What We Know—and Don’t Know—About ISIS-K
The group has claimed responsibility for the bombing outside the Kabul airport.
Zabihullah Mujahid
Pakistani Taliban’s emir renews allegiance to Afghan Taliban
Noor Wali Mehsud, the emir of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or the Pakistani Taliban), has renewed his oath of allegiance to the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Mehsud also celebrates the...
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Fifth northern Afghan capital falls to the Taliban
The Taliban took control of another capital in the strategic Afghan north today as Afghan security forces and government officials fled Aybak in Samangan province. Aybak is the fifth northern capital to...
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Taliban assassinates senior Afghan media official
Taliban gunmen assassinated Dawa Khan Menapal, the director of the Afghan government’s information and media center, earlier today. The assassins opened fire on a car carrying Menapal on Darul Aman Road...
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Taliban overruns district in central Afghanistan
The Taliban seized control of the