Category: Security

16 injured as mortars hit a religious gathering in Kunar

HERAT CITY (SW) – At least 16 people got injured when mortars hit a religious gathering in Kunar province on Monday, officials confirmed.

Analysts believe Taliban prone to internal rift

KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe internal rift would emerge among the Taliban leaders once a political deal is reached with the government for power-sharing.

Blast in mosque causes 20 casualties among Taliban in Herat

HERAT CITY (SW) – At least 20 Taliban insurgents are believed to have been wounded and killed in Herat as they were placing explosives in vests designed for suicide attacks, officials said on Sunday.

NDS chief says terrorist groups continue to pose serious threat

KABUL (SW) – Ahmad Zia Siraj, director general of NDS, has said elements and remnants of terrorist groups continue to pose a serious threat to Afghanistan, the region and the world.

Trilateral meet in Istanbul calls for inclusive Afghan-led political process

Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan has declared that a sustainable peace can be achieved only through an inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political process that aims a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire.

CENTCOM Chief voices concerns over Afghan forces’ holding power

The head of U.S. Central Command, Marine Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie has said the Afghan security forces will collapse without American financial support and it will be more difficult to target al Qaeda militants once U.S.-led forces withdraw from Afghanistan in September.

Taliban wants to pressure President Ghani to resign, says analysts

KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe by skipping proposed peace meet in Turkey, the Taliban are trying to build pressure on President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to resign.

Turkey postpones Afghan peace conference in Istanbul

MONITORING (SW) – Turkey announced Tuesday that it is postponing a much-anticipated Afghan peace conference in Istanbul until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

‘Government has no cohesive plan for Istanbul conference’

KABUL (SW) – Juma Khan Hamdard, head of the Hezb-e-Islami councils’ union, told a news conference in Kabul on Tuesday that the government has failed to prepare a cohesive plan for the Istanbul peace conference.

Taliban attacks leave 11 security forces killed Badakhshan, Herat, and Faryab

KABUL (SW) – Authorities in Badakhshan, Herat and Faryab have reported the killing of at least 11 security forces in Taliban attacks.

39 civilians killed in 4 provinces in a week

KABUL (SW) – Findings by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission suggest 39 civilians have been killed in four provinces in the past week alone.