Category: Security

Wolesi Jirga calls for regulating local uprising forces

KABUL (SW) – Members of the Wolesi Jirga (lower house) on Moonday called for proper monitoring of the recently formed armed uprising forces against the Taliban.

EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards behind Taliban’s deadly assaults

HERAT CITY (SW) – Findings by Salam Watandar indicate Iran’s all-powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or most commonly known as ‘Pasdaran’ are behind the Taliban’s deadly assaults in Herat and Farah provinces in Afghanistan.

At least 600 US soldiers to stay for diplomats’ security in Afghanistan

KABUL (SW) – US is set to keep at least around 600 troops in Afghanistan for the security of its diplomatic mission in Kabul.

Kabul to remain in dark until security improves in Khenjan

KABUL (SW) – Millions of Kabul residents remained deprived of electricity on the fifth consecutive day following blowing up of power transmission towers in the Salang area.

Biden emphasizes enduring support for Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden has reiterated that Washington’s support for the Afghan government and its forces will not diminish.

Senate Republican Leader hopes for delay in US withdrawal from Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – In a meeting with the visiting Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has expressed hopes President Biden will delay the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.

Analysts skeptical about President Ghani’s trip to the US

KABUL (SW) – As Afghan delegation led by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani landed in Washington for an official trip, analysts remained skeptical of the outcome.

Fierce clashes underway in Logar, Faryab, Uruzgan, Baghlan and Kunar

KABUL (SW) – Heavy fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan National Defense and Security forces took place in five provinces, reported officials.

Taliban forces dozens of families in Kunar to flee homes

ASSADABAD (SW) – Dozens of families have been forced to flee Ghazniabad area of Kunar province by the Taliban insurgents, said locals.

Women in Jawzjan take up arms against the Taliban

SHEBERGHAN (SW) – Dozens of women in Jawzjan have taken up arms against the Taliban insurgents in the province.

Slide towards dire scenarios is undeniable, UNAMA chief

MONITORING (SW) – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, has warned Afghan resilience has being severely tested, and the slide towards some dire scenarios is undeniable.