Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul
2 years, 7 months ago

Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny Tuesday of Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and further undermined their efforts to secure international recognition and desperately needed aid. The safe house where al-Zawahri was staying in Kabul’s upscale Shirpur neighborhood was the home of a top aide to senior Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official. The monitors said it’s unlikely al-Qaida will seek to mount direct attacks outside Afghanistan, “owing to a lack of capability and restraint on the part of the Taliban, as well as an unwillingness to jeopardize their recent gains” such as having a safe haven and improved resources. However, al-Zawahri’s killing already has been seized upon by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as a sign that the Taliban “grossly violated the Doha Agreement and repeated assurances.

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US Drops $10M Bounty on Haqqani: A Strategic Shift or Taliban Deal?
4 days, 23 hours ago

US Drops $10M Bounty on Haqqani: A Strategic Shift or Taliban Deal?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 26, 2025 16:11 IST - 5 MINS READ By lifting a $10 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Sirajuddin Haqqani, a most-wanted terrorist and currently the Taliban’s de facto Interior Minister, the United States has signalled that it has made a “deal” with the Haqqani network, once regarded as a major threat to the …

No bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani, embassy to reopen in Kabul? Is the US quietly ending the Taliban’s isolation?
1 week ago

No bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani, embassy to reopen in Kabul? Is the US quietly ending the Taliban’s isolation?

Firstpost  

The US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani known for orchestrating deadly attacks. The US remains cautious on formal recognition Taliban acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, speaks during the funeral prayers of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, during his funeral procession in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan, December 12, 2024. File …

After return of American citizen, US lifts $10 million bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani, senior Taliban officials: Report
1 week, 1 day ago

After return of American citizen, US lifts $10 million bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani, senior Taliban officials: Report

Live Mint  

After the American citizen, who had been kept in captivity for two years, returned last week, the US lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani who also heads a powerful network blamed for attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government, officials in Kabul said on Sunday. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who acknowledged planning a January 2008 attack …

US lifts bounties on top Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, 2 other officials: Kabul
1 week, 1 day ago

US lifts bounties on top Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, 2 other officials: Kabul

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government, officials in Kabul said Sunday. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who acknowledged planning a January 2008 attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul, which killed six people, including U.S. citizen Thor David Hesla, no …

The U.S. lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, says Kabul
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1 week, 1 day ago

The U.S. lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, says Kabul

NPR  

The U.S. lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, says Kabul toggle caption Saifullah Zahir/AP The U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan's former Western-backed government, officials in Kabul said Sunday. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who acknowledged planning a January 2008 attack on the Serena …

The murder of Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq and Taliban-Pakistan divide
2 weeks ago

The murder of Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq and Taliban-Pakistan divide

Firstpost  

Hamid-ul-Haq’s murder is a critical development which has severe implications for the future of jihadist extremism in South Asia and beyond. It has produced some of the most notorious terror masterminds, like Mullah Omar and Mullah Akhtar Mansour ; Haqqani Network’s Mujahiddin commanders, like Sirajuddin Haqqani, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Hizb-e-Islami chief Mohammad Yunus Khalis and Jamiat-Ulema-i-Islam extremists like Maulana Fazlur Rahman …

The murder of Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq and Taliban-Pakistan divide
2 weeks ago

The murder of Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq and Taliban-Pakistan divide

Firstpost  

Hamid-ul-Haq’s murder is a critical development which has severe implications for the future of jihadist extremism in South Asia and beyond. It has produced some of the most notorious terror masterminds, like Mullah Omar and Mullah Akhtar Mansour ; Haqqani Network’s Mujahiddin commanders, like Sirajuddin Haqqani, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Hizb-e-Islami chief Mohammad Yunus Khalis and Jamiat-Ulema-i-Islam extremists like Maulana Fazlur Rahman …

Taliban's internal power struggle: Why India needs to tread carefully
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Taliban's internal power struggle: Why India needs to tread carefully

Firstpost  

The possibility of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, projecting the narrative of internal clash in Taliban cannot be ruled out. For India, it is time to make robust strategic calculations and strengthen its cautious look over Afghanistan While making sense of the internal rift in the Taliban, one must not forget that terrorist groups operate in a clandestine world. In September …

