Tag: Taliban

Taliban Takes 7th Afghan Provincial Capital in 5 Days: ‘Captured the Governor’s Office’

The Taliban seized a seventh provincial capital in Afghanistan in under a week as the terrorist group continues to make advances as U.S. forces continue to withdraw from the beleaguered country. “This afternoon the Taliban entered the city of Farah after briefly fighting with the security forces. They have captured the governor’s office and police…


Taliban Kill Afghan Radio Station Manager, Kidnap Journalist: Officials

KABUL—Suspected Taliban terrorists killed an Afghan radio station manager in Kabul and kidnapped a journalist in southern Helmand province, local government officials said on Monday, reporting the latest in a long line of attacks targeting media workers. Gunmen shot Toofan Omar, the station manager of Paktia Ghag radio and an officer for NAI, a rights…


Afghan Forces Battling to Retake Kunduz as Taliban Advance in North

KABUL—Afghan commandos launched a counter-attack on Monday to try to beat back Taliban fighters who overran the northern city of Kunduz a day earlier, with residents fleeing the conflict describing the almost constant sound of gunfire and explosions. Kunduz was one of at least three provincial capitals seized by the insurgents in the north over…


Taliban Seizes 6th Provincial Capital in Afghanistan, Government Retreats ‘Without Fighting’

The Taliban terrorist group took a sixth provincial capital in about as many days in northern Afghanistan amid claims that government forces simply retreated without fighting. Samangan’s deputy provincial governor, Mohammad Dawood Kalakani, confirmed the takeover of Aybak, the capital, to international news outlets. Now, he said, the Taliban was “in full control” while a Taliban…


Taliban Takes Key Northern Afghan Cities as Battles Rage On

KABUL, Afghanistan—Taliban terrorist seized most of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s key Kunduz province on Sunday, and took another neighboring provincial capital after a monthlong siege. The advances were the latest in a series of blows to government forces as U.S. troops complete their pullout after nearly two decades in the country. The terrorists planted…


US Suffered in Afghanistan for Its Policies Toward Pakistan: Author of ‘Durand’s Curse’

NEW DELHI—The United States fought for 20 years in Afghanistan after 9/11 but by not attacking the roots of terrorism that operated from Pakistani soil, had to pay heavily for its policies, said Rajiv Dogra, a former Indian diplomat and the author of “Durand’s Curse,” a best-selling and critically acclaimed book about the division of…


UK Nationals Advised to Leave Afghanistan Immediately

The UK government is advising all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country because of the “worsening security situation.” The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s website was updated on Friday, advising against all travel to Afghanistan. The change in advice comes in the face of growing turmoil in Afghanistan, as Taliban forces sweep across…


Taliban Assassinate Top Afghan Government Spokesman, Take Control of Provincial Capital

Taliban terrorists ambushed the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday and assassinated the director of a state media center while also taking control of a provincial capital in the province of Nimroz. The murder of Dawa Khan Menapal, who handled the Afghanistan government’s interactions with local as well as foreign media, came as local officials…


Blast in Afghan Capital as Taliban Claim Attack on Minister’s Compound

KABUL—A blast near the office of Afghanistan’s main security agency wounded three people on Wednesday hours after a bomb and gun attack on a minister’s compound brought surging Taliban violence to the capital. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the late Tuesday car bomb and gun attack on the home of acting Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi….


US Expands Afghan Refugee Program, Citing Taliban Violence

The Biden administration on Monday intensified its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan, citing increased levels of Taliban violence. The State Department said Monday that it is expanding the scope of of Afghans eligible for refugee status in the United States “to many thousands of Afghans and their immediate family members who may…