Yearly Archives: 2021

Ismail Khan forms own militia against Taliban

(Afghanistan Times): A former Jihadi leader, Mohammad Ismail Khan vows of mobilizing thousands of armed forces to fight the Taliban in western Herat province as the insurgents have recently made rapid territorial gains across the country. Khan officially declared the People’s Resistance Movement of western Afghanistan in consultative meeting at his residence in Herat province

4 Civilians Killed in Kabul, Kandahar Explosions

(TOLO News): Kabul police in a statement said that an explosion happened at a property dealer’s office in Tapa-e-Karte Naw in Kabul’s District 8 at around 9:10 am Kabul time on Saturday morning.  Police said that two civilians were killed and four more were wounded in the explosion.  Police said an investigation has started into

President Ghani Lands in Khost

(DID press): President Ghani will inaugurate Khost International Airport and assess the province’s overall security situation. During the trip, the President will meet security officials and diverse strata of Khost people. The trip comes as northern provinces are extremely insecure and dozens of districts were collapsed by the Taliban in less than a month.

Afghan Forces Retake Two Districts in Faryab

(BNA):  Afghan security forces retook the control of Pashtun Kot and Khan Chaharbagh districts in the northern province of Faryab on the other day, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The clearance operation was launched by the security forces on the other day and later in the day they retook the control of

Insurgents Killed in Nangarhar Blast

(BNA): Six Taliban insurgents were killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast  planted by this group in Nangarhar. According to reports, a convoy carrying the Taliban was targeted by a mine in Shirzad district last night. Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar, told BNA that a member of the Taliban was

Gunmen Targeted Police Ranger in Kabul

(BNA):  A police ranger was targeted by armed gunmen in the Arghandi Paen area of ​​ Paghman yesterday. Kabul police spokesman Ferdows Faramarz confirmed the incident in the Arghandi area. In this incident, two members of the police were martyred and another policeman was wounded and a fire broke out in the area, destroyed their

Last German Troops Leave Afghanistan as Withdrawal Continues

(TOLO News): Germany’s last troops left Afghanistan on Tuesday after nearly 20 years of deployment in the country, the German Defense Minister said Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The German defense minister said in a tweet that the last Bundeswehr soldiers “left Afghanistan safely” on Tuesday evening.  She thanked the more than 150,000 troops who have served there since

Afghan Forces Retake Two Districts in Faryab

(BNA): Afghan security forces retook the control of Pashtun Kot and Khan Chaharbagh districts in the northern province of Faryab on the other day, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The clearance operation was launched by the security forces on the other day and later in the day they retook the control of

Pakistani Taliban Insurgents Sustained Heavy Casualties in Nangarhar Clashes

(BNA):  In the latest fighting in Nangarhar, Pakistani members of the Taliban have suffered heavy casualties. The clashes took place last night following the operation of special security forces and continued until yesterday. Nangarhar national security source told BNA that 16 Pakistani Taliban were killed and ten Pakistani members of the group were wounded in

Kaldar District, Balkh Cleared From Taliban Insurgents

(BNA):  Kaldar district of Balkh was cleared from armed Taliban in security forces operation. The operation was launched two days ago with the participation of hundreds of security and civilian forces and with the support of the country’s air force. Senior Balkh security official told BNA that after the clearing of Kaldar, more civilian and

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