Trump says US has apprehended ‘top terrorist’ responsible for 2021 Kabul airport bombing
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump says US has apprehended ‘top terrorist’ responsible for 2021 Kabul airport bombing

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that the US has apprehended a “top terrorist” involved in the 2021 bombing at Kabul airport’s Abbey Gate in Afghanistan where 13 US service members and at least 170 Afghan civilians were killed. In his speech, Trump thanked Pakistan for “helping arrest this monster.” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif returned the message …

American porn star Whitney Wright visits Afghanistan despite Taliban control
1 month ago

American porn star Whitney Wright visits Afghanistan despite Taliban control

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whitney Wright, who caused uproar with a visit to …

Pakistan: Bomb at pro-Taliban seminary kills 5 worshippers, wounds dozens ahead of Ramadan
1 month ago

Pakistan: Bomb at pro-Taliban seminary kills 5 worshippers, wounds dozens ahead of Ramadan

The Hindu  

A powerful bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least five worshippers and wounding dozens of others ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, according to local police. The cleric was known as the “father of the Taliban,” Mr. Haq’s family has appealed to his followers to remain peaceful, and authorities …

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation
3 months ago

Pakistani airstrike kills at least 46 in Afghanistan as Taliban vows retaliation

The Independent  

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Pakistan launches airstrikes targeting suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
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3 months ago

Pakistan launches airstrikes targeting suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan in rare airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents, four security officials said. But it was the second such attack on alleged hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban since March, when Pakistan said intelligence-based strikes took place in the border regions inside Afghanistan. The Islamic …

Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
3 months ago

Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan in rare airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents, four security officials said. But it was the second such attack on alleged hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban since March, when Pakistan said intelligence-based strikes took place in the border regions inside …

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest. The Pakistani Taliban have stepped up their offensive against the military and police since November 2022, when they unilaterally ended a ceasefire with the government after the failure of months of talks, hosted by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in Kabul. Also …

Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters

Al Jazeera  

The most high-profile assassination in Afghanistan since 2021 has sparked questions over divisions within the Taliban. The deceased minister was a senior leader within the Haqqani Network, the Taliban’s closest ally which has jointly controlled power in Afghanistan since 2021. There are many different power bases within the Taliban-led administration, Jackson agreed, and the Haqqanis, she said, “are the most …

Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban’s acting minister of …

Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack

Hindustan Times  

Tight security measures were in place Thursday for a Taliban minister’s funeral in Afghanistan after he was killed in a suicide bombing claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack Cabinet member Khalil Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of an assault in the country …

Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack

Associated Press  

Tight security measures were in place Thursday for a Taliban minister’s funeral in Afghanistan after he was killed in a suicide bombing claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Cabinet member Khalil Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of an assault in the country since the Taliban seized power three years ago. The minister’s funeral is Thursday afternoon …

Khalil Haqqani, Key Taliban Minister & Brother Of Haqqani Network Founder, Killed In Kabul Bombing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Khalil Haqqani, Key Taliban Minister & Brother Of Haqqani Network Founder, Killed In Kabul Bombing

ABP News  

Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban's acting minister for refugees, and six others were killed in an explosion in Kabul on Wednesday, multiple reports said. Khalil Haqqani, who is a senior leader of the prominent Haqqani militant network, became a minister in the Taliban's interim government after the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan in August 2021. The US government has …

Afghan Taliban Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani, six others killed in blast; all you need to know
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan Taliban Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani, six others killed in blast; all you need to know

Live Mint  

Afghan Taliban Minister: At least seven people died in an explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul including Taliban's acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani. "We lost a very brave Mujahid," his nephew Anas Haqqani told Reuters, using the Taliban's term for its fighters, meaning a holy warrior. Khalil Haqqani became a minister in the Taliban's interim government following the withdrawal of …

An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, officials said, in the most brazen attack on a member of the Taliban inner circle since they returned to power three years ago. Haqqani’s killing may be the biggest blow to the Taliban since their return to power given his stature …

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim

India TV News  

Kabul: A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, officials said, in the most brazen attack on a member of the Taliban inner circle since they returned to power three years ago. Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of a bombing in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power and the …

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban’s refugee minister was killed in a suicide bombing carried out by ISIS in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to officials. Khalil Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who leads the powerful Haqqani network, a division of the wider Taliban organization. In a statement posted by the Taliban, a spokesperson …

