2021-08-10 076886eeef89c2aeba85e41f8c4e018a14b82397 /feed/2021/08/10/the-taliban-tightens-its-grip-in-scores-of-districts-and-cities-in-the-north-as-president-ghani-calls-on-local-militias The Taliban tightens its grip in scores of districts and cities in the north as President Ghani calls on local militias to fight the armed group. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says that the U.S. is willing to continue with their airstrikes campaign against the Taliban but warned that "it is up to the Afghan's government to defend themselves" and added that "it is their struggle". 1628600813 2021-08-10 7f4b5419856598897747d86b9bc481b31af5f7c4 https://www.reuters.com/resizer/PHel0ffafUFODBsDYGKlHz-0rH4=/800x419/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/B5AX4NCYRJL3DGZ27SFK4YM55A.jpg https://www.reuters.com/resizer/PHel0ffafUFODBsDYGKlHz-0rH4=/800x419/smart/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/B5AX4NCYRJL3DGZ27SFK4YM55A.jpg 3 Ashraf Ghani 116 /wiki/ashraf%20ghani John Kirby 239 /wiki/john%20kirby%20(admiral) Pentagon 172 /wiki/the%20pentagon President 71 /wiki/president%20of%20afghanistan Taliban 2 /wiki/taliban United States 317 /wiki/united%20states War in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/war%20in%20afghanistan airstrike 406 /wiki/airstrike cities 37 /wiki/list%20of%20cities%20in%20afghanistan districts 14 /wiki/districts%20of%20afghanistan Ashraf Ghani John Kirby Pentagon President Taliban United States War in Afghanistan airstrike cities districts War in Afghanistan 2021-08-2 c9b99f8dffe34588c8f604dd0f1c9e6ead2cec80 /feed/2021/08/2/president-ashraf-ghani-blames-the-worsening-security-situation-in-afghanistan-to-the-sudden-withdrawal-of-us-troops-am President Ashraf Ghani blames the worsening security situation in Afghanistan to the sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops amid a rapid advance of the Taliban across the country. Ghani warns that the Islamist group has not severed ties with other terrorist groups. The Taliban rejects Ghani's statement. 1627909597 2021-08-2 3728b6daffec31721ef2bde903219f8fb94393da 3 Ashraf Ghani President Taliban War in Afghanistan 4 /feed/2021/08/2/president-ashraf-ghani-blames-the-worsening-security-situation-in-afghanistan-on-the-sudden-withdrawal-of-us-troops-am President Ashraf Ghani blames the worsening security situation in Afghanistan on the sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops amid a rapid advance of the Taliban across the country. Ghani warns that the Islamist group has not severed ties with other terrorist groups. The Taliban rejects Ghani's statement. 2021-07-23 c316da066937d992ff4b1d67edd5ddbb4fdca906 /feed/2021/07/23/taliban-spokesman-suhail-shaheen-says-that-the-islamist-group-does-not-want-to-monopolize-afghanistan-pointing-to-pas Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen says that the Islamist group "does not want to monopolize" Afghanistan, pointing to past failed attempts by countries to do so. Shaheen also says that women's rights under the Taliban would now be respected, although women would still need to wear a headscarf or hijab and have a male relative as a companion in order to leave their house. Shaheen also accused President Ashraf Ghani of being a "warmonger" and said that "no one wants a civil war in Afghanistan". 1627139226 2021-07-23 1d6d9327ebb7456fd95d8dea8353f8834d46d43f /feed/2021/07/23/taliban-spokesman-suhail-shaheen-says-that-the-armed-group-does-not-want-to-monopolize-afghanistan-pointing-to-past-f Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen says that the armed group "does not want to monopolize" Afghanistan, pointing to past failed attempts by countries to monopolize the nation. Shaheen also says that women's rights under the Taliban would now be respected, although women would still need to wear a headscarf or hijab and have a male relative as a companion in order to leave their house. Shaheen also accused President Ashraf Ghani of being a "warmonger" and said that "no one wants a civil war in Afghanistan". 1627117629 2021-07-23 8fff9bcbf66440b81aa7dbe8b2687368f7a6cb77 /feed/2021/07/23/taliban-spokesman-suhail-shaheen-says-that-the-armed-groups-does-not-want-to-monopolize-afghanistan-pointing-to-past Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen says that the armed groups "does not want to monopolize" Afghanistan, pointing to past failed attempts by countries to monopolize the nation. Shaheen also says that women's rights under the Taliban would now be respected though they would still need to wear a headscarf or hijab and have a male relative as companion to leave the house. Shaheen also accused President Ghani of being a "warmonger" and said that "no one wants a civil war in Afghanistan". 1627045651 2021-07-23 0c0051fb22bd5d2affea7468af097636d77bb788 3 Ashraf Ghani President Taliban War in Afghanistan 4 /feed/2021/07/23/taliban-spokesperson-suhail-shaheen-says-that-the-islamist-group-does-not-want-to-monopolize-afghanistan-pointing-to Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen says that the Islamist group "does not want to monopolize" Afghanistan, pointing to past failed attempts by countries to do so. Shaheen also says that women's rights under the Taliban would now be respected, although women would still need to wear a headscarf or hijab and have a male relative as a companion in order to leave their house. Shaheen also accused President Ashraf Ghani of being a "warmonger" and said that "no one wants a civil war in Afghanistan". 