An Afghan MP who has stayed in Kabul despite being a likely target has told Sky News that Taliban fighters are searching people’s houses. Farzana Kochai said: “The Taliban announced to the fighters that they have no right to go
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Afghans protest Taliban in emerging challenge to their rule
By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR, KATHY GANNON and JOSEPH KRAUSS KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban violently dispersed scattered protests for a second day Thursday amid warnings that Afghanistan’s already weakened economy could crumble further without the massive international aid
Afghanistan: Taliban cooperating with UK forces and not behaving in medieval way, says chief of defence staff
The Taliban is “cooperating” with British forces as they work to evacuate people from Afghanistan and is not behaving in a “medieval way”, the chief of the UK defence staff has said. General Sir Nick Carter told Sky News: “We
Taliban fighters in Afghanistan enter second provincial capital in as many days
Taliban fighters have entered the capital of Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province, a politician has said, as they seek to capture their second provincial capital in as many days. Mohammad Karim Jawzjani said the militants had reached the city of Sheberghan but
Afghanistan frees nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to push peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government released nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to spur the start of long-delayed peace negotiations, senior Afghan officials said on Wednesday. The fresh releases are from a group of 400 “hardcore” Taliban prisoners, the fate of
Afghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government has begun releasing the last Taliban prisoners from a final batch of 400 who the militants want freed before they agree to start peace negotiations, a security agency spokesman said on Friday. The government
Taliban says ready for talks next month if prisoner swap complete
The prisoner-exchange, part of a US-Taliban deal, has proved a major sticking point ahead of peace talks. The Taliban is prepared to hold peace talks with the Afghan government next month straight after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the
Civilians killed in rocket attack on Afghanistan cattle market
At least 23 killed, dozens wounded after four rockets hit the market in Sangin district in Helmand province. At least 23 civilians were killed and dozens injured after rockets hit a cattle market in Afghanistan‘s southern Helmand province, the Afghan government
Exclusive: U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan down to close to 8,600 ahead of schedule – sources
WASHINGTON/MUMBAI (Reuters) – U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan is down to nearly 8,600, well ahead of a schedule agreed with Taliban militants in late February, in part because of concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, U.S. and NATO officials
Afghanistan begins freeing 900 Taliban prisoners, urges truce extension
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government said it was in the process of freeing 900 Taliban members from prison on Tuesday, the biggest such release yet, and urged the insurgent group to extend a three-day ceasefire set to end at