The demands include the lifting of all sanctions on TTP leaders, the return of the Pakistani Taliban with their weapons to the tribal region, the release of Taliban prisoners, the withdrawal of all Pakistani troops from the tribal region and the complete ban on drone strikes
2 year agoPakistan: Security forces neutralized a motorcycle bomb near railway tracks in Chaman, Balochistan
2 year agoUS special envoy Thomas West tweeted he met with Abdullah Abdullah & discussed "need for political process, human rights abuses, women's essential role, humanitarian situation & terrorism threats." "Look forward to continuing dialogue with other Afghan leaders and thinkers
Reuters: Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
An Afghan security source: The death toll in the Mazar-i-Sharif bombings has risen to 22, and 32 others have been injured
2 year agoThree blasts targeting Shia Hazara passengers on minibuses in Mazar e Sharif, northern Afghanistan today Likely ISIS-K again
The number of those killed has yet to be ascertained and the Taliban security officials in Kabul have yet to respond to the explosion. The explosion happens as at least three more explosions occurred in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province's capital, this evening
In the Haji Zakaria Mosque, at a crossroads in the 4th district of Kabul, a material that was embedded in the pulpit exploded, and the initial figures reported 6 dead and 15 injured.
Afghan security source: dead and wounded in an explosion inside a mosque in the center of the Afghan capital Kabul
2 year agoISKP claimed Sunday's Kabul attack targeting Taliban including TB leaders, confirming that it was a suicide bombing carried out by ISKP member Shahram Mohid. IS communique claims multiple Taliban casualties. As per Taliban sources, it was a motorcycle SVBIED attack
Explosion in Kabul The blast took place on Kabul Airport Road near Esteghlal Hotel. A memorial service is being held at hotel today to mark the anniversary of the assassination of former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour. three bodies had been removed from the area by Taliban
2 year agoUndated video shared by NRF-linked accounts, purportedly showing NRF fighters somewhere in/around Shotul district mountains in Panjshir
2 year agoThere has been an explosion targeting the convoy of vehicles including ambulances carrying the coffins of three Shi'ite/Hazara Muslims who were assassinated yesterday by ISKP in Kunduz. Casualties reported
2 year agoIslamic State Khorasan (ISKP) claims assassination of a Taliban fighter in gun attack & seizing his weapon in PD-04, Taloqan city, Takhar province
Pentagon downplays #Taliban efforts to build its own air force "The relatively small number of former AAF aircraft believed to be in operational condition does not pose a capable military threat to regional stability outside #Afghanistan" per @DeptofDefense spox Maj Rob Lodewick
"With the exception of a pair of #Blackhawk helicopters, the former AAF aircraft that have been seen flying in #Afghanistan are old legacy aircraft that DoD did not provide nor previously sustain" per @DeptofDefense spox Maj Rob Lodewick in response to question from @VOANews
2 year agoISKP claimed targeted gun attack against Taliban members in Jalalabad, Nangarhar
#Taliban closer to backing away from #Doha commitments, giving #alQaida more freedom to operate in #Afghanistan Move would give AQ "the ability to train, travel, and potentially re-establish an external operations capability" @CENTCOM warns @DoD_IG
Afghan government: A ceasefire agreement was reached between the Pakistani government and the Pakistani Taliban in talks in Kabul
Taliban have decided to dissolve a number of key institutions in Afghanistan, including @AfghanistanIHRC , an A-Status National Human Rights Institution, that lost 7 of its employees to violence & terrorism (most directly attributed to the Taliban) since its establishment
US expected to spend approx. $19.5 billion to support its counterterrorism in #Afghanistan - Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES) - in FY 2022, @DeptofDefense comptroller tells @DoD_IG Joint HQ in #Doha has abt 100 personnel, per report
2 year ago"The Taliban have arrested two Iranian political refugees named Mohammad Mehdi Homayoon Zarean and Kamal Khaki in Karta-e-Naw, Kabul
2 year ago2 NRF Andarab fighters of Commander Khair Mohammad Khairkhah last night attacked the Taliban Red Unit / Sara Kheta around the Pol-e Hesar city, Andarab and as a result of the offensive operation more than 10 Taliban militants were killed or wounded
2 year agoTaliban militants raided a consultative meeting held by members of Shiite scholars council today in Kabul. The meeting aimed to discuss the demands/rights of Shiite community under the TBs but sources shared the video say that TBs attacked & abused the members
Canadian PM: It is 'completely atrocious' that Taliban is targeting Afghans who worked for Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, it is "heartbreaking and horrific" to hear of Afghans being tortured by the Taliban as they wait for resettlement to Canada
Today, Afghan women in Kabul protested Taliban's new burqa decree. They held signs calling for justice despite threats from Taliban. "It was terrifying. They told us if we move one step forward, they will fire 30 rounds at us," one women said
2 year agoState Dept's Ned Price on Monday said the US has "noted that the Taliban continue to adopt policies oppressing women & girls, in many ways as a substitute for addressing the acute economic crisis & the need for incl govt & we have called for an end to these restrictive measures
2 year agoVideo - A new convoy of Taliban fighters arrived in Panjshir & headed to Dara district after a short stop in Bazarak. More than 20 Taliban fighters have been killed & 6 others captured in clashes in Dara district over past 2 days. 7 of their armored vehicles were also destroyed
2 year agoLocal sources reported that 12 Taliban members were killed and three others were wounded in a clash between Taliban and National Resistance Front on Sunday night May 08, in Versaj district of Takhar province
Report: A Taliban member was shot dead last night in Almar Faryab
