Explosion hits Taliban’s interior ministry in Kabul as tensions with Pakistan escalate
At least 10 Taliban fighters were killed and five others were wounded in a major attack on the group’s ministry of interior in Kabul on Saturday as tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated. The attack that took place at the ministry ...
Taliban launches retaliatory attacks on Pakistan, Kabul reports
Ministry spokesman Enayatullah Khowarazmi clarified the location of the strikes, stating, "We do not consider it to be the territory of Pakistan, therefore, we cannot confirm the territory, but it was on the other side of the hypothetical line.
Afghan Taliban forces target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes, Afghan defense ministry says
Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan.
Deadly Retaliation: Afghan Forces Strike Pakistan After Civilian Massacre
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan reached a boiling point as Afghan forces carried out retaliatory strikes against Pakistan. This action came in response to deadly airstrikes conducted by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province,
Taliban forces strike several points in Pak as retaliation
Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly air strikes last week. A pro-Taliban media outlet, Hurriyet Daily News, reported ministry sources as saying that the strikes killed 19 Pakistani troops and that three Afghan civilians died in the violence.
Conflict erupts between Pakistan and Taliban in Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban forces have targeted “several locations” in neighboring Pakistan. This comes a few days after Pakistani planes carried out strikes on camps in Afghanistan, according to Reuters and France 24.
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One killed in Pakistan as Kabul retaliates
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan’s ...
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Kabul must take concrete action against TTP: PM
Sharif emphasized that the Afghan government must take a clear stance against the TTP, stating that Pakistan could no longer ...
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Kabul protests air strike against ‘terror camps’ in Paktika
Pakistani diplomat handed strong protest note; special envoy continues meetings with top Afghan Taliban officials.
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Winter in Kabul, 2018
Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2018: Light from a bakery fills the darkness on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, one of the few snowy days ...
Blast wounds 4 in Afghanistan's Kabul
At least four people sustained injuries in a blast near the Ministry of Interior in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday morning, a police officer said. The blast occurred in front of Shaikh Zayed ...
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Kabul claims Pakistani military conducted airstrikes inside Afghanistan, killing many
Several children and other civilians were martyred and injured' as Pakistani military bombed Paktika's Barmal district, ...
Afghanistan welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen embassy in Kabul
Afghanistan has welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to ...
Saudi Arabia announces resumption of embassy operations in Kabul
Announcement comes more than three years after withdrawing its diplomats from the country amid chaos that accompanied Taliban ...
46 killed in Pakistani airstrike on Afghan province, Kabul says
ISLAMABAD — At least 46 people, including children and women, have been killed in Pakistani airstrikes conducted overnight on Afghanistan’s Paktika province, according to Afghan authorities.
Our Reporter Returned to Afghanistan, Seeking Lessons and Secrets
Azam Ahmed, a Times correspondent and former bureau chief in Afghanistan, made repeated trips to areas in the country that ...