Taliban minister, part of powerful Haqqani family, killed in Kabul bombing
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Taliban minister, part of powerful Haqqani family, killed in Kabul bombing

India Today  

Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, was killed in a bombing inside a mosque in Kabul on Wednesday, his nephew said. Haqqani, a senior member of the influential Haqqani Network and the uncle of the Taliban’s Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, had been managing Afghanistan’s refugee crisis. RISING INTERNAL FRICTIONS The killing occurred just three days …

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
6 months, 2 weeks ago

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The Islamic State groups affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival to the Taliban and has challenged their authority by attacking schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas over the past three years. The Taliban’s …

How al-Qaeda have found a foothold again in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
7 months, 1 week ago

How al-Qaeda have found a foothold again in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Their own world.” A recent report posits that Osama …

A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban returned to power three years ago, as United States and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. Nov. 20, 2022 — The Taliban lash 19 people, including alleged adulterers, in …

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. The Taliban’s legitimacy to govern doesn’t come from Afghans but from their interpretation of religion and culture, said Leena Rikkila Tamang with the International …

Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden
8 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan says it arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan counterterrorism police have arrested an al-Qaida leader who was a close aide to Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, officials said Friday. Deputy inspector general of police Usman Gondal identified the man as Amin ul Haq and said he was nabbed by the Counter-Terrorism Department in Punjab …

Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The leader of the United Arab Emirates met with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults. It published an image of Sheikh Mohammed shaking hands with Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior …

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people
10 months, 4 weeks ago

The Islamic State group says it was behind a mosque attack in Afghanistan that killed 6 people

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting this week targeting members of the country’s minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people. The militant group said in a statement posted on its Telegram website late on Tuesday that one of its members attacked a “Shiite temple” in Herat province …

Pakistan airstrikes target suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan as tensions grow
1 year ago

Pakistan airstrikes target suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan as tensions grow

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Airstrikes have targeted multiple suspected …

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan
1 year ago

Kabul says 8 killed in Pakistani air strikes on eastern Afghanistan

New Indian Express  

Eight people, all women and children, were killed on Monday in "reckless" air strikes by the Pakistani military in the border regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban government's spokesman said. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban government seized power in 2021, with Islamabad claiming militant groups are carrying out regular attacks from the neighbouring country. At …

'Afghanistan headed for civil war with Taliban splitting into...:' Ex-commander
1 year, 6 months ago

'Afghanistan headed for civil war with Taliban splitting into...:' Ex-commander

India Today  

Two years after the US forces abruptly left Kabul, Afghanistan is headed towards a civil war, the Taliban is now riddled with factionalism, and the country is fast becoming a safe haven for foreign terrorists, a former Afghan commander has said. "I believe that the situation in Afghanistan is very critical and dangerous and it's going in a dangerous direction, …

New US intelligence suggests al Qaeda unlikely to revive in Afghanistan, but officials warn ISIS threat remains
1 year, 6 months ago

New US intelligence suggests al Qaeda unlikely to revive in Afghanistan, but officials warn ISIS threat remains

CNN  

CNN — New US intelligence assessments suggest that is “unlikely” al Qaeda will revive in Afghanistan and Pakistan and that counterterrorism operations by the Taliban in Afghanistan have degraded the Islamic State’s presence there, two senior US officials said on Friday. “But it’s a fundamentally different kind of threat than what we saw from al Qaeda on 9/11.” The officials …

Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan
1 year, 9 months ago

Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the country is enjoying its greatest stability of the past 40 years. The Taliban has rejected a United States watchdog’s report saying foreign armed groups and domestic security threats have increased in Afghanistan since the group took over the country in a blitzkrieg in August 2021. “We strongly reject SIGAR’s propaganda,” the Taliban’s chief spokesman, …

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say
1 year, 11 months ago

Kabul airport attack 'mastermind' killed by Taliban, US officials say

India Today  

The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians during the United States' chaotic evacuation from the country, US officials said on Tuesday. The bombing occurred on August 26, 2021, as US troops were trying to help Americans …

