@SecDef marks 1 year anniversary of the US withdrawal from #Afghanistan "Many Service members still bear the wounds of war, to body and to soul, and 2,461 brave heroes never made it home.Still, we know this work is not done" on #counterterrorism
2 year agoBiden on anniversary of Kabul airport blast: "We now maintain pressure against terrorist threats with o keeping thousands of troops in harm's way on the ground in Afghanistan. And my administration will continue to hunt down militants who seek to harm the US, wherever they may be
2 year agoIS-KP claims it damaged an Afghan Taliban vehicle in an IED attack in Khogyani, Nangarhar, wounding 4 Taliban
2 year agoThe Meteorological Department warns of heavy rains and flash floods in 19 provinces of Afghanistan. The agency also warns of storms in Nimroz, Herat and Farah provinces
According to local sources, an 11-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 10-year-old playmate in Faryab province of northern Afghanistan as they were playing with a Kalashnikov rifle
Reuters: The Taliban killed Moulay Mahdi, a member of the Hazara minority and one of its former leaders
The Biden administration has decided it will not release any of the roughly $7 billion of Afghan assets held by the Afghan central bank on US soil and has suspended talks with Kabul over the funds after the killing of al Qaeda's leader in Kabul, said WSJ, citing US officials
Several explosions reported in Kabul city
UN Rapporteur Richard Bennett tweeted of "disturbing reports" of "Taliban excessive use of force against brave Afghan women's peaceful protest in Kabul
Casualties in an explosion in a government building in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital
2 year agoLocal sources say at least three people were killed and dozens wounded in today's explosion in west of Kabul city
2 year agoIS releases detailed statement via Amaq along with photo of Khalid al-Logari, who carried out the suicide bombing in Kabul which killed anti-ISKP pro-Taliban ideologue Rahimullah Haqqani
2 year agoNRF carried out new attacks against Taliban in Panjshir
2 year agoIn two separate incidents, two taxi drivers were shot by unknown gunmen in Pul-e Alam city, the capital of Logar on Tuesday August 09, local sources reported. The Taliban officials in Logar have not yet commented in this regard
A number of unknown gunmen fought with Islamic Emirate forces in Farkhar district of Takhar province, security sources said, adding that the clashes took place last night and lasted for two hours
According to the residents of Farkhar, the two sides used light and heavy weapons and many rockets were fired on the compound of the district security department. The officials of the Takhar security department have not commented
Abdul Wali, also known as Omar Khalid Khurasani, a senior member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and three of his aides were killed in a roadside blast in southeastern Paktia province on Sunday, Reuters reported. Khurasani had a bounty of $3 million on his head
#Afghanistan - "There are ongoing lessons learned, ongoing after-actions reviews" per @DOD_Policy After action review on Afghanistan ordered by @SecDef has been completed but remains classified, he says, noting it is also still being reviewed *typo corrected
Islamic Emirate and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire in the Ben-Shahi area of Dangam district in Kunar province, according to Najibullah Hanif, local director of information and culture
As per reports, 3 members of Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been killed due to a roadside mine explosion in Barmal district of Paktika province
New explosion being reported in Kabul this evening
Blast in Kabul, Afghanistan kills 8; Islamic State claims responsibility
Explosion Reported in Sarkariz Area of Kabul
The Taliban implicitly accepted that al-Zawahiri was killed in Kabul, but apparently they will not repeat the "mistake of Osama's time" and will bury the body quietly
Al-Jazeera security source: dead and wounded in clashes between Afghan forces and ISIS militants near Kabul University
2 year ago"By hosting and sheltering the leader of al Qa'ida in Kabul, the Taliban grossly violated the Doha Agreement and repeated assurances to the world that they would not allow Afghan territory to be used by militants to threaten the security of other countries," @SecBlinken says
A senior administration official: "a precise tailored airstrike" using 2 hellfire missiles was conducted at 9:48pET Saturday July 30th – 6:18AM Kabul time, via unmanned air strike & was authorized by Biden following weeks of meetings with his Cabinet & key advisors
He was located this year and confidence increased over the past few months, official said. Zawahiri didn't leave the house, was killed by drone strike with 2 Hellfire missiles. Senior Taliban leaders knew he was in the house, official said
US President Joe Biden: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in Afghanistan
White House: U.S. carried out successful counterterrorism operation against 'significant' al-Qaeda target in Afghanistan
