(France 24): Abu Muhsin al-Masri, an Egyptian national believed to be the group's number-two in the Indian subcontinent, was targeted in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said in a statement. The National Directorate of Security did not provide further details about the operation or when it was carried out. Masri's killing was an indication of
(ATN News): In a series of tweets, Khalilzad said: “The answer to this tragic situation is an immediate reduction of violence leading to a ceasefire by all sides. The answer is to accelerate a political settlement.” “The US is singularly focused on this goal & is pressing both parties to reduce violence & find a
(BNA): Twenty Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike in Balkh yesterday evening. Mohammad Hanif Rezaei, a spokesman for the 209th Shaheen Corps, told BNA that the Taliban were targeted in an airstrike after they tried to attack a defense and security supplying caravan in Angurbagh and Timurk regions of Chahar Bolak district in the
(KHAAMA Pres): Hours after the blast rocked west Kabul Saturday evening, the Afghan Presidential Palace in said, “Afghanistan vehemently condemns the brutal and terrorist attacks in various parts of the country that claimed scores of innocent lives and injured many others including children and women today.” “This evening’s terrorist attack that targeted a training center
(BNA): Ten Taliban insurgents were killed and five others were wounded in the latest fighting in Kandahar. The Taliban were targeted in Nish district last night as they prepared to attack a military base. The Special Operations Corps said in a statement that ten Taliban insurgents were killed and five others wounded in the fighting.
(Afghanistan Times): The Afghan security forces have killed at least 25 Taliban militants in a counterattack after the militants attacked their checkpoints in Helmand and Nimroz provinces. Another nine Taliban fighters were wounded in the attack Taliban planned to attack Afghan forces outposts in Helmand and Nimroz province, where they faced assault by Afghan security
(TOLO News): Sediqqi said the two explosions happened near the center of Kang district on Tuesday. Both were roadside bomb blasts, he said. The first incident occurred when a Humvee police vehicle hit a roadside bomb and five police were killed. He said that the second explosion occurred when a vehicle carrying seven police force
(Afghanistan Times): Delegates of the Afghan government and the Taliban negotiating a political settlement to end Afghanistan’s war have again failed to clinch a deal after the stalled talks restarted in Qatar. Both sides acknowledge that the agreement was only to continue talks to resolve differences and the delegates met on Monday again. But despite
(TOLO News): In his meeting with Ghani, Umurzakov said his country supports the peace process and the Afghan government’s plans, the Palace said in a statement. The two sides discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral, economic and trade ties as well as cultural cooperation between the two countries, the Palace said. The Uzbek delegation attended
(Pakistan Today): President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan met Afghanistan’s Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who called on them separately during his three-day visit to Pakistan. During the meeting, the president said that Pakistan would continue to support the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process for an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement in