Tag Taliban Militants - page 1

23 Apr 2020 - 11:23

4 Taliban militants killed while making a bomb inside a mosque in Ghazni

A premature explosion killed four Taliban militants who were busy making a bomb inside a mosque in South-eastern Ghazni province.

20 Apr 2020 - 09:30

28 people's uprising forces killed in clashes with Taliban in north Afghanistan

Twenty-eight people's uprising forces were killed in clashes with the Taliban in northern Takhar and Balkh provinces last night, officials said Monday.

18 Apr 2020 - 11:22

Taliban Militants Kill 5 Police Officers, Capture 7 in Afghan Kunduz Province - Source

Five police officers and servicemen were killed in the Imam Saheb district of the Afghan northeastern Kunduz province in an attack by militants, a source said adding that seven more officers had been captured by the Taliban.

15 Apr 2020 - 12:51

Afghan Interior Ministry bans motorbikes in Kabul to improve security

Afghan authorities say they will ban motorcycles and scooters in the capital, Kabul, for an unspecified period of time in an effort to improve security.

8 Apr 2020 - 18:46

22 Taliban militants killed in W. Afghan airstrikes

Twenty-two Taliban militants were killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan Air Force in two western provinces on Tuesday, the military said Wednesday.

6 Apr 2020 - 20:07

ERW, landmines continue to pose lingering threat to Afghans' lives

The explosive remnants of war (ERW) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) kill or maim more than 120 people every month in the militancy-hit Afghanistan, authorities said.

5 Apr 2020 - 15:26

Senior Taliban Leader Killed in Wardak Province

The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) killed a prominent Taliban during a clash in central Wardak province, the Afghan military said.

2 Apr 2020 - 14:19

100 Taliban militants to be released from Afghan jails

The prisoner swap is part of confidence-building measures crucial for the success of the peace deal signed between the US and the Taliban to end nearly two decades of war.

29 Mar 2020 - 14:24

13 Taliban militants killed in W. Afghanistan

At least 13 Taliban militants have been confirmed dead as Afghan forces pounded Taliban hideouts in the western Ghoor on Saturday, said an army statement released here Sunday.

28 Mar 2020 - 23:08

1st LD Writethru: 10 soldiers, 8 militants killed in clashes in N. Afghanistan

At least 10 Afghan army soldiers and eight Taliban militants were killed during predawn clashes in Jurm district of the Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province on Saturday, sources said.

18 Mar 2020 - 13:33

Sporadic attacks in 3 provinces of Afghanistan kill, wound 7 including security personnel

Sporadic attacks in three provinces of Afghanistan claimed the lives of 5 people including police and army personnel and wounded two others.

17 Mar 2020 - 18:02

Taliban Militants Killed in Helmand Conflicts

Ten armed Taliban were killed in scattered conflicts and six others have been injured in Helmand last night.

15 Mar 2020 - 09:28

Afghanistan government postpones plan of releasing jailed Taliban members

The Afghan government has postponed its announced plan of releasing jailed members of Taliban, a move that might plunge an already shaky peace process between Kabul and the militant group into deeper crisis.

8 Mar 2020 - 10:11

Afghan president demands 'executive guarantee' before release of Taliban inmates

The Afghan president says the proposed release of five-thousand jailed Taliban militants under the US deal will happen only if Kabul gets a guarantee that they will not return to violence

7 Mar 2020 - 16:14

Taliban gatherings stroked killing 13 militants in Balkh

Airstrikes in northern Balkh province targeted two gatherings of Taliban militants which killed or wounded at least 13 militants of the group.

5 Mar 2020 - 23:33

ICC approves probe on Afghanistan war crimes

Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine alleged crimes of US soldiers, Taliban, Afghan troops

4 Mar 2020 - 17:10

Taliban capture police command – Oruzgan

The Taliban militants captured the police headquarters in Trinkot city, the capital of Oruzgan province on Wednesday night.

4 Mar 2020 - 14:47

US Conducted 'Defensive' Strike on Taliban Fighters Who Attacked Afghan Forces - USFOR-A Spokesman

The news comes after American officials and the Taliban movement signed a peace agreement in the Qatari capital of Doha, stipulating foreign troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

4 Mar 2020 - 14:40

6 police, 8 militants killed in clashes in S. Afghan province

Six Afghan police and eight insurgents were killed in fierce clashes following a Taliban's attack on a security checkpoint in the country's southern Uruzgan province overnight, local police said Wednesday.

4 Mar 2020 - 11:52

Roundup: 20 killed in Afghanistan within 24 hours amid violence reduction in Afghanistan

At least 20 people including militants, security personnel and civilians have been killed over the past 24 hours elsewhere in Afghanistan amid observing reduction in violence by the Taliban outfit in the country, officials said Tuesday.