Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has said the Islamic State or Daesh has become an international threat but the Afghan forces have frustrated the group’s designs in Afghanistan. Abdullah, who attended the burial ceremony of former High…
The commander of US and NATO on Tuesday said the Afghan national security forces were tested in 2016 and they prevailed. “It was an important year for us. We began the year with a peace process. The Taliban…
Afghan and American forces have launched a joint ground and air operation in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, and nearby Nad Ali district, an official said on Tuesday. After 2014 when NATO forces’ combat mission came…
AM General, an American heavy vehicle manufacturer, will manufacture 1,673 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) for Afghan forces, the US-based company said on Tuesday. The company has been awarded a $356 million contract to manufacture and deliver…
The United States has delivered five attack helicopters to the nascent Afghan Air Force (AAF), providing it with an expanded capability to support ground combat operations. The five new MD-530 Cayuse Warrior helicopters arrived at the Hamid Karzai…
KABUL’s senior civilian representative Ambassador Ismail Aramaz the alliance’s leaders’ summit in Brussels and Warsaw. A statement from the National Security Council’s media office said Atmar and Aramaz talked about subjects that would come under discussion at the two summits.…
Officials on Monday said Afghan security forces have been put on standby to respond to any possible movement by Pakistani forces after last night fierce clash between the two sides at the Torkham border crossing. The border skirmish…
Three people, including two former soldiers of Afghan National Army (ANA), have been killed during Afghan Special Force Unit overnight operation in southeastern Khost province, a resident of locality said on Sunday. Syed Wali, a local resident…
Hundreds of people, including religious scholars, on Thursday declared their support for the Afghan security and defence forces in different provinces of the country. In southeastern Khost province, Governor Hukam Khan Habibi addressed a gathering held in support…
KABUL chairman Fazl Hadi Muslimyar on Saturday it was an obligation for the Afghans to support their security forces against insurgents. “All of the people should support the system, we should raise our voice against things which are against the…
At least five insurgents have been killed and another six wounded during a clash with security forces in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Wednesday. Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib Syedkheli, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok: American forces in southern Helmand province on Wednesday said the Afghan forces should come out of their bases and launch attacks on insurgents. Speaking at a press conference at the 215 Maiwand Military Corps headquarters, US Col. Kline…
KABUL has agreed, among other things, to look into the possibility of sharing intelligence with Afghan security forces, a media report said on Sunday. The western military alliance is set to increase its support for Afghanistan's security forces, after its…
At least 138 militants have been killed and wounded during fierce fighting in the Musa Kala district of southern Helmand province, the spokesman of the 215th Maiwand Military Corps said. Lt. Col. Mohammad Rasool Zazai told Pajhwok…
The Afghan security forces took control of the Kohistanat district in northern Sar-i-Pul province as Taliban militants left the district on Thursday night without offering resistance. The latest development took place at a time when first vice-president Gen.…
