The Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) have abandoned a military base and three outposts in the Alingar district of eastern Laghman province, sources said Friday. Security sources told Ariana News that the base and the outposts have been captured by the Taliban militants after the Afghan forces retreated. The Taliban, however, published pictures claiming the militants have captured 14 […]
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Withdrawal Will Not End War in Afghanistan: Petraeus
General David Petraeus, former commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and former CIA director in an interview with has said that the US troops withdrawal from the country “is not going to end the endless war in Afghanistan.” “It is going to end the US and the coalition involvement in that war militarily” he said in an interview […]
Read more ›Parts of Baghlan’s Burka District Fall to Taliban
Areas of Burka district in Baghlan have fell to the Taliban on Tuesday night after clashes, security sources confirmed. The local officials have moved their offices to other places in the district after the Taliban captured some parts of the district about 10 pm local time, according to the sources. In the meantime, Jawid Basharat, a spokesman for the provincial […]
Read more ›US airstrikes target Taliban in Helmand province
The United States has carried out a number of airstrikes against the Taliban in the southern Helmand province in the past few days as fierce fighting takes place between Afghan military forces and the Taliban. A US official told VOA late Wednesday that American forces were actively carrying out airstrikes against the Taliban. This comes after US Forces Afghanistan and […]
Read more ›Stoltenberg says NATO allies looking at how to provide support in ‘new chapter’
Speaking at a meeting of European Union Defence Ministers, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed the drawdown of NATO’s Resolute Training mission was underway, but said the end of NATO’s mission does not mean the end of the Alliance’s relationship with Afghanistan. Allies are looking at how they can continue to provide financial and training support to Afghan forces, Stoltenberg […]
Read more ›Germany eyes new Afghanistan role after troop withdrawal
Politicians and civil society in Germany are giving clear signals that they want to go on supporting development in Afghanistan even after the NATO troops go home. But what would that look like? The countdown has started. The withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan officially began on Saturday, May 1. The German army plans to bring all of its 1,100 […]
Read more ›Blinken Assures US Will Not Disengage from Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday assured that the United States will not disengage from Afghanistan despite withdrawing its troops from the country. “We’ve also been clear that even as our forces are drawing down and pulling out of Afghanistan, we are not withdrawing, we are not disengaging,” Blinken said at a press conference in London with British […]
Read more ›US: Strong Intl Consensus Against a Taliban Military Takeover
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has said that a Taliban plan to seize control of Afghanistan with a military takeover would not be acceptable to the world. According to a statement from the US embassy, Khalilzad “emphasized that there was strong consensus within both the regional and international community against any effort by the Taliban to […]
Read more ›Thousands of Afghans flee their homes as fighting erupts
Thousands of Afghans have fled their homes in Helmand province as fierce fighting between government forces and the Taliban erupted after the US military began withdrawing its remaining troops. AFP reports Afghan forces pushed back a string of insurgent attacks on checkpoints across the southern province, where the US military on Sunday handed over a base to government forces as […]
Read more ›Baghlan’s Burka district falls to the Taliban
Local officials confirmed Wednesday that Burka district in Baghlan province has fallen to the Taliban. Officials said the district fell on Tuesday night. According to the sources the civilian and military leadership of the district retreated to neighbouring Nahrin district. Baghlan police also confirmed the fall of Burka district. Police spokesman Jawed Besharat said security forces had made a tactical […]
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