MONITORING (SW) – The U.S. leaders continually assess the progress of the retrograde from Afghanistan and the state of operations in the country and adjust accordingly, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby has said.
KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe formation of anti-Taliban fronts to defend northern provinces would bring strategic changes to the war in the country.
KABUL/ WASHINGTON (SW) – Analysts believe the forthcoming trip to the US by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and peace council chairman Abdullah Abdullah remained merely a ‘symbolic’ move.
KANDAHAR (SW) – Locals in Kandahar have formed armed front to resist the Taliban onslaught in the province.
TALUQAN (SW) – Sources in Takhar province told Salam Watandar that the Taliban have taken control of Chal, Yangi Qala and Hezar Samuch districts without clashes with the security forces.
KABUL (SW) – Reports obtained by Salam Watandar suggest the Taliban captured eight more districts amid raging violence across the country.
QALAT (SW) – The Taliban captured Shenkai district of Zabul province on Thursday morning, sources told Salam Watandar.
JALALABAD (SW) – Following deadly assault on teams of polio vaccination in Nangarhar, officials said work was underway on plan to ensure safe delivery of vaccines to the children.
HERAT CITY (SW) – Dozens of security forces under the siege of the Taliban in Oba district of Herat province are faced with the eminent threat of death.
KABUL (SW) – Amid surging Taliban assaults and capturing of districts, social media users have thrashed the government’s poor management on the battlefield.
JALALABAD (SW) – Unknown assailants on Tuesday gunned down four members of the polio vaccination team in Nangarhar province, officials confirmed.
MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden has said diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian commitment to the Afghan people and security forces will endure.
