KABUL: In the six months since taking back control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have erased all visible signs of the former government from the capital. Gone are flags of the former republic, murals of national heroes, and memorials honouring those killed in Taliban attacks. Blast walls are now covered with […]
WASHINTON: The US military on Friday (local time) said that a single Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) bomber killed 13 American troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August. Briefing reporters on the results of a military inquiry, Marine General Frank McKenzie, head of US Central Command, said […]
MOSCOW: Russia has urged Afghanistan and the Taliban to start meaningful negotiations on forming a transitional coalition government before it is too late, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday. A Taliban delegation in Moscow last week said that the group controlled more than 85% […]
KABUL: At least four civilians were killed and five others suffered injuries in a blast in Kabul city on Tuesday, local media reported citing a police statement. The blast occurred about 2:50 pm local time in the Sar-e-Chawk area on Maiwand Street in Kabul’s PD1, Tolo News reported. « The type […]
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Kabul airport has been fitted with an air defence system to counter incoming rockets, officials said Sunday, as the Taliban pressed on with a blistering offensive across the country. Washington and its allies are due to end their military mission in Afghanistan at the end of next month, […]
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan has sought Pakistan’s help to persuade the Taliban to hold talks with authorities in Kabul as fierce fighting between Afghan and insurgent forces claim dozens of lives on a daily basis across the country. “We have great expectations from Pakistan. I hope Islamabad will persuade the Taliban for […]
