US General Austin Scott Miller took over on Sunday command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan in an official ceremony in Kabul – Gen. Miller succeeds Gen John Nicholson, who led the NATO and Resolute Support mission for over 2 years. Amid an escalation of insurgency by Taliban militants and …

A day after the opposition alliance uncovered thousands of counterfeited identity cards and voter stickers, the independent election commission admitted that stacks of voter registration booklets had mysteriously disappeared or had been burnt by armed militants. The election commission admitted that it had already been apprised of reports suggesting existence …

AT-KABUL: Two notorious shadow governors of militant Taliban in tumultuous northern and southern regions of Afghanistan have been killed along with more than 110 of their insurgent fighters in military offensives by Afghan security forces, defense authorities said Tuesday; a day after rebels ambushed a security convoy in the north …

AT-KABUL: Paktia Provincial Police Chief warned on Tuesday of Taliban security threats in the city, saying that Taliban fighters have planned group attacks over Gardez city after they fled Ghazni and scattered through Paktia province Security threats in Gardez city, center of Paktia province raised concerns of residents and officials …

AT-KABUL: The government claims that several terrorist groups were active under the leadership of Taliban in Afghanistan, saying if Taliban accept to join the peace talks, other groups would be gradually eliminated. “We will make peace with the Afghan Taliban, but our fight will continue against other terrorist groups such …

The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan has caused massive displacement within the country as fighting continues to displace both new groups and Internal Displace People (IDP). Months ago, in its 3rd round of report, International Organization for Migration’s said that one in six people is either a returnee or …

AT-KABUL: The Moscow conference on the Afghanistan planned to be held in early September, was postponed, after a telephonic conversation between President Ashraf Ghani and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, presidential office said. The president’s office said in a statement that the conference needed more preparedness and because Afghan government …

AT-KABUL: The newly appointed national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib met on Monday with Uzbekistan foreign minister Abdul Aziz Kamilov in his office, discussing bilateral relationships, economic, business and security cooperation, the national security council said Monday. According to statement issued by the council, Mohib welcomed Kamilov to Kabul, mention the …

AT-KABUL: Warplanes of neighboring Tajikistan bombed on Monday parts of Darqad district of northern Takhar province– in the wake of clashes that had erupted the day before between Taliban drug cartels and Tajikistani border police – which left six insurgents dead, said officials. Takhar Police Spokesman Khalil Aseer said that …

AT-KABUL: The killing of the Islamic State leader in Afghanistan is a step closer towards stability and security improvement, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Sunday during a cabinet session. Pointing to killing of Daesh leader Saad Erhabi during airstrike on Saturday night in Nangarhar, CEO continued that the killed …