Afghan forces kill LeT commander, destroy camp at Afghanistan-Pakistan border: Report
Kabul: The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) on Monday night destroyed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) camp at the Afghanistan Pakistan border in an operation that lasted for about two hours and ended with the killing of an LeT commander and another cadre, a Wion report said.
New Delhi: A report published by United Nations (UN) has revealed that around 6,500 Pakistani nationals are among foreign terrorists who are operating in Afghanistan and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) play a key role in bringing foreign fighters into the war-torn country.
Seven soldiers, 19 militants killed in clashes in Afghanistan
Kabul/Xinhua: Seven soldiers and 19 militants have been killed and one soldier and three children were wounded during clashes in two Afghan provinces, authorities said on Thursday.
American scholar criticises Zalmay Khalilzad's advice to India on Taliban
New York: United States' special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad's advice to India that it should talk to Taliban forces about its concerns on terrorism has earned criticisms from American scholar Michael Rubin.
Taliban release 20 Afghan soldiers in Northern Kunduz province
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban in a statement on Thursday said that it had released 20 more Afghan soldiers in the northern Kunduz province, as part of the prisoner exchange deal with the Afghan government.
Tablighi Jamaat committed Talibani crime: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the Tablighi Jamaat committed a "Talibani crime" with its religious gathering in New Delhi recently that has now been linked to 128 coronavirus positive cases across the country.
Trump sends Pompeo to attend signing of U.S.-Taliban deal
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will attend the signing of U.S.-Taliban agreement, which could be one step forward to ultimate U.S. troops withdrawal and lasting peace in Afghanistan.
US-Taliban expect to sign peace deal in Qatar today
Doha/IBNS: The US and the Taliban are expected to sign the landmark deal on Saturday in Qatar, almost 19 years since Washington deployed troops in Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 terror attacks.
Doha: India to attend US-Taliban deal-signing
Doha/IBNS: India will attend the signing of the peace pact between the US and Taliban in Doha on Saturday, marking the first engagement of the south Asian country with the group.
Three Indian engineers freed by Taliban in exchange for 11 militants
Islamabad, Oct 7 (UNI): The Taliban militant group has freed three Indian hostages in Afghanistan in exchange for securing the release of 11 of its members.
Provincial police deputy killed by Taliban militants in central Afghanistan
Kabul, Sep 30 (Sputnik/UNI) A police deputy from Afghanistan's central Ghazni province has been killed by Taliban militants in the Salar area of the neighboring Maidan Wardak province, Arif Noori, a spokesman for the governor, told Sputnik.
Taliban bluntly tells Pakistan to not link Kashmir issue with Afghanistan
Kabul: As Pakistan sparred with India over the recent move by New Delhi abrogating Article 370 that had granted special powers to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the Taliban seemed to have been riled by Pakistan's attempt to link the issue with Afghanistan.
Taliban leader Mullah Omar 'lived close to US bases', says book
New York, Mar 11 (UNI): Fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar lived within walking distance of US bases in Afghanistan, a new book has claimed.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists gun down district’s executive head in Sar-i-Pul
Kabul, Feb 3 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists have gunned down the executive director for Gosfandi district of northern Sar-i-Pul province in Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Taliban militants kill 8 soldiers in Afghanistan
Kabul, Dec 9 (IBNS): Taliban members killed at least eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in the Bala Baluk district of western Farah province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.