Taliban Archives

Seven soldiers martyred in ambush in North Waziristan

Terrorists attacked a military convoy in the Pak-Afghan border area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, in which seven Pakistan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom, according...

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Wanted TTP commander Muhammad Khorasani killed in Afghanistan

Khalid Balti aka Muhammad Khorasani, the most sought Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander and spokesperson, was killed in the Afghan province of Nangarhar....

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Taliban seeks assistance from Russia in reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan

The Taliban expressed hope that Russia would take part in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, which had been damaged as a result of...

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Taliban to restore 1964 monarchy constitution with limitations in Afghanistan

On Tuesday, the Taliban said that they would temporarily adopt the 1964 constitution that gave women the right to vote, but would...

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Taliban bans IPL broadcast in Afghanistan due to ‘anti-Islam content’

The Taliban leadership has decided to prohibit the Indian Premier League (IPL) from being telecast in Afghanistan. The restriction was imposed owing...

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Taliban leader Mullah Baradar named among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2021

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the Taliban and an experienced military commander, has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 most...

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China announces $31 million aid package for Afghanistan

China has offered Afghanistan 200 million yuan ($31 million, £22 million) in aid, including food and coronavirus vaccines. Beijing has stated that...

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Pakistan announces humanitarian assistance for people of Afghanistan

Pakistan has committed to provide food and medicine to the people of Afghanistan as humanitarian help. Three C-130 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force...

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Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan led by Mullah Akhund

The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, an Islamic Emirate led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhunda. As the West debates...

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Taliban claim to have taken Panjshir, last holdout province in Afghanistan

The Taliban claimed entire control of Afghanistan on Monday, claiming victory in the important battle for the Panjshir Valley, the final stronghold...

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Privacy advocates raise concerns about US-built biometric system for Afghans

The US built a biometric system more than 15 years ago to register as many Afghans as possible, and now that the...

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China will be our main partner in rebuilding Afghanistan: Taliban

With the help of China, the Taliban will fight for an economic comeback in Afghanistan. According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, Afghanistan’s economic future...

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PIA plane carrying 12.5 tons of medical supplies lands in Afghanistan

Since Afghanistan came under the control of Taliban, the country has received its first shipment through a plane carrying World Health Organization’s (WHO)...

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US completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year war

On Monday, the United States (US) concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan, bringing an end to a 20-year war that resulted in the...

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2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport kill multiple US soldiers among others

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul airport Thursday killing at least 13 people and 15 wounded....

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More than 10,000 people at Kabul airport awaiting evacuation

More than 10,000 people are awaiting evacuation at Kabul airport, the US defence department said at a press conference on Wednesday. Europe...

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Players from Afghan women’s national football team evacuated from Kabul

The Afghan women’s national football team has been evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban’s recent takeover. Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs...

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Taliban take control of presidential palace as Afghan President Ghani flees country

The Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan’s presidential palace after both President Ashraf Ghani and his deputy, Vice-President Amarullah Saleh, left the...

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Taliban enter Afghan capital two decades after US-led ouster

Even as foreign diplomats and many locals attempted to flee, Taliban rebels stormed Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday and declared they intended...

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Pakistan to bring Turkey & Taliban face-to-face to discuss security of Kabul airport: PM

On Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan would persuade the Taliban to begin direct negotiations with Turkey to secure Kabul International...

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Taliban take Uruzgan, Kandahar, Herat in major offensive

On Thursday, the Taliban took control of Uruzgan, Kandahar and Herat, Afghanistan’s second and third largest cities, respectively, as well as a...

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Taliban captures Afghanistan’s third-largest city Herat after taking Ghazni

Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city, has fallen to the Taliban, becoming the eleventh provincial capital to be captured by the armed group in...

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US Intelligence says Taliban could take over Kabul in 90 days

According to a new US intelligence estimate, Afghanistan’s capital Kabul could fall within 90 days after the Taliban took over a fourth...

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Taliban tell President Ghani ‘his time is up’

President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan was warned by the Taliban that his time had “run out” and that his “war pronouncements, allegations,...

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‘US really messed it up’: PM Imran on Afghanistan situation

Prime Minister Imran Khan has remarked that the US “seriously messed it up in Afghanistan,” questioning the US motive for invading the...

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Unfair to blame Pakistan for Afghanistan situation: PM Imran Khan

On Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Afghanistan to view Pakistan as a “peace partner” rather than blame it for the recent...

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Afghan Taliban offer three-month ceasefire in return for prisoner release

As the militant group continues its massive march across the nation, an Afghan government negotiator said on Thursday that the Taliban had...

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In guise of airlifting diplomats from Kandahar, Indian planes drop weapons

The double game of the Indian authorities was exposed later that the two Indian planes landed in Kandahar on Saturday to airlift...

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US admits it left Bagram air base without informing Afghan govt

The Pentagon on Tuesday admitted it had vacated the Bagram air base, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, secretly without informing the Afghanistan government. ...

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Pakistan refuses to host US military bases post Afghanistan withdrawal

Pakistan has refused to host US military bases on its soil as Washington seeks to continue its counterterrorism operation in Afghanistan after...

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Islamabad stops official contact with Afghan NSA for disrespecting Pakistan

Pakistan has conveyed its strong reservations to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani over the statements of Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohib against Pakistan. Pakistan has...

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Taliban warns Pakistan against allowing USA to operate military bases

Taliban warned Afghanistan’s neighbour on Wednesday against allowing the United States of America (USA) to operate military bases on their soil after...

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5 killed, over a dozen injured in suicide car bombing at Quetta’s Serena Hotel

More than 13 people have been injured and 5 have been killed in the suicide car bombing occurred in parking lot of the Serena Hotel...

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Biden orders Afghanistan withdrawal from May 1 to end ‘forever war’

President Joe Biden has agreed to pull US troops out of Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, exactly 20 years after al Qaeda...

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US Hails Pakistan for Advancing Afghan Peace Process

America’s peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad hailed Pakistan for the “important role” Islamabad has played in advancing the Afghan peace process....