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Authorities in Afghanistan on Sunday said that they have installed an anti-missile system at Kabul airport to neutralize incoming rockets, as the Taliban pressed on with a fierce offensive across the country. Taliban’s rapid gains in recent weeks have raised concerns about the security of the capital and its airport,…
The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control over 85 percent of Afghanistan’s territory amid an increase in victories on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout from the war-ravaged nation. The announcement was made during a press conference at the end of a visit by a…
Pakistan on Saturday said that it would complete the fencing of its borders with Afghanistan by the end of June. This comes in the backdrop of uncertainty in Afghanistan caused due to US troop withdrawal. Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed stated this on the floor of the National Assembly,…
Kashmir-focused Pakistani terror groups are operating in Afghanistan and are likely to target India and its interests, alleged a report published on Friday by noted French think-tank ‘Centre for Analysis of Terrorism’. The report said that following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, one is likely to witness a resurgence of…
India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval is expected to attend SCO NSA meet in Tajikistan scheduled from June 23 to 24. The meeting will also be attended by NSAs of Pakistan and China. There are speculations of possible meetings between Doval and his Pakistani and Chinese counterparts on the…
The Afghan army lost 14 soldiers, and 37 others were taken hostage during the hostilities with the Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan, TOLO news media outlet reported on Sunday. According to the Afghan news outlet, the Taliban attacked a police station in the Qaisar district in the Faryab province on…
Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters in a provincial capital about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from capital Kabul, officials and witnesses said, prompting the defence minister to take charge of a counteroffensive. Violence has increased in Afghanistan since US forces began their final pull-out on May 1, as the insurgents press on…
Heavy clashes between Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents resumed on Monday after a three-day ceasefire announced by both sides for the Muslim holiday Eid, officials said. Taliban Islamists have put on a months-long campaign to expand their influence across the country as the United States began pulling out its…
Multiple blasts targeting a school in Kabul on Saturday killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more, mostly female students, officials said. A senior interior ministry official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that most of the casualties were students coming out of the Sayed ul Shuhada school. TV channels’ footages…
The United States military has begun its complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, the top US commander there said on Sunday, marking what amounts to the beginning of the end of the United States’ nearly 20-year-old war in the country. “I now have a set of orders. We will conduct an orderly…
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