KABUL: The Taliban militants have executed at least six people on charges of supporting the Afghan government in western Farah province of Afghanistan. Local security officials said Tuesday the men were executed in Bakwa district on Monday, days after they were kidnapped by the militants. According to the preliminary reports, at least five of the victims were members of the ...

KABUL: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based notorious terrorist organization, trains nearly 360 terrorists yearly for anti-state activities in Afghanistan and India, said Indian investigators who grilled captured LeT operative Bahadur Ali. Ali alias Saifullah, a resident of Lahore, told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India that he saw 30-50 people being trained in camps of the terrorist group “any time ...

AFGHANISTAN: The Taliban militants have released the crew of a Pakistani helicopter which crash-landed in central Logar province of Afghanistan earlier this month. The Pakistani intelligence officials have confirmed to Radio Free Europe that the crew members were handed over to the authorities in Kurram Agency on Friday. The officials have further added that seven people were taken hostage by ...

A top Taliban leader was killed during an operation in the restive northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Wednesday. A statement by MoI said the top Taliban leader was the shadow district governor of Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province. “Yesterday evening, Afghan National Security Forces launched a joint clearance operation to clear armed Taliban ...

KABUL: An Indian woman was arrested before she manage to join the militant groups in Afghanistan where hundreds of foreign insurgents are fighting under different militant groups. According to the local media reports in India, the 28-year-old woman was arrested from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi along with her 5-year-old son. The reports further added that the woman was ...

The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan is attempting to attract China’s support in their ongoing bloody campaign in Afghanistan which has entered to its 15th year with the civilians paying a hefty price of the ongoing violence. According to a Taliban leader quoted in a report by Pakistan’s The Express “I can confirm that our delegation had visited China to ...

KABUL: The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan has claimed the fighters of the group have shot down a drone in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. The group shared a photo of the downed drone captured which is apparently a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle used by the Afghan forces. The Taliban said the drone was shot down and captured in Maiwand ...

The Taliban group in Afghanistan has issued a statement for the Central Asian countries amid concerns that the ongoing violence in Afghanistan could destabilize the Central Asian States. Insisting on group’s policies to refrain from interfering in other countrys’ internal affairs, the group said “Its policy towards other nations is based on “لا ضرر ولا ضرار” (Do not harm nor ...

A suicide bomber was arrested before he manage to carry out an attack in Orgun district of southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the suicide bomber was arrested during a special operation from the vicinity of Orgun district. A statement by NDS said the detained bomber has been identified as Abdul Wali ...

The newly-appointed supreme leader of the Taliban group Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada has promised to bring reforms under his leadership including the women’s rights. Akhundzada made the commitment in his message released on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, saying “I will try for better reform of courts and efficient conduct of affairs, including release of the prisoners, treatment of the injured, the ...