Afghanistan

Taliban set to capture Afghan cities of Herat, Kandahar

Earlier on Thursday the Taliban, who now control about two-thirds of the country, captured Ghazni,…

U.S. embassy in Kabul urges Americans to leave Afghanistan

Taliban have stepped up their offensive after international troops started a gradual withdrawal from the…

8 dead, 20 wounded in attack on home of Afghan defence minister

An eyewitness told Sputnik that a car was blown up near the minister’s house, after…

As in Vietnam, America breaks into a run in Afghanistan

By Owei Lakemfa BAGRAM Airfield and Military Base, 70 kilometres north of Kabul was the…

77 Taliban militants killed in Afghan airstrikes – Govt.

At least 77 Taliban militants were killed as Afghan Air Force increased airstrikes across the…

10 Taliban militants killed in Eastern Afghanistan

Taliban militants have been having heavy fighting against government security forces since the U.S.-led forces…

Taliban not ready for political settlement – Afghan official

The Taliban said earlier it would not participate in any conference on Afghanistan until all foreign…

Biden ready to announce U.S. withdrawal, even as peace eludes Afghanistan

“There is no good way that the U.S. can withdraw from Afghanistan. It cannot claim…

Bomb explosion kills 4 in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb explosion has killed four civilians in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, Khogyani district,…

Bomb blast in southern Afghanistan kills Journalist

Local journalist Ilyas Dayee was killed by a bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province.