Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south and two female aid workers from Finland in Herat. A suicide bomber killed a police official in Nangarhar. Another suicide bomber killed a policeman in Kunduz.
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Afghanistan
Five Taliban fighters and three policemen were killed in clashes in Badakhshan. Security forces killed four Taliban fighters in Nangarhar and five more in Badakhshan. The Taliban executed a cleric in Helmand for having links to the government. A suicide bomber killed a policeman in Kunduz.
Afghanistan
Afghan army’s rusty tank relics still roll into battle
Afghanistan
The Taliban reportedly took control of an area of Faryab province; 31 Taliban fighters and nine policemen are said to have been killed in three days of fighting. A Taliban suicide bomber killed five foreign security guards in an attack at Camp Gibson in Kabul. Security forces killed a Taliban shadow district governor and 13 […]
Afghanistan
Medal of Honor recipient: Award is for fallen brothers
Afghanistan
US Mentors Prepare to Let Afghan Forces Go It Alone
Al Qaeda renews its oath of allegiance to Taliban leader Mullah Omar
In the first edition of its new online newsletter, Al Nafir, al Qaeda renews its oath of allegiance to Taliban leader Mullah Omar. The move is likely a response to the Islamic State’s claim that it rules over a caliphate with its leader, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, serving as the new caliph. Last week, al Qaeda released a video of Osama bin Laden discussing his oath of allegiance to Mullah Omar.
Afghanistan
The US killed 15 Taliban fighters in an airstrike in Logar. The strike was said to have been carried out by a drone. The Taliban killed two people in a motorcycle bombing in Logar.
Afghanistan
Some lawmakers want Obama to rethink Afghanistan drawdown plan
Afghanistan
US military did not seek full pullout from Afghanistan in 2017
Afghanistan
Terror Group Back on the Offensive in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Four Taliban fighters were killed while launching rocket attacks on Kabul International Airport. The Interior Ministry accused the Haqqani Network and Pakistan’s military intelligence service of directing the Kabul attack. The Taliban killed two civilians in a rocket attack in Kunar. General Dunford warned that al Qaeda is likely to return in force to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of letting Haqqani militants escape crackdown
Afghanistan
Explosions, gunfire heard near Kabul airport
Afghanistan
US Watchdog Urges Delaying Delivery of More Cargo Aircraft to Afghan Military
Afghanistan
In Taliban heartland where US once fought, Afghan forces triumph — for now
Afghanistan
Marine captain refused to leave Afghan interpreter behind
Afghanistan
Fifteen Taliban fighters and seven security personnel were killed in fighting in Laghman. Ten Taliban and seven policemen were killed in clashes in Ghor. The Taliban killed eight civilians in an IED attack in Kandahar and two Afghan soldiers in a bombing in Nangarhar.
Afghanistan
Pakistan Claims Win Against Militants Along Afghan Border, but Enemy Slips Away
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six de-miners in an attack on a convoy in Herat and a general in a magnetic mine attack in Kabul. The European Union said the results of the presidential election must be audited. The United Nations said civilian casualties are the highest they have been since 2009.
Afghanistan
Karzai agrees to UN proposal for the audit of 3.5 million votes
Afghanistan
Afghan aid is dropping, but how fast is too fast?
Afghanistan
The Taliban took control of Char Sada district in Ghor. A suicide assault team killed four policemen and five civilians in an attack on the police headquarters and the governor’s compound in Kandahar. The military said it killed a senior Taliban commander and 17 fighters in Helmand. Two soldiers were killed in IED attacks.
Taliban seize district in central Afghanistan, launch suicide assault in Kandahar
A district center in Ghor province was overrun by hundreds of Taliban, while the group sent more than a dozen fighters to attack the governor’s compound and police headquarters in Kandahar City.
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Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed four Czech soldiers, two policemen, and 10 civilians in an attack in Parwan. The Taliban also claimed to have killed and wounded 18 Afghan troops in Herat. The NDS claimed the Taliban’s shadow governor of Badakhshan and 14 fighters were killed. Presidential candidate Abdullah rejected the preliminary election results.
Suicide bomber kills 4 ISAF troops, 12 Afghans in Parwan
The Taliban, the Haqqani Network, al Qaeda, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and other jihadist groups all operate in the province.
Afghanistan
The Taliban torched upwards of 400 fuel tankers and supply trucks in an attack on a trucking terminal in Kabul province. Several drivers are reported to be missing. The military said it killed six Taliban fighters in Badakhshan and 11 more in operations in Nangarhar, Kunduz, and Kandahar.
Taliban torch hundreds of fuel tankers in Kabul
A police official said more than 400 fuel and supply trucks were destroyed by the Taliban last night in an attack on a trucking terminal just outside the Afghan capital.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed eight members of the Afghan National Air Force in an attack on a bus in the capital of Kabul. The Taliban claimed the suicide attack in Kabul. Security forces captured nine members of a suicide cell in Khost.