TTP Still Using Afghan Soil for Attacks in Pakistan – Khawaja Asif

Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) still uses Afghanistan soil against Pakistan, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Defense Minister said while interviewing with Voice of America, a US broadcaster: “Islamabad has good relations Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban Intelligence arrests perpetrator of Balkh explosions

The Intelligence Department has announced the arrest of one of the perpetrators involved in several deadly attacks in the Balkh province of Afghanistan, including the assassination of Mohammad Dawood Muzamal, governor of Balkh, on Sunday. The department aired the “confessions” Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion in Zabul Kills a Child, Injures 3 More

A child was killed and three others injured when an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) exploded in Southern Zabul province, according to local sources. The explosion caused by an IED of past wars resulted in the death of one child and Read More …

Afghan Forces Arrest Man in Kabul with Magnetic IEDs

A man was arrested in Kabul’s capital city of Afghanistan with six magnetic Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), according to the Ministry of National Defense on Monday. The Ministry said that the apprehended capture was made possible based on the intelligence Read More …

Afghanistan: ISIL claims attack targeting journalists in Mazar-i-Sharif

The ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists and children in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif this week. The blast targeting media workers was Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban governor of Balkh province killed in blast

The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province has been killed inside his office in a suicide attack that was later claimed by the ISIL armed group. The killing of Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the provincial governor, on Thursday marked one of Read More …

Afghanistan: Commanders among six TTP terrorists killed in Khost IED attack

KABUL: At least six terrorists, including commanders, were killed and 15 others wounded Thursday in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan’s Khost province. According to sources, the killed militants were identified as Abdul Read More …

ISIS-K is waging a new war in Afghanistan, this time against China

By the time the bombs went off inside the Kabul Longan Hotel on the afternoon of Dec. 12, 2022, the armed insurgents had already filmed their last words. Cradling pistols and posing beside a lounge chair heaped with ammunition, grenades, Read More …

Afghanistan’s demining program needs $18.3 million – OCHA

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Afghanistan has one of the highest levels of explosive ordnance contamination globally. The statement tweeted on Monday saying that in 2023, some $18.3 million is needed for Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill 2 top Islamic commanders in Kabul

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan claimed that two important Islamic State commanders were killed by its security personnel recently during a counter terrorism operation in Kabul. According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, one of the terrorists killed was Qari Fateh, Read More …

Afghanistan: At least four killed in explosion in Takhar Province

According to local media on Thursday, an explosion was reported in Taloqan, the centre of Takhar province in Afghanistan. A bomb attached to a vehicle in the Sar Chowk area of Taloqan city reportedly caused the explosion. Read more… Source: Read More …

Afghanistan: 2 injured in a car bomb blast in Kabul

Two civilians were injured as a blast rocked Police District 2 of Afghan capital Kabul city on Saturday, Kabul’s police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. “Two civilians were injured after a sticky bomb struck a vehicle in Police District 2 today Read More …

Afghanistan: Landmines left over from war in Helmand are still claiming victims

Unexploded ordnance and mines in war-torn areas of Helmand threaten the lives of residents of the province who are calling on the government to clear the areas affected by the landmines. Abdul Bari, who lives in helmand’s sarkar area, said Read More …

Pakistan ‘concerned’ over rising militancy along Pak-Afghan border

Pakistan has expressed concern over the uptick in militancy along its border with Afghanistan. In an interview with the leading American magazine, Newsweek, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Munir Akram warned that unless the economic situation improves Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion near the entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul

A bomb blast took place near the entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul earlier today, according to local sources. Kabul Police Spokesperson, Khalid Zadran, in a tweet said that the explosion happened in front of the Ministry Read More …

Afghanistan: Several feared dead in blast outside Kabul military airport

An explosion outside the military airport in Kabul has caused multiple casualties, a spokesman for the Taliban-run interior ministry said. “Today morning an explosion took place outside Kabul military airport, due to which a number of our citizens were martyred Read More …

Afghanistan: Head of Badakhshan Security Department Killed in Faizabad Blast

A blast targeted a vehicle in the city of Faizabad, Badakhshan province, on Monday morning, killing head of the provincial security department, Abdulhaq Abu Omar, the ministry of interior confirmed. The blast happened nearby the compound of the security department, Read More …

Afghanistan: ISIS Kabul Hotel Attack Kills and Injures 21 People

ISIS’s regional offshoot, ISKP claimed responsibility for the bomb and gun attack on a multi-story hotel in Kabul on Monday, which left at least 3 assailants killed and 21 others injured, including foreign nationals. The ISKP shared a video of Read More …