KABUL hope US President Donald Trump will rethink his decision on calling off peace negotiations with their envoys in Qatar. Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s chief negotiator, said in an interview with the BBC their doors remained open for reviving…
KABUL’s Qatar office has met Iranian authorities in Tehran, the rebel group’s spokesman said on Tuesday. Suhail Shaheen tweeted a four-member delegation led by the deputy head of Taliban’s political office, Abdul Salam Hanafi, travelled to Iran. He said the…
KABUL with regard to the peace process. The CEO, who is contesting this month’s presidential election, said the Taliban deprived 11 provinces of electricity by blowing up power pylons in Baghlan province. “Taliban’s this act will not help the peace…
KABUL’s shadow chief for Kalalkan district along with three associates in Kabul. The National Directorate of Security (NDS Sardar. In a statement on Monday, the intelligence network said Sardar Mohammad was arrested along with Sher Pacha, Malik and Hasibullah in…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Talinan knew they made a big mistake by launching a deadly attack in Kabul, which claimed 12 lives including an American soldier. “The militant group is aware that they have committed…
KABUL. A few months back, the insurgents banned activities of the humanitarian organisation because of certain reservations. In a statement published on its website, the rebel outfit said the restriction had been slapped on the ICRS due to some issues.…
KABUL delegation visited Russian on Friday to discuss the situation emerging after the cancelation of peace talks with the United States. Russia’s state news agency Tass quoted Taliban’s Qatar-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as saying the delegation held consultations with Zamir…
KABUL, including their group leader have surrendered to security forces in northern Takhan province, a statement from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Friday. Qari Qamaruddin, the group leader and his companions, were engaged in anti-government activities in…
About 40 Taliban militants have been killed and another 30 wounded in Darqad and Khwaja Bahauddin districts of northern Takhar province, officials claimed on Wednesday. Jawad Hijri, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security forces targeted…
Taliban militants captured Darqad district in northeastern Takhar province after overrunning Yanqi Qala district, with security forces retreating to Khwaja Bahauddin town to avoid civilian casualties, officials said on Tuesday. The Taliban fighters seized the Yangi Qala district…
Taliban militants staged attacks on three districts of northern Kunduz and Takhar provinces last night and claimed to have captured two districts, a claim rejected by government officials. Takhar police spokesman Khalil Aseer told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
KABUL on Sunday said the US would suffer the most from its recent decision of cancelling peace talks and would get its confidence damaged. The Taliban in a statement said they would continue fighting in response to US President Donald…
The Taliban have captured the Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Sunday. Clashes between the security forces and the insurgents have been underway in the restive district over the past several days. Nasruddin…
KABUL conflict has impeded the peace process, the government said after US President Donald Trump called off talks with the rebel group. In a series of tweets, President Trump said he expected to meet Taliban leaders and President Ashraf Ghani…
KABUL after the car bombing in Kabul that killed at least 10 people, including an American soldier. In a series of tweets, Trump said: “Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders and, separately, the president of Afghanistan, were going…
Taliban militants have captured six local journalists in southeastern Paktika province, officials and colleagues said Saturday. Ahmadullah Ahmadi, a local journalist for Salam Watandar Radio, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the missing journalists had been invited by Salam…
KABUL, credible sources in Doha, Qatar, said Sunday. The ninth round of negotiations between the US and the Taliban representatives ended in Doha on Friday night. The two sides were expected to reach an agreement in the latest round of…
Four security personnel and two civilians were killed and 33 others injured during clashes between insurgents and security forces in northern Baghlan province, health officials said Sunday. Local residents feared further outbreaks of fighting after Taliban militants…
KABUL’s attack on the capital of northern Kunduz province as against the group’s talking subject in Qatar. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok Afghan News said, “Unfortunately the Taliban damaged some residential, civilian and non-military areas in…
KABUL militants ordered shutdown of eight religious schools during the last few months in central Parwan province, claiming the seminaries functioned under government’s framework, an official says. Qari Lutfur Rahman Qarizada, Islamic education in-charge at the Parwan education department, told…
Local officials say Taliban militants overran the center of Qarghan district of northwestern Faryab province following fierce attacks. Sibghatullah Silab, Faryab provincial council head, told Pajhwok Afghan News that hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed the district center on…
KABUL on Tuesday claimed moving closer to a deal with the US on Tuesday during ongoing talks in the Qatari capital Doha. The optimism came during the fifth day of talks in Qatar between the two sides as negotiators wrangled…
Security forces on Monday claimed killing 37 Taliban militants and wounding more than 10 during ground and air offensives in northern Balkh province. Afghan National Army’s 209 Shaheen Military Corps spokesman Mohammad Hanif Razai told Pajhwok Afghan News…
KABUL Qatar Office Spokesperson Suhail Shaheen have rejected talks over interim government during the 9th round of US, Taliban negotiations. Khalilzad on his twitter handler wrote: “As the Taliban spokesperson stated earlier, we have had no discussion about an interim…
