Afghanistan • Page 27 of 56

Jul- 2020 -

13 July

Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb blast near the destroyed office building of Afghanistan's intelligence agency in the city of Aybak on July 13, 2020

Taliban Car Bomb Attack on Afghan Intel Office Kills 11

At least 11 security personnel were killed Monday in an attack claimed by the Taliban on a rural office of Afghanistan's intelligence agency.

10 July

Americas

Taliban militants in a line holding guns and explosives

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Bounties: Pentagon Vows ‘Action’ If Intel Confirmed

Top Pentagon officials pledged to 'take action' if the US military could corroborate intelligence suggesting Moscow paid militants linked to the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan.

2 July

Terrorism

Taliban fighters patrol an area in rural Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Maintain Ties to Al-Qaeda Affiliate: Pentagon

The Pentagon said the Taliban maintain ties to an Al Qaeda affiliate in Afghanistan, undermining regional security, despite attempts at going ahead with much-delayed peace talks with the Afghan government.

1 July

War

Elderly civilian injured in Sangin marketplace explosions.

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Blames Afghan Forces for Deadly Market Shelling

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan blamed Afghan forces for firing mortar shells that struck a busy market in a southern province and killed at least 23 civilians.

Jun- 2020 -

29 June

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Blasts at Afghan Market in Helmand Kill 23 Civilians, Wound 15: Officials

Multiple explosions tore through a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 23 civilians, officials said, blaming the Taliban for the carnage.

23 June

Middle East

An Afghan security personnel stands guard at the site where a Taliban car bomb detonated at the entrance of a police station in Kabul, August 2019.

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Killed 291 Afghan Security Personnel in Past Week: Govt

The Taliban killed at least 291 Afghan security personnel over the past week, a top government official said Monday, accusing the insurgents of unleashing a wave of violence ahead of potential talks.

17 June

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Raids on Afghan Security Posts Kill 18

Taliban fighters killed at least 18 Afghan security personnel Wednesday in two attacks on checkpoints in the north.

12 June

Middle East

Smoke rises from the site of an attack after a massive explosion the night before near the Green Village in Kabul, September 2019.

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Killed in Kabul Mosque Blast: Government

At least four people were killed after a blast ripped through a crowd during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kabul, Afghan officials said.

11 June

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Freed Taliban Prisoners Eye Return to the Battlefield

Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-risk gambit to ensure the insurgent group begins peace talks with Kabul.

5 June

Middle East