The Taliban declares the formation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. 2021-08-19
Afghan presidential advisor Hamdullah Mohib says that there will be a counter-offensive against the Taliban in the north after the group captured six districts in Badakhshan Province. On Sunday, at least 1,037 Afghan troops abandoned their positions and fled into Tajikistan. 2021-07-5
Gunmen on a motorbike shoot dead a women’s rights activist and her brother near their home in Kohistan, Afghanistan. 2020-12-24
Seven civilians are killed by a roadside bomb in Jaghatū, Ghazni. The Governor of Paktia, Mohammad Halim Fidai, survives an assassination attempt. No group claimed responsibility for either incident. 2020-08-23
The United States Intelligence Community claims that Russia offered Taliban-affiliated groups bounties to kill American soldiers. 2020-06-26
Eight children playing near a police station in the northern Faryab province are killed by a landmine explosion. Six other children are also wounded. 2018-09-22
A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan. The Taliban insurgency claims responsibility. 2017-08-2
An Afghan policeman kills four US troops in southern Afghanistan. 2012-09-16
The Taliban claims responsibility for the death of Ahmad Wali Karzai, the brother of Hamid Karzai, and one of the most powerful people in Afghanistan. 2011-07-12