In the backdrop of US and NATO announcements to pull their forces out of Afghanistan by September this year, some people fear the breakout of a civil war if foreign forces leave Afghanistan without any agreement between Afghan…
KABUL Col. Sonny Leggett on Sunday said in most cases military bases vacated by them were turned over to Afghan counterparts. "The US is working in close coordination with Afghan National Defense Forces (ANDSF) to responsibly turn over bases…
KABUL, The New York Times reported. The Russian intelligence objective was not to end the long-running war but to sabotage Afghan peace talks, the newspaper said, quoting unnamed sources President Donald Trump was briefed on the intelligence finding and the…
US forces have conducted an airstrike against Taliban militants in the Nahr-i-Saraj district of southern Helmand province on Wednesday, an American military spokesman said on Wednesday. The USFOR-A spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett tweeted: “Taliban were actively attacking an…
American forces commander in the southeast has apologized over civilian casualties resulting from a coalition airstrike in central Maidan Wardak province, the Afghan military said Saturday. Last week, at least nine civilians were killed in an airstrike…
KABUL’s Resolute Support (RS) mission said on Tuesday. In accordance with US Department of Defense policy, names of the service members killed in action are being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete. The Fort…
KABUL said on Wednesday they were striving for precision in their operations. In a statement, the US forces said: “We hold ourselves to the highest standards of accuracy and accountability. We strive for precision in all of our operations. “We…
KABUL want all 14,000 US troops to leave within a year. A US newspaper reported on Tuesday Taliban made the demand a day after the insurgents stormed a joint US- Afghan military base in the south, killing 25 Afghan soldiers.…
KABUL forces commander Ge. John Nicholson, a statement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Thursday. Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak, Muhammad Masoom Stanikzai, Director of National Directorate of Security, Defense and Interior Ministries’ generals were in attendance, the…
The Afghan National Army (ANA) forces thwarted Taliban’s Friday attack on the southern Ghazni city and continued to hold ground and maintain control of all government centers, US forces said on Sunday. "The Afghan National Army strongly and swiftly…
KABUL have rejected the killing of Afghan security personnel in airstrike in the Azrah district of central Logar province, according to a statement on Thursday. However, a statement from US forces in Afghanistan on Thursday said, "Following a review of…
There is no plan for US forces in Afghanistan or other terrorist groups conducting attacks inside Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Monday. “To be clear, US military authorities are within the borders of Afghanistan only. We have no…
KABUL, the US forces said on Tuesday. In a statement, the US forces said Afghan Special Security Forces confirmed on Monday the death of Omar Khetab, a senior Al Qaeda leader, as well as multiple other Al Qaeda operatives, after…
KABUL said on Thursday investigation into the alleged killing of civilians in foreign forces airstrikes has been launched. In a statement the US forces stationed in Afghanistan said they were aware of an incident in the Pul-i-Alam, the capital of…
US forces on Sunday confirmed the killing of four senior Islamic State or Daesh advisors on July 11 in an strike that also killed the group emir Abu Sayid in eastern Kunar province. in a statement, the US…
The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has taken no decision on a troop increase in Afghanistan so far and any such decision would be taken in consultation with the Afghan Government, his spokesperson said Friday. “Secretary Mattis has made…
A US forces’ airstrike killed two Afghan Border Police (ABP) personnel and wounded three others in southern Helmand province, an official said on Saturday. The governor’s spokesman, Omar Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the US forces mistakenly targeted…
KABUL commander in a drone strike in northern Kunduz province. A day earlier, the Taliban also confirmed losing Mullah Abdul Salam, their shadow governor for Kunduz, to the drone attack. “As part of an operation with Afghan National Defense and…
A group of US forces who have been stationed in Bost Airport in southern Helmand province have returned back to Shurab Base situated 60 kilometres from Lashkargah, the provincial capital, a reliable source said on Saturday. A security…
CHARIKAR commander’s home in Bagram district of central Parwan province, officials and residents said. Bagram police chief Col. Ahmadzai said four protestors injured in foreign forces’ firing were discharged after receiving treatment in a local clinic. A doctor at the…
The provincial council (PC) chief for central Logar province on Monday accused the American forces of killing four civilians and injuring another 15 after a roadside bomb ripped through one of their vehicles near the provincial capital, Pul-iAlam,…
