(THE KABUL TIMES): Pakistan rocket attacks on eastern parts of Afghanistan in particular Kunar have raised concerns among Afghans. Officials for Afghanistan government have said that more than 700 rockets have been fired by Pakistani militaries and landed on Kunar and Nooristan provinces over the past one week. Related to Pakistan rocket attacks on eastern
(Hot Air): The initial goal of invading Afghanistan in the immediate weeks after 9/11 could not have been more clear: Get Osama bin Laden and oust the Taliban regime that gave his fanatical pack of beards safe haven to plan and practice the deadly attacks.It was the first and so far only time NATO allies
(CNN): Marine Staff Sgt. Jonathon Blank lost his legs when an improvised explosive device detonated next to him in October 2010 in Afghanistan. But he has never let that get in the way of living a dynamic life, he tells CNN. After retiring from the Marines in 2014, he moved out to Utah, where he
Badakhshan (BNA) Seven Taliban terrorist were killed in an air strike in Badakhshan province. Abdul Karim Farhat governor of Keran and Menjan district, Badakhshan province told BNA, the attack carried out on Taliban strongholds in Pul Askazar region of the mentioned District, in which Seven Taliban terrorist group were killed and two others have been
An unnamed Taliban commander told the U.K. news outlet: (BREITBART NEWS): We have been fighting for years to the point [where] we are close to defeating the foreign troops and getting rid of the puppet Afghan government. Many commanders want to keep fighting. This deal is just face-saving for the Americans to avoid humiliation. On
(China.org.cn): A university teacher was killed and two other teachers wounded in a bomb attack in Jalalabad, capital city of eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Tuesday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed. "The blast occurred after a sticky bomb attached to a sedan carrying university teachers was detonated roughly at 5:00 p.m. local time. The
(Deseret news): First Lt. Taylor Duke holds his daughter Leslee Duke and hugs his wife Amanda Duke at the Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Duke was one of five soldiers with the Utah National Guard’s 4th Infantry Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment who flew into Salt
(Amnesty International UK): Afghanistan’s human rights community are facing face intimidation, harassment, threats and violence amid intensifying attacks from both the authorities and armed groups, Amnesty International said in a new briefing released today (28 August). While violence escalates in Afghanistan - last year saw the highest levels of civilian deaths on record - human
KABUL (Pajhwok): Mahaz-i-Milli Islami party leader Syed Pir Hamid Gilani has said he prefers peace over next month’s presidential election and his entire efforts evolve around making the peace process a success. “We support peace that stops the bloodshed of Afghans forever, we want a dignified peace which is acceptable to all Afghans and in
(BNA) Taliban suffered casualties in a clash between Taliban and security troops in Nahreen District, Baghlan province. Mohammad Sarwar Akbari governor of Nahreen district told BNA the clash began after the Taliban established a checkpoint in Nahreen district. According to Akabri, Taliban suffered huge casualties during the clash, but exact figures is not clear yet.