The New York Times reports that the Taliban has freed kidnapped professors Kevin King, American, and Timothy Weeks, Australian.
Suicide bomber detonated his explosives near Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in eastern part of Kabul city, on Monday morning. MOI says four army members wounded according to the initial reports
10 month agoEquipment seized by Afghan security forces in an operation in Saripul.
Kabul crime kingpin Hamid, also known as Changiz, who was involved in kidnappings, murders and armed robbery arrested along with his men: NDS
10 month agoTaliban attack Kabul government forces bases in Kunar
10 month agoTaliban claimed 'missile attack' against Bagram Air Base. Parwan Afghanistan
Mohammad Afzal, police chief of Takhar's Warsaj district, and three bodyguards were killed in a Taliban ambush on the Takhar-Baghlan highway on Friday morning while heading to Kabul, Baghlan police officials confirmed.
10 month agoHaqqani Prisoners Returned to Bagram Prison: Source
10 month agoSeven civilians were killed and 19 others wounded in a car bomb explosion near the Ministry of the Interior in Kabul, Qasaba Ward in Kabul Police District 15.
10 month agoA spokesman for the Interior Ministry said that the explosion happened in the Qasaba area in PD15 of Kabul city, and that "The target area has not yet been cleared and we will share more details soon."
10 month agoExplosion reported near Interior Ministry's building in Kabul.
On VBIED blast in Logar, US Forces spox said: "A vehicle-borne IED targeted a U.S. convoy this morning in Logar province. Only the VBIED driver was killed. No U.S. or Coalition service members were wounded or killed in the attack. We are investigating.."
Afghanistan: A car bomb exploded near a convoy of foreign troops close to a military base in Logar province earlier on Tuesday, local police officials confirmed, saying there are no reports of casualties.
10 month agoAt least 17 people were killed, including five women and four children, when their vehicle ran off the road in Khost district in the northern province of Baghlan, according to Khost district governor Lotfullah Atifi
The Taliban will free American and Australian professors they abducted in 2016, in exchange for 3 captured insurgent commanders, officials say
10 month agoThe US ambassador to Kabul, John Bass, told TOLOnews that "the United States government welcomes and strongly supports President Ghani's courageous decision to release three Taliban prisoners."
A man shot and killed five local policemen in Obe district in Herat province on Monday night, police confirmed, adding that "The attacker was a Taliban-influenced person and was a guest of the police at a checkpoint."
At least four security forces were killed & 6 others were wounded by friendly fire during an airstrike in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Logar, police confirmed, adding that "The incident occurred after the Taliban attacked a checkpoint whose forces called for air support."
10 month agoA car bomb exploded near a convoy of foreign troops close to a military base in Logar province, local police officials confirmed, saying there are no reports of casualties yet. Afghanistan
Afghan security forces claimed killing 15 Taliban militants and arresting 2 in ops in Paktika.
Jowzjan: Heavy Fighting Ongoing between Taliban and ANSF SOF Members in Darzab District as Taliban Engaged ANSF SOF came for Raid with IEDs and Ambush
10 month agoTaliban claimed assassination of police commander Rehmat Ullah in IED blast in Baghlan.
10 month agoWeapons seized by the Taliban from pro-govt forces in Khani Kala area of Shilgar district of Ghazni. 4 PKMs, 4 M16s, Dragunov, RPG-7, comm. radio and vehicle-load ammunition.
Chief of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff: Afghanistan should not again become a safe haven for militants attacking the United States
'Taliban Commander' Killed In Logar Airstrike
10 month agoAfghan intelligence (NDS) claimed arrest of three alleged Taliban operatives along with weapons etc in a raid in Damaan district of Kandahar. Afghanistan
A suspected SVBIED attack using a Humvee packed with explosives was carried out earlier today near a military camp in Shah Wali Kot district in Kandahar. At least one cop killed and three others injured
10 month agoCar Bomb Explosion in Kandahar Leaves One Dead
10 month agoFarah City's Security Has Improved: Residents
Taliban: CP overrun in Tarho Sar area of Jani Khel district Paktia last night resulting in 7 gunmen killed & weapons/equipment seized. One Taliban fighter also killed & another wounded
