(BNA): An Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing in Helmand last night. BNA quoted the Ministry of National Defense as saying that the helicopter (MD-350) of the country’s air force made an emergency landing in the Bolan area of Helmand due to a technical problem. The source added that the passengers of the helicopter
(BNA): Numbers issued by a violence-monitoring department in the State Ministry for Peace Affairs indicate that over 24,000 Taliban fighters were killed and wounded in battles with the Afghan security forces over the past four months. Based on the statistics of the State Ministry for Peace Affairs, during the period running from April to July
(BNA): Two civilians were martyred and 12 others were wounded when a Taliban militant struck a mine in Zabul yesterday evening. According to BNA, a doctor of Zabul Provincial Hospital said that two dead and 12 injured were brought to the hospital. He described the condition of a number of the injured as critical. Zabul
(KHAAMA Press): NATO in Afghanistan and British Embassy based in Kabul have reacted to the attack on the United Nations facility in western Herat province on Friday. British Embassy in a Twitter post said that the attack by the Taliban is a violation of International law. NATO in Afghanistan has said that United Nation Assistance
(BNA): An Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing in Helmand last night. BNA quoted the Ministry of National Defense as saying that the helicopter (MD-350) of the country’s air force made an emergency landing in the Bolan area of Helmand due to a technical problem. The source added that the passengers of the helicopter
(KHAAMA Press): Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have pushed back mass attacks on the capital cities of Herat, Helmand, Takhar, and Kandahar provinces on Friday. Friday was one of the busiest and bloodiest days for ANDSF and the Taliban in the past month. The Taliban fighters on Friday entered the western city of Herat
(TOLO News): Pakistan reopened southwestern the Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar province that is currently held by the Taliban, Pakistani customs officials said, as quoted by Reuters. The Pakistani government has allowed over 100 trucks carrying goods to cross into Afghanistan, the report said. The crossing has remained closed by Pakistan since fierce fighting for
(TOLO News): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said there is a need for a political settlement to end the conflict in Afghanistan. "The security situation in Afghanistan remains deeply challenging, and requires a negotiated settlement. NATO will continue to support Afghanistan, including with funding; civilian presence; and out-of-country training,” tweeted Stoltenberg after speaking
(Afghanistan Times): Former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, met with members of the Afghanistan rescue movement on Monday. In this review, the former president called on the government and the Taliban to take away from this foreign war, and through talks, to promote respectable peace in the country and for a prosperous, progressive and united government
(Afghanistan Times): The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan in a meeting with chief Afghan negotiator in talks with Taliban called for acceleration of the negotiations to reach a negotiated settlement and end the war. Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan met the Afghan government chief negotiator Masoom Stanekzai on Monday, discussing the