Security forces in northern Kunduz province on Thursday claimed killing at least 33 Taliban insurgents who attacked the provincial capital city, amid ongoing fierce clashes. The militants stormed Kunduz City from the directions of Khanabad Port, CharkhAb,…
Taliban insurgents on Monday claimed capturing the Atghar district of southern Zabul province, but local officials rejected the assertion and said intense clashes were underway. Abdul Qayyum, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants staged…
KABUL have been denied their modest salaries for months, a media report said on Thursday. The American-led coalition funding the force holds back their pay out of fear that much of it is going into the hands of corrupt leaders,…
Twenty Taliban fighters have been killed in the Kajaki district of southern Helmand province, authorities said on Thursday, but the insurgents claimed retaining control of the town. Mohammad Rassoul Zazai, spokesman for the 215th Maiwand Corps, told Pajhwok…
Nearly two dozen rebels have been killed in a fierce gun-battle between Taliban and Daesh militants in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Friday. Lt. Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, police spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan News 23 armed…
