Taliban: News
30 Sep 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Boys' primary school blown up by Taliban
A boys' primary school was blown up today by the Taliban in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
17 Sep 2018
AfghanistanTaliban kills 10 Afghanistan security forces in separate assaults
In two separate incidents, the Taliban today killed at least 10 Afghan police and military officers, officials said.
11 Sep 2018
AfghanistanSuicide bomber kills at least 5 in Afghanistan
At least five people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up among protesters in eastern Afghanistan, an official said, in the latest violence to hit the country.
10 Sep 2018
AfghanistanTaliban's attacks on Afghan security forces kill 21
The Taliban has attacked Afghan security forces in the country's north, killing at least 21 in two separate attacks.
06 Sep 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Insurgents kill 19 security personnel in separate assaults
Insurgents killed 19 security personnel in separate assaults in Afghanistan, officials said today.
04 Sep 2018
AfghanistanAfghan Taliban announces the death of Haqqani network leader
The founder of the Haqqani network, one of Afghanistan's most effective and feared militant groups, has died after a long illness, their affiliates, the Afghan Taliban announced on Tuesday.
25 Aug 2018
AfghanistanSuicide bomb attack outside EC office kills two in Afghanistan
A suicide bomb blast killed at least two people today outside an election commission office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
21 Aug 2018
KabulAfghanistan: Multiple rockets hit Kabul as security forces, militants clash
Multiple rockets were fired toward the Presidential Palace in the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, early today, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants in the capital city's old quarter.
20 Aug 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban ambushes buses; takes over 100 people hostage
The Taliban ambushed a convoy of buses today on a road in northern Afghanistan and took more than 100 people hostage, including women and children, in the latest brazen assault by the insurgents, provincial officials said.
15 Aug 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban attacks checkpoints; 30 soldiers, policemen killed
A Taliban assault on two adjacent checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed at least 30 soldiers and policemen yesterday, a week after a massive insurgent attack in Ghazni city.
10 Aug 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban fighters try to seize Ghazni city, kill 14
Taliban fighters tried to overrun the southeastern Afghan city of Ghazni early today, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces.
05 Aug 2018
AfghanistanSuicide attack kills three NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
A suicide attack by a lone bomber on foot killed three foreign soldiers (Resolute Support service members) on patrol in Charikar city of Afghanistan's Parwan province, said Provincial Governor's spokesman Wahida Shahkar.
03 Aug 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 12 girls' schools burnt down in Gilgit-Baltistan
Twelve girls' schools have been burnt down by unidentified persons in coordinated attacks in Pakistan's restive Gilgit-Baltistan, Geo News reported, quoting police officials.
01 Aug 2018
AfghanistanOver 150 IS fighters surrender in Afghanistan's north: Officials
More than 150 Islamic State fighters surrendered in Afghanistan today, officials said, a move which they and the Taliban hailed as the end of the extremist group in the northern part of the country.
28 Jul 2018
AfghanistanTaliban had meeting with US official in Doha: Taliban official
The Taliban held their first direct contact with a US official in a preliminary discussion about future peace-talks on Afghanistan, a Taliban senior official said today.
25 Jul 2018
Pakistan News#HistoryMade: Pakistan's tribal women cast vote for the first time
In a historic first, women of a conservative tribal district of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan today cast their ballots as Pakistan went to polls, according to a media report.
12 Jul 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Taliban attacks military security-post, police-checkpoint; 19 killed, 13 injured
The Taliban fighters tried to overrun a military security post in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, using artillery shells, which killed 15 soldiers and injured 13.
10 Jul 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: At least 10 killed as suicide-bomber detonates in Jalalabad
A suicide attacker blew himself up near a security forces vehicle today in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city, killing at least 10 people, mostly civilians, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to rock the country.
21 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsSuspend all American aid to Pakistan, they harbor terrorists: US-lawmaker
The US has not seen Pakistan taking sustained and decisive actions required to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, a top Trump administration official told lawmakers who demanded suspension of all American aid to Pakistan.
16 Jun 2018
AfghanistanBig hugs, selfies among Taliban, Afghan forces as ceasefire holds
Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces hugged and took selfies with each other in eastern Afghanistan today, as an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country held for the second day of Eid.
