The strategically important city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan has become a battleground as fierce fighting is going on between the Taliban and the Afghan forces as the former have captured the central parts of Kunduz. The surprise pre-dawn attack on Kunduz resulted in total capitulation and retreat of the Afghan government forces to the airport on the outskirts of the city while clashes are still going on in the city. Kunduz, if the Taliban…
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ON the one hand is Afghanistan, rent apart and mired in poverty and conflict. On the other is Pakistan that has hosted over the years millions of Afghan refugees whom it can neither afford to support, nor conscionably force to return. In this situation, tragedy is an expected outcome. Since 2002, the UNHCR has facilitated the voluntary return of over 3.5m registered Afghans from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Even so, some 1.5m remain, a fair number…
Once again the Afghan Taliban have demonstrated their military reach and capacity with another assault on the city of Kunduz. They held Kunduz briefly a year ago before beating a tactical retreat, undefeated by Afghan forces and American air strikes. Today, those same Afghan forces aided again by American air power and possibly American Special Forces are conducting clearing operations in the city. The centre is said to be cleared, and Taliban are said to…
The powerful Jamiat-e-Islami party has shown a strong reaction towards the remarks of National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar and sought clarification for his remarks after he alleged that certain circles with regional and broader intelligence support were involved behind the insulting of former President Hamid Karzai. The Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami Salahuddin Rabbani released a statement a day after Atmar released a statement to condemn the insulting of Karzai during the death anniversary of Burhanuddin…
The US forces in Afghanistan lost another soldier in fight against the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group One U.S. service member died as a result of wounds sustained during operations in Achin district, Nangarhar Province today, the US forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A said in a statement. “On behalf of all of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, we are heartbroken by this loss and we extend our deepest sympathies to…
Members of Farah provincial council Tuesday reported that dozens of Taliban fighters have gathered around Farah city and plan to launch a coordinated attack on the provincial capital. Meanwhile, security officials in Farah have said that the security forces have started a large scale operation in an attempt to thwart such a plan and eliminate the insurgents. Residents in the city have reported that dozens of families have fled their homes in their quest to…
At least 13 Daesh militants were killed in a drone strike in Nangarhar province, officials said Tuesday. Nangarhar governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said two other Daesh fighters were wounded in the drone attack. He said the drone strike was carried out during a military operation in Achin district in Nangarhar over the past 24 hours. According to him, the drone strike was conducted in Abdul Khail area in Achin. Reports indicate that Daesh militants have…
Members of Helmand provincial council on Tuesday voiced concern over the fall of Khanshin district to the Taliban, terming it the fall of the entire province. Local officials earlier confirmed the fall of the district to the Taliban and said that security forces have been evacuated from the district and dispatched to other volatile regions in the province. “Provincial leaders decided to withdraw security forces from Khanshin and deploy them in areas which are important,…