The Taliban and the United States are negotiating a new deadline for completing the Afghanistan withdrawal operation, reports a private TV channel. In line with President Joe Biden’s announcement, all US troops will exit Afghanistan by September 11…
Farida Kochi, who has lost three sons including a four-month-old to war, wants support to go to Qatar and plead with the warring parties for peace. But Kochi, a former senator, is still making strenuous efforts to stretch…
Blaming the US for violating the Doha deal on the pullout of troops, The Taliban have threatened America with "counteraction". Under last year’s agreement between the Trump administration and the Taliban, all international troops had to exit Afghanistan…
The Taliban have rejected news reports that the group guarded foreign forces bases in Afghanistan for the past one year, but government claimed the Taliban would do everything to get power. Claim: the Taliban guarded foreign forces bases…
President Ashraf Ghani condemned a truck bombing that killed two dozen people and injured over a hundred others in central Logar province, saying the Taliban were accountable to God and nation for killing Afghans.
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday accused the Taliban of causing one billion US dollars damage to infrastructures in Afghanistan. During a meeting titled ‘Governance and human resources week’ at the Presidential Palace, Ghani said that the Taliban were…
The sole breadwinner for eight widows and 16 orphaned children in southeastern Paktika province is facing severe financial and other problems, but he hopes the establishment of peace will resolve their problems. Aslam Shah, actual resident of Janikhel…
Ahead of the Istanbul summit on Afghanistan, diplomatic efforts are ongoing to resolve differences between the United States and Taliban. A series of meetings involving representatives of the United States, Qatar, United Nations, Turkey and Taliban took place…
The Taliban say they will not take part in the Turkey conference if the US does not change the timeline for the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. Ankara is set to host the summit on promoting a…
A Taliban radio station called ShariatGhag has been operating in northern Kunduz province. Abdul Shakur Qadradan, director of culture and information in Kunduz, told Pajhwok Afghan News the radio station could be heard on FM 79.5. He said…
Twenty security force members have been freed from Taliban’s captivity in Nimroz province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Saturday.
The Taliban have reminded US and NATO troops of leaving Afghanistan by May 1, warning that any violation of the Doha deal will lead to complications. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, tweeted: “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan seeks…
The Taliban have linked participation in any conference on Afghanistan’s future to the pullout of all international forces from the country. Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Doha, said this in a tweet hours after President…
One individual was killed and a second wounded in a Taliban gun attack on the vehicle carrying the secretary of Meshrano Jirga in Kabul.
Taliban militants have stopped about 20, 000 girl students in northern Jawzjan province from studying beyond sixth grade, officials claim. In the Darzab district of the province, the education director said, the insurgents had closed at least four…
National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday said many insurgents affiliated with Daesh or Islamic State (IS) and Taliban have been killed in an operation in Sabari district of Khost province, while the Taliban claim those killed were civilian including children.
Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos have detained Taliban’s intelligence head for eastern Nangarhar province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Monday. In a statement, the ministry said the ANA commandos arrested Taliban’s provincial intelligence chief during a…
The Taliban could take over much of Afghanistan if US forces leave exit the country before the warring sides ink a power-sharing deal, warn American intelligence agencies. The New York Times reported on Friday, citing a US intelligence…
The Taliban on Friday threatened “death and destruction” against US forces if they missed May 1 deadline of leaving Afghanistan. The Taliban’s threats came hours after US President Joe Biden told a White House press conference that it…
Second vice president Sarwar Danish on Tuesday said the Taliban continued to avoid real discussions on peace.
Taliban’s political office head Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be leading a delegation to Moscow, Russia, to attend a conference on Afghan peace process slated for March 18. Taliban Political Office Spokesperson Dr.Naeem on his twitter page wrote:…
Local officials on Thursday said Taliban insurgents had captured the Almar district in northern Faryab province, with 30 security personnel missing, but the defense and interior ministries rejected the claims.
The Taliban on Saturday announced releasing 53 captive security forces in southern Kandahar province, but officials said only three government forces have been freed and the rest were civilians. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousaf Ahmadi told Pajhwok Afghan…
Eight Taliban insurgents were killed and four others wounded during a security operation in northern Kunduz province, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday. The ministry in a statement said the operation was carried out last night…
