Death toll rises to 8 in Jalalabad explosion, public health officials confirm
Early reports indicate 6 killed and 8 wounded in Jalalabad explosion
Explosion reported in Nangarhar capital Jalalabad. Casualties feared
5 civilians were wounded in a blast in eastern Jalalabad city. Afghanistan
1 killed and 14 wounded including 3 NATO soldiers in Qarabagh district of Kabul province. Afghanistan
Afghan Government expresses its deepest sympathy to the gov and family members of Georgian security personnel at RS who came under a suicide attack in Qarabagh district
IS Khurasan Branch beheaded 15 of their fighters in Momand Dara area of Achin District in eastern Nangarhar Province. A credible source tells TOLOnews that they were killed after tried to join peace process
8 month agoNATO is grateful for Azerbaijan’s continued commitment to @ResoluteSupport and for increasing troop contribution next year - Secretary General @jensstoltenberg to presidentaz
Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesman says evidence shared with Kabul regarding presence of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and other terrorist organizations on Afghan soil and demanded action against them
ISIS fighters flock to Afghanistan from Pakistan, alleges Afghan defense minister
The Minister of Finance introduced the draft budget for the next fiscal year of 1397 (March 2018 to March 2019) to the Wolesi Jirga
There still are 2,000-3,000 ISIS fighters in Afghanistan – Afghan acting defense minister
U.S. airstrikes killed 44 drug traffickers in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province on Tuesday night
80,000 under-5 children in Afghanistan die every year from preventable and curable diseases, Afghan officials say
8 month agoExplosion in Ghazanfar Square Of Mazar i Sharif. Afghanistan
State Dept Spox: Tillerson determined on technical basis Iraq, Afghanistan and Myanmar don't use child soldiers. (They do.)
Kunduz: Six employees of Kunduz’s agriculture, irrigation and livestock department have been accused of corruption. Three have been arrested but the whereabouts of the other three is unknown, officials said
8 month agoUS military releases new video showing a @USMC operated High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) firing on a Taliban-linked opium facility
Trump’s Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law after his decision to exclude Iraq, Myanmar and Afghanistan from a U.S. list of offenders in the use of child soldiers.
8 month agoOver the past 24 hours, KC-10 refueling aircraft enabled @usairforce and Afghan forces to conduct the first series of air strikes against Taliban drug labs. #NewOffensive B52s F22s, F16s, tankers, A29s
Only political settlement can bring peace in Afghanistan: Pakistan
A once US$5 billion annual Afghan-Pakistan trade has dropped to $1.1 billion, Afghan Chambers of Commerce says
8 month agoTaliban are destroying a school in one of the villages in Logar; Taliban are created and still being nurtured by their backers to blow up schools, bridges, torch villages, plant IEDs and terrorize people
8 month agoThe scene from Sunday when a B-52 hit an opium-processing facility in Afghanistan. Taliban was cooking 50 barrels of drugs when this occurred, US general says
8 month ago"For the first time, U.S. Air Force F22A Raptors operated in Afghanistan, principally because of their ability to mitigate civilian casualties and inadvertent damage by employing small diameter bombs during U.S. airstrikes."
An Afghan delegation is expected to hold talks with Taliban commanders in the next few days
8 month ago"War is a contest of wills" per @ResoluteSupport Commander Gen John Nicholson "From 2011 to 2016 we telegraphed to the enemy that we were leavingdrew down our forces steadily. I'd say too far and too fast"
Pentagon: New counter-narcotics plan in Afghanistan involves B-52 bombers to attack Taliban revenue
Afghan CEO Abdullah tells UN General Assembly that govt is committed to bringing reforms to electoral process and to holding parliamentary elections next year and presidential elections in 2019
Addressing the UN General Assembly Afghan CEO Abdullah said efforts in improving rule of law continues and that tackling the drug problem in the country needs a more focused approach
