Taliban

A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent group in stunningly quick…
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The Taliban offensive in the wake of the withdrawal of foreign troops has led to a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that most of the people are…
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The US on Saturday ordered its nationals to leave Afghanistan “immediately” as the Taliban widened control over several areas, taking over two towns from Afghan government forces. “The US Embassy urges US citizens to leave Afghanistan…
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Thirty Pakistani nationals, who were members of al Qaeda, were among the 112 Taliban terrorists killed in airstrikes in Helmand province, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said on Saturday. “112 #Taliban terrorists including 30 #Pakistani…
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The Taliban shot and killed the director of Afghanistan’s Government Information Media Center on Friday, the latest killing in a series of attacks on journalists and rights activists in recent months. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid…
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The Taliban is stepping up its attack on provincial cities in response to the increasing airstrikes by the US as fighting has escalated in Herat, Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, according to a report on Friday. Reuters spoke to three Taliban…
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The Taliban assault on Lashkar Gah is being led by a commander released by the Afghan government last year as part of a US deal to boost peace talks. Mawlavi Talib was among 5,000 militants freed under pressure from Washington as it…
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Amid an escalation in violence by Taliban militants, a roadside blast on Wednesday, in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, has left three people wounded. The blast occurred near the Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled offices, police spokesman…
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Aghan forces battled the Taliban in Lashkargah as the fighting intensified in the city in southern Helmand province and the frontline was in District 1 where the US conducted an airstrike on Monday morning. According to Tolo News, Helmand…
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As the Taliban and mounted an offensive amid the withdrawal of foreign troops from war-torn Afghanistan, as many as nearly 300 members of the group have been killed and hundreds of others wounded in operations by the country's security…
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