Ahmad Massoud, the 32-year-old son of anti-Soviet mujahideen leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, vows to resist a potential assault of the Taliban on Panjshir. Massoud, who is allied with self-proclaimed acting president Amrullah Saleh, says that the Taliban will face a "staunch resistance" if they attack. 2021-08-19
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby says that evacuations have resumed at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport. 2021-08-17
A spokesperson for the Taliban says that they now control "85% of the territory" as the Afghan government vows to retake all seized districts. 2021-07-9
The Taliban kills six security forces and injures another six in Imam Sahib District, Kunduz Province. 2020-10-8
At least three Afghan security forces members are killed and five more injured when gunmen storm their compound in the city of Gardez in Paktia Province. The Taliban claims responsibility for the attack. 2020-09-1
A suicide bomber kills nine people and injures 40 others at a wedding in the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan. The bomber is believed to be a minor. 2019-07-12
One day after peace talks between the Taliban and the United States ended with no resolution, Taliban militants attack government outposts in northwestern Afghanistan, killing at least twelve Afghan soldiers. 2019-05-10
The death toll from yesterday's suicide attack on protesters in eastern Afghanistan rises to 68. 2018-09-12
The Parliament of Afghanistan approves a strategic pact with the United States which should see US troops present in Afghanistan until 2014. 2012-05-26