The Taliban say that they do not want to take their "fight in the mountains and deserts to infighting in cities" but warn against failed attempts at negotiations as the group advances in the country. The Taliban also condemns Turkey for sending protection to Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport as part of a "violation of sovereignty" which they labeled as "reprehensible". 2021-07-13
The Taliban captures the border town of Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan's biggest border crossing with Iran. 2021-07-9
U.S. airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan hit an ISIS radio station and kill 29 militants. [http:--edition.cnn.com-2016-02-02-asia-isis-afghanistan-us-airstrikes- (CNN)]Military intervention against ISIL2016-02-2
A Taliban suicide bomb attack outside a police office in central Kabul kills at least 9 people. 2016-02-1