Local mosque imam assassinated in Parwan province.
The Pentagon announced that the US has withdrawn from five bases in Afghanistan and reduced the size of its forces there as part of the agreement it entered into with the Taliban earlier this year
9 month agoGeneral Nicholson testified that Russia refused to provide the Taliban with SAMs (presumably MANPADS), and instead provided arms that wouldn't be a "game-changer". Apparently, Ru outreach to the Taliban began after Putin returned as President in 2012
9 month agoAt least 7 ANDSF members killed and wounded in Sangin tunnel bombing. Helmand Afghanista
[email protected] North Atlantic Council statement on Afghanistan: "The current level of violence – driven especially by Taliban attacks against Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, remains unacceptably high, causing instability and undermining confidence in the peace process."
NATO: "The military presence of the Alliance and its partners in the @ResoluteSupport Mission in Afghanistan is conditions-based. We will continue to consult and, if conditions allow, to adjust our military presence to support the peace process, initiated by the U.S.-Taliban agreement"
"NATO reaffirms its longstanding commitment to Afghanistan, the Afghan people, and the Afghan security forces through the Resolute Support Mission. We expect intra-Afghan negotiations to lead to an enduring and comprehensive peace agreement"
9 month agoANDSF outpost near Sangin, in Helmand tunnel-bombed. Several deaths and injuries
At least 5 people including women and children killed this morning when their vehicle struck a roadside landmine in Jegdalak village of Surobi district in Kabul province
9 month agoTaliban claiming insider attack in Balkh province, claiming over half a dozen casualties. Taliban say the infiltrators safely returned to Taliban ranks with several weapons after killing their colleagues
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed in a phone with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the settlement of conflicts in Libya, Syria and Afghanistan, the Russian foreign ministry said.
9 month agoTaliban claimed killing ANDSF commander (Zahir) in IED attack in Kandahar city yesterday.
9 month agoTaliban has released detailed statement on the Samangan attack, claiming large number of casualties
9 month agoThis was the vehicle packed with explosives used in the attack in Aybak, capital of Samangan province. Photo shared with me by a Counter-Terrorism Officer in Samangan
High Council for National Reconciliation says attack in Aibak city goes against commitments to start intra-Afghan negotiations, reduce violence and ensure peace in the country
At least 9 killed in Taliban attack (despite peace talks) on intelligence headquarters in Samangan. Dozens were wounded
At least 18 soldiers killed in attacks in Kundoz province alone last night. At least 8 soldiers killed in TWO province.
AFG at least 54 people wounded in a car bomb followed by a complex attack in Samangan province .Those wounded inlcude members of NDS and civilians. TWO attackers killed inside NDS compound. There are also fatalities. Attack is over now, multiple sources in Aybak city tells
9 month agoAfghan MoD claimed ANDSF discovered and neutralized 11 roadside IEDs at Kandahar-Ghazni highway
Two injured when MIED targeted prosecutors working for the Supreme Court in PD-2, Kabul this morning
9 month agoImages from near the site of attack in Aibak, Samangan
9 month agoExplosion in front of National Security building in Aibak city, the capital of Samangan province
9 month agoAftermath of IED attack targeting ANDSF in Baghlan.
9 month agoTaliban claimed ambush attack in Dawlat Abad, Faryab
9 month agoTaliban released its own statement on the attacks on ANDSF outposts in Tarinkot,
9 month agoTaliban released 10 alleged ANDSF prisoners from Kandahar prison
9 month agoAl-Emarah claimed defection of 4 alleged Arbaki militiamen in Herat
9 month agoANDSF officer Nizamuddin, who was reportedly employee of anti-drugs department, assassinated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar
9 month agoANDSF outpost in Sayed Abad, Wardak hit by VBIED. Some reports of injuries
Explosion near police HQ in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province. Initial reports of multiple injuries