The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate has renamed all eight military corps of the Afghan army. Acting Defence Minister Yaqoob Mujahid renamed the Special Operations Corps in Kabul as the Central Corps. In a decree on Sunday, the defence minister…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has pledged to form a strong military to protect the territorial integrity of Afghanistan particularly the border areas. Acting Defence Minister Mawlavi Mohammad Yaqoub in an audio message said all employees of the…
The Ministry of Defence on Sunday ordered the suspension of sale and purchase of weapons, ammunition, undocumented vehicles until next notice. In a statement, the MoD said the during the battle in neighboring provinces of Kabul and first…
More than 180 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 58 others wounded in the past 24 hours across the country, the Ministry of Defence claimed on Friday. As many as 183 militants suffered fatalities during operations in Nangarhar,…
KABUL (): Over a hundred armed Taliban were killed and 90 others injured during clashes in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement on Friday. The Taliban suffered casualties in Maidan Wardak, Laghman, Kandahar,…
The Ministry of Defense on Saturday claimed gunmen loyal to uprising commander Alipour targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter in Behsud district of central Maidan Wardak province. FawadAman, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, wrote on…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday said the people of Afghanistan should not doubt the capability of Afghan forces to protect the existing system. Shah Mahmood Miakhel, assistant defence minister, said Afghan forces were fully ready for…
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Sunday it was seriously investigating allegations of civilian casualties in an airstrike in southwestern Nimroz province. Earlier, Provincial council chief Baz Mohammad Nasir and local residents claimed 12 civilians were killed…
President Ashraf Ghani on Monday stressed the need for implementing necessary reforms in the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and said these reforms should be for sustainability of security forces. A statement from the President spokesman’s office said President…
Two Taliban militants involved in terrorist attacks in central Ghor province have been arrested, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday. In a tweet, the ministry said the arrests came during an Afghan National Army (ANA) operation…
KABUL have conducted attacks on Afghan security forces in many parts of the country, the government alleges. Late on Saturday, the Ministry of Defence accused the Taliban of assaulting the security forces in 18 different provinces since last night. Most…
KABUL militants have been killed and eight others wounded during clashes in western Herat province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Saturday. At least 25 insurgents, including a dreaded commander, were killed in firefights in Pashtun Zarghoon district, a…
A key Daesh or Islamic State (IS) member has been detained during special operations in eastern Kunar province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday.
KABUL militants stormed security check posts in Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province overnight, killing at least six security forces, the Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. In a statement, the MoD said another three security men were wounded in…
An explosives-laden Humvee vehicle was destroyed in Pashtunkot district of northwestern Faryab province, preventing a massive terrorist attack in the provincial capital, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. A statement from the Defense Ministry said the Taliban…
KABUL insurgents were killed and nine others injured in security forces defensive operations in central Maidan Wardak and Logar provinces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday. The Taliban on Thursday night stormed security forces check posts in…
KABUL militants have been killed and 22 others wounded in clashes with the security forces in Badghis and Balkh provinces, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. The insurgents stormed security check-posts in the Qadis district and Qala-i-Naw, the provincial…
KABUL claims of civilians’ casualties during Afghan security forces airstrikes in Badakhshan and Jawzjan provinces recently, according to a statement on Sunday. “As a result of Afghan Air Force airstrikes in Warduj and Nusay districts in Badakshan Province on April…
KABUL did not stop attacks. Khalid made the announcement at a meeting that was also attended by Minister of Interior Masood Andarabi and National Directorate of Security chief Ahmad Zia Siraj. He added the security forces would remain defensive until…
KABUL base has been destroyed in southern Ghazni province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday. A statement from the ministry said Afghan Special Forces destroyed the militant base during an operation in Maqur district on Tuesday night. An…
Another two Ministry of Defense (MoD) generals have been suspended and referred to the Attorney General Office (AGO) over corruption charges, a source said Tuesday. A MoD official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday confirmed two US and one Afghan army soldiers were killed and nine others including six Americans injured in last night’s insider attack in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province. A…
KABUL fighters have been killed in airstrikes by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in southern Ghazni province, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. Eleven insurgents were killed and their vehicle destroyed in the Gilan district of the province, a…
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday said claims of civilian casualties as a result of an airstrike in Shindand district of western Herat province would be investigated. A statement from MoD received by Pajhwok Afghan News said…
