will remain united with the...

Iranian Foreign Minister Urges Reconciliation in Region

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Pakistan he believes that terrorism, extremism, and violence recognizes no borders, no ethnicity, no religion and no sect. He said it was in everyone's interest to be engaged fully in resolving these problems. This was said during a joint...

Afghan Troops Doing Well But Still Need Coalition Support: Shoffner

U.S Army Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner from Afghanistan's Resolute Support mission on Thursday acknowledged that although the Afghan government was fully responsible for the country's security, it still needs and deserves the support of U.S and coalition forces. He also touched on the issue...