15 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan's most wanted terrorist killed in air-strike in Afghanistan
Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in an air strike in Afghanistan, the latter confirmed today.
15 Jun 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan kicks off three-day ceasefire with Taliban during Ramadan
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has touted a three-day ceasefire with the Taliban in an address to the nation heralding Eid al-Fitr.
09 Jun 2018
Terror AttackTaliban raid on Afghan military base kills 17: Officials
At least 17 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters stormed a military base in western Afghanistan, hours before the group announced a ceasefire.
09 Jun 2018
Ashraf GhaniTaliban agrees to ceasefire with Afghan forces for Eid
The Taliban has today announced a three-day ceasefire with Afghan security forces for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan, though it said operations against "foreign occupiers" would continue.
07 Jun 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan declares Eid ceasefire with Taliban; operations against IS active
Afghanistan government announced today a week-long ceasefire with the Taliban for Eid, the holiday that caps off Ramadan. However, operations against other groups including Islamic State will continue.
07 Jun 2018
IndiaNo news yet, but families of missing Indians wait hopefully
Families of the Indian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan last month await news of their kin with bated breath. "It's like clinging to hope," said Doman Singh of Bihar.
22 May 2018
WorldTaliban attacks kill 14 police officers in eastern Afghanistan
An Afghan official said at least 14 police officers have been killed after Taliban attacked several districts in eastern Ghazni province.
19 May 2018
Afghanistan8 killed in blasts at cricket match in eastern Afghanistan
At least eight people have been killed after multiple explosions hit a cricket match in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, said an official.
08 May 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan FM meets Indian-envoy; assures safety, release of abducted Indians
Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has met new Indian envoy to the country Vinay Kumar and assured him that Afghan security forces will not spare any effort to ensure the safety and release of seven Indian engineers abducted by the Taliban gunmen in the restive northern Baghlan province.
07 May 2018
AfghanistanAfghan officials working with tribals to rescue abducted Indian engineers
Security officials in Afghanistan are working with local tribal elders to trace the seven Indian engineers abducted by the Taliban gunmen in the restive northern Baghlan province, media reports said today.
07 May 2018
Afghanistan5 police officers killed in Taliban attack in Kandahar province
At least five Afghan police officers have been killed in a Taliban attack on their patrol in southern Kandahar province, an official said.
06 May 2018
WorldAfghanistan: At least 30 killed and wounded in bomb blast
An Afghan official said at least 30 people were "killed and wounded" in a bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Khost province that was being used as a voter-registration center.
06 May 2018
AfghanistanAfghanistan: Unknown gunmen kidnap 7 Indian engineers
Unknown gunmen abducted seven Indian engineers, and an Afghan driver, from Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Sunday.
12 Apr 2018
AfghanistanTaliban attacks Afghan district compound; at least 18 killed
Authorities on Thursday said that Taliban fighters attacked a government compound in central Afghanistan overnight which killed three district officials and 15 security forces.
31 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan divided over Malala Yousafzai visiting homeland
Malala Yousafzai flew in a helicopter to her hometown Swat on Saturday, her first visit in five years since she was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' education and opposing Islamist militancy.
29 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsMalala visits Pakistan for first time since she was shot
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, is visiting Pakistan for the first time since she was shot by Taliban militants in 2012.
21 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan needs to do more to wipe out terrorism: US
Pakistan has to do a lot more to wipe out terrorism from inside its territory, and it needs to launch a crackdown not just on the Taliban but also on other terror networks, the US has said.
18 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsUS vice president urges Pakistan to 'do more' against Taliban
US Vice President Mike Pence in a strong message to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqani Abbasi told that his country "must do more" against Taliban and other terror groups, said the White House.
17 Mar 2018
KabulKabul: 2 killed in car bomb explosion claimed by Taliban
A car bomb explosion claimed by the Taliban in Kabul today killed at least two civilians, as the militants maintain pressure on the capital amid growing calls for peace talks.
15 Mar 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 9 killed in Taliban suicide-attack near Nawaz Sharif's residence
A teenaged Taliban suicide bomber attacked a police check post near the residence of Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, killing nine people, including five policemen, police said.