2021-07-21 1fb5bd93a38231e6d188125bc339f353874aa3dc /feed/2021/07/21/us-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-mark-milley-says-that-half-of-all-afghan-districts-are-under-taliban-control U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley says that half of all Afghan districts are under Taliban control as the withdrawal of foreign troops approaches. 1627124806 2021-07-21 461cc960dc6d2659446e8af3d0b621576dcbd9e0 3 Taliban United States War in Afghanistan districts 4 /feed/2021/07/21/united-states-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-mark-milley-says-that-half-of-all-afghan-districts-are-under-taliban United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley says that half of all Afghan districts are under Taliban control as the complete withdrawal of foreign armed forces approaches. 2021-06-19 4f00b368ac20b522e9586b9e7ce7133bd047c9e9 1 Ashraf Ghani President Taliban War in Afghanistan districts 5 /feed/2021/06/19/president-ashraf-ghani-names-bismillah-khan-mohammadi-as-his-new-defense-minister-and-abdul-sattar-mirzakwal-as-the-new President Ashraf Ghani names Bismillah Khan Mohammadi as his new defense minister and Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal as the new interior minister, replacing their respective predecessors amid a deteriorating security situation, with foreign forces withdrawing from the country and the Taliban gaining territory, capturing six more districts. 2021-03-23 00ceda52b5eb01a5667451e2408f6966a62f5cc0 2 Ashraf Ghani President United States War in Afghanistan 4 /feed/2021/03/23/afghanistan-president-ashraf-ghani-rejects-the-united-states-peace-plans-but-says-that-he-is-open-to-holding-a-new-pres Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani rejects the United States peace plans, but says that he is open to holding a new presidential election in six months. 2020-03-11 61d94413b521cc0ff4c71b646cc57a7b592d411b /feed/2020/03/11/the-taliban-rejects-the-afghan-government-s-conditional-prisoner-release-order-announced-by-president-ashraf-ghani-the The Taliban rejects the Afghan government's conditional prisoner release order announced by President Ashraf Ghani. The Taliban say 5,000 Taliban prisoners held by the Afghan government must be released before intra-Afghan dialogue can be initiated. 1583975170 2020-03-11 3171e9aded59616e450fc33816a6e5d6e80ac73d 2 Ashraf Ghani President Taliban War in Afghanistan 4 /feed/2020/03/11/the-taliban-rejects-the-government-s-conditional-prisoner-release-order-announced-by-president-ashraf-ghani-the-taliban The Taliban rejects the government's conditional prisoner release order announced by President Ashraf Ghani. The Taliban demand 5,000 Taliban prisoners held by the government be released before intra-Afghan dialogue can be initiated. 2019-12-23 d3d5303bd057aaca436de0fc3db4dad9c7e4aea9 3 Pentagon Taliban War in Afghanistan 3 /feed/2019/12/23/the-pentagon-says-a-us-soldier-has-been-killed-in-combat-the-taliban-claim-a-roadside-bomb-in-char-dara-district-kun The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier has been killed in combat. The Taliban claim a roadside bomb in Char Dara District, Kunduz Province was responsible. 2018-08-19 73ad8c28894a708079523536cf67fecbaad4cef1 6 Ashraf Ghani President Taliban War in Afghanistan 4 /feed/2018/08/19/afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-calls-for-a-conditional-cease-fire-with-taliban-insurgents-for-the-duration-of-the-eid-al Afghan President Ashraf Ghani calls for a conditional cease-fire with Taliban insurgents for the duration of the Eid al-Adha holiday. 2018-06-9 6ea3ac30c674af49490b974861900d43f3e4f26d 1 Ashraf Ghani President Taliban War in Afghanistan 4 /feed/2018/06/9/the-taliban-announce-a-three-day-eid-ceasefire-with-the-afghan-authorities-according-to-pajhwok-afghan-news-on-thursda The Taliban announce a three-day Eid ceasefire with the Afghan authorities, according to Pajhwok Afghan News. On Thursday, President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with the Taliban from June 12–19. 2016-05-23 0191f9d4f5b06fbebc172fce7b6343ab799fa468 6 Taliban War in Afghanistan airstrike 3 /feed/2016/05/23/the-taliban-leadership-council-reportedly-meets-to-determine-a-successor-to-mullah-akhtar-mansour-killed-this-weekend-d The Taliban leadership council reportedly meets to determine a successor to Mullah Akhtar Mansour, killed this weekend during an American drone strike in Pakistan. /feed/2021/08/10/the-taliban-tightens-its-grip-in-scores-of-districts-and-cities-in-the-north-as-president-ashraf-ghani-calls-on-local-mi Reuters 10 d205bc722dfb06de7518be815ac6e339c2385223 8 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-tighten-control-afghan-north-residents-weigh-options-2021-08-10/ 2021 Taliban fighters tightened their grip on captured territory in Afghanistan on Tuesday as civilians hid in their homes and a pro-government commander vowed to fight to the death to defend Mazar-i-Sharif, the biggest city in the north. The Taliban tightens its grip in scores of districts and cities in the north as President Ashraf Ghani calls on local militias to fight the armed group. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says that the United States is willing to continue their airstrike campaign against the Taliban but warned that "it is up to the Afghan government to defend themselves" and added that "it is their struggle".