(BNA news): About 39 anti-government militias were killed, five wounded and seven others were arrested during military operations conducted by Afghan security forces across the country. Ministry of national defense by releasing a statement issued that the military operations have launched by support of Afghan air forces to suppress armed oppositions and ensure peace and
(ANT news): President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday confirmed that Anas Haqqani, Haji Mali Khan and Hafiz Rashid, three top Haqqani Network commanders, have been conditionally released in exchange for the release of two foreign university professors who were kidnapped by the Haqqani Network in 2016. Speaking at a televised press conference, Ghani said the negotiations
(ATN news): According to Interior Ministry Spokesman, Nusrat Rahimi, the incident took place at around 7:25 am in Qasim Street of Kabul city. Rahimi added that the explosive-laden vehicle targeted the car of a foreign private security company, called “Garda World”, leaving four foreign employees of the company injured. A number of children are also
(Didpress Agency): At least 7 people, including foreign advisers were killed during a suicide car bomb explosion in Kabul PD-15 on early Wednesday morning. Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior affairs confirmed that at least 7 people were killed during a car bomb blast around 7:30 am (local time) in police district
(Khaama press): A series of airstrikes killed at least 32 Taliban militants in Sar-e Pul, Baghlan and Helmand provinces in the past 24 hours. The military officials said Wednesday an airstrike killed 22 Taliban militants in Sayad district of northern Sar-e Pul province. The 209th Shaheen Corps had earlier confirmed in an statement that the
(Khaama press): An explosion killed or wounded at least 12 Taliban militants in South-eastern Ghazni province, the Afghan military said. According to a statement released by 203rd Thunder Corps, an improvised explosive device went off among Taliban militants in Nazar Khan area of Andar district. The statement further added that the explosion killed 4 Taliban
(ATN news): Speaking among his supporters in Kabul, Abdullah warned of an electoral crisis and said the State-Builder team led by President Ashraf Ghani will be responsible for the consequences. “Without the presence of our representative to witness the partial recount process, the election results will have no legitimacy,” he said. Abdullah emphasizes that the
(Khaama press): The security forces conducted airstrikes in five provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours killing at least 20 Taliban militants, the military officials said. The officials further added an airstrike in Chak-e Wardak district of Wardak province killed four Taliban militants. Another airstrike in Zurmat district of Paktiya killed two Taliban militants,
(The Washington Times): U.S. forces won’t be withdrawing from Afghanistan any time soon, according to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, who said Sunday the mission in America’s longest war will likely “be ongoing into the future for several more years.” The effort to prevent Afghanistan from being a safe-haven for
(Afghanistan Times): The Stars and Stripes reports that the US military would use the largest warplane equipped by laser weapons in the war in Afghanistan. It quoted US military officials as saying on Sunday that the AC-130 Ghostrider gunship flies over Afghan airspace almost every night and is armed by laser weapons that had not