Taliban kill 'ISIS-mastermind' behind Kabul airport attack that massacred 170 including 13 US troops
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban kill 'ISIS-mastermind' behind Kabul airport attack that massacred 170 including 13 US troops

India TV News  

Nearly 18 months after the Taliban extremists took over the Kabul Airport and killed 170 desperate civilians and 13 US troops, the Biden administration on Tuesday claimed the mastermind behind the attack was killed. But in the past few days, US intelligence confirmed “with high confidence” that the Islamic State leader had been killed, a senior administration official said. US …

Taliban kill mastermind of Kabul International Airport suicide bombing
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban kill mastermind of Kabul International Airport suicide bombing

ABC  

A ground assault by the Taliban has killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the Kabul International Airport that left 13 US troops and about 170 Afghans dead during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Key points: The IS member was killed during a series of battles with the Taliban early this month in …

Taliban kills mastermind of deadly Afghan airport bombing that struck U.S. forces
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban kills mastermind of deadly Afghan airport bombing that struck U.S. forces

LA Times  

An image from video released by the Pentagon shows U.S. Marines before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul during the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Taliban has killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 …

In Afghanistan, Taliban Face a Growing Threat in ISKP
1 year, 11 months ago

In Afghanistan, Taliban Face a Growing Threat in ISKP

The Diplomat  

In the morning hours of March 9 in Mazar-i-Sharif, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the second-floor office of Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, the Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province. At least 16 attacks carried out by ISKP between August 2021 and September 2022 on the minority Shia Hazara community in places of worships, schools, and workplaces – killing over …

Key Taliban spokesman moved from Kabul to southern city
1 year, 11 months ago

Key Taliban spokesman moved from Kabul to southern city

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s chief spokesman has relocated his office from the capital to the city of Kandahar, an official said Thursday, as the southern city’s role grows as a spiritual and political center for Afghanistan’s rulers. Longtime top public liaison for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, will visit the capital Kabul as needed, according to Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesman for …

Afghan Taliban raid kills 6 members of Islamic State group
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghan Taliban raid kills 6 members of Islamic State group

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday. The regional affiliate of the IS group — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province — has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. …

Taliban carries out deadly raid on ISIL hideout in Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Taliban carries out deadly raid on ISIL hideout in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

A police spokesman says an ISIL hideout in Nahri Shahi district was targeted and six fighters were killed. Taliban forces have killed six members of the ISIL armed group in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province during an overnight raid, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. The raid comes as the Taliban rulers crack down on the regional affiliate of the ISIL …

Top Islamic State commanders killed by Taliban forces in Afghanistan
2 years, 1 month ago

Top Islamic State commanders killed by Taliban forces in Afghanistan

India Today  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said its security forces killed two key Islamic State commanders during a counter-terrorism raid in capital Kabul a few days ago. One of the slain terrorists was Qari Fateh, touted as the intelligence chief and a former minister of war of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province, said Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid. Mujahid said Qari Fateh was …

Taliban forces kill 3 IS members in raid on Kabul building
2 years, 1 month ago

Taliban forces kill 3 IS members in raid on Kabul building

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Taliban intelligence forces killed three Islamic State group militants and arrested one in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital of Kabul, an official said Tuesday. The raid on a residential building targeted IS militants who organized recent attacks in the capital, said Khalil Hamraz, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for Afghanistan’s general director of intelligence. The regional affiliate of …

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport
2 years, 2 months ago

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport

Al Jazeera  

No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion that caused multiple casualties, according to the Taliban. An explosion outside the military airport in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has caused multiple casualties, according to a Taliban official. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the blast on Sunday left several people dead and wounded, adding that an investigation was under way. “He …

Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul
2 years, 3 months ago

Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A hotel catering to foreign visitors in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was attacked Monday and three of the assailants were killed, a Taliban official said. “So far, we have received 21 casualties — 3 were already dead on arrival.” Khalid Zadran, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said the attack lasted several hours. No one immediately …

Terrorists in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
2 years, 5 months ago

Terrorists in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

In October 2021, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, Dr. Colin Kahl, testified before the U.S. Congress on the status of security in Afghanistan. When asked about the potential resurgence of international terrorism emanating from the country, Kahl responded that the U.S. intelligence community assessed both al-Qaida and the Islamic State’s “Khorasan” branch “have the intent to conduct external …

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