At least 8 Westerners - including 1 American, 7 Brits - have been arrested by the Taliban in Afghanistan during different incidents in the last 2 months, CNN has learned. A sharp escalation of Taliban actions against Westerners, with @peterbergencnn
White House: Biden issues order to freeze $7 billion of Afghan Central Bank funds
2 year agoTwo international journalists who were on an assignment for the UN refugee agency have been detained in the Afghan capital, the UNHCR said on Friday
Two foreign journalists on assignment for UN detained in Kabul: @AFP
Explosion at the Grand Mosque in Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Badghis province, during Friday prayers some minutes ago. Initial reports of several casualties
2 year agoRussia's special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov: It's time to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups banned in Russia. Taliban is not designated as a terrorist group in Russia but UNSC listed some Taliban leaders as militants
Today Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is claiming a new attack targeting Pakistani border security posts in Shorko, Kurram, apparently carried out last night around 2 am. This is the same area where TTP carried out another attack recently which killed 5 Pakistani soldiers
2 year agoAfghanistan: 102 security forces graduated from 3rd Infantry Brigade of 203 Mansoori Army Corps in central Ghazni province this week
Explosion in Karta-e-Parwan Square. Reports of an explosion in Karta-e-Parwan square, PD4
2 year agoTaliban government's MoD announced 600 new Taliban recruits completed military training from 215th al-Azam Corps HQ in Helmand
Feb 8th: Explosion via MIED against Taliban vehicle in Khair Khana, PD-17, Kabul
2 year agoA woman & two of her daughters have been killed in PD7 area of Kabul city, police said on Wed. The incident has taken place in the Jay Raees area. Taliban police have arrested a suspect in connection to the incident who has confessed to the crime during initial investigations
On #ISIS-#Khorasan, #alQaida in #Afghanistan: "While they have aspirations to attack the homeland, they do not have the capability yet" per LtGen Kurilla, nominated to head @CENTCOM
Taliban central bank says that USD 32 million cash has arrived to Kabul in addition to humanitarian assistance
2 year agoTaliban's Kunar governor's office claimed surrender of 28 alleged ISKP operatives
2 year agoPeople in Mir Bacha Kot district of Kabul protested against the Taliban and blocked the main highway connecting Kabul to Mazar. The demonstrators demanded justice for a young shopkeeper killed by the Taliban fighters
A bomb blast targeted a Taliban vehicle in Paranday area of Panjshir province. No word on the casualties yet
2 year agoUSG offers $10M reward for tips leading to leader of ISIS' Afghanistan branch or those responsible for Aug. 26 bombing at Kabul airport
#Herat police have arrested seven people, including two #women, from the PD9th on charges of moral corruption. Among those arrested was a woman who was misleading others
2 year agoTaliban Ranger vehicle targeted in MIED explosion in PD-3, Charikar, Parwan earlier today. As usual, Taliban claimed there were no casualties
2 year agoThree persons lost their lives and three more were wounded following road accident in Aibak city provincial capital of northern Samangan privince this afternoon, officials at police chief of Samangan told BNA correspondent
Taliban Ranger vehicle targeted in an IED attack this morning in PD-3, Charikar city, Parwan province. One civilian reportedly injured
2 year agoAbdul Salaam Hanafi, Taliban deputy prime minister met with Cihad Erginay, Turkish amb and Hilal Ahmar representative. In this meeting Turkey's amb said that they will continue their humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
"The Taliban must immediately release Mark before it can expect any consideration of its aspirations for legitimacy. This is not negotiable." @potus releases statement calling for US navy vet Mark Frerichs
2 year agoBiden calls on the Taliban to release Mark Frerichs: "This is not negotiable”
2 year agoISKP claiming two attacks against Taliban. - IED/MIED blast targeting Taliban vehicle in Kama district of Nangarhar, claiming to have wounded 4. - Targeted assassination of Taliban member in Taloqan, Takhar day before yesterday
Uzbekistan halted electricity exports to Afghanistan due to blackout
Taliban raided a house in Kandahar and took four employees of former government in their custody. Imam of Taleghan grand mosque in Takhar, who was a staunch critic, was arrested for his anti-Taliban sermons; an arrest which was preceded by a shootout
Taliban killed ten NRF fighters in a night foray in Kashanda district of Balkh
2 year agoTaliban intelligence GDI claimed seizing large cache of weapons, ammo and explosives in Nangarhar
