(Euro News): Two U.S. service members were killed and two others injured when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in a statement Saturday. In keeping with defense department rules, the U.S. military did not identify the service members. The Taliban immediately took responsibility for the attack.
(DID Press): On the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Iran and Saudi Arabia to discuss regional developments. During his visit to Tehran, the Foreign Minister will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to exchange views on the evolving situation in the region, according to Radio Pakistan.
(ATN NEWS): The incident took place on Saturday after an IED hits US forces vehicle. According to the statement, the US service members were killed while conducting “operations as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission.” “In accordance with the U.S. Department of Defense policy, the names of the service members killed in action will be
(TOLO NEWS): One member of the family, Mohammad Naeem Jabbar, who has come to Kabul for seeking justice, said on Saturday that his brother was killed in front of his daughter by the NDS forces. He said the incident happened on November 1. “We are the citizens of this country and we are pro-government. Why
(Afghanistan Times): The Taliban are expecting the signing of a peace agreement with the US in the near future, a Russian media outlet has quoted a well-placed source of the insurgent group as saying, while a former Taliban official believed the landmark inking ceremony might take place this week. In an interview with TASS Russian
(Afghanistan Times): Parliament is ratcheting up pressure on the government to desist from any reshuffle of high-ranking officials until presidential election results are announced. The Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Mir Rahman Rahmani, said on Saturday bad appointments and reshuffles in government’s high-ranking positions are taking place under the excuse of ‘reforms’ and
(BNA): Five Taliban Associates were joined Government in Faryab province yesterday. Mohammad Hanif Rezaee Shaheen 209 army corps spokesman told BNA, the Taliban led by Wazirgul belonged to Mullah Nazem commander of Taliban in Qaisar district, Faryab, who abandoned the war by realizing the legitimacy of the government and joined government with their hand weapons.
(ATN News): Sources close to Taliban have stated that the political office of the Taliban is willing to share their decision on how to reduce the level of violence in Afghanistan. The US-Taliban peace talks were aborted due to an attack on Bagram Airbase. However, the talks have been given another chance in Qatar to
(BNA): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has assured his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that Afghanistan's land will never be used against any other country. A statement from the Presidential Palace said, the two leaders spoke over the phone on Sunday evening. According to the statement, President Ghani assured President Rouhani that his country’s land will never
(KHAAMA PRESS): The National Atlantic Treaty Organizations (NATO) declared its stance supporting the United States following the assassination of Qassim Soleimani, a top Iranian military Major-General. Jens Stoltenberg, General Secretary for NATO announced on Monday that all members of the organization stand behind the United States after they were briefed about the US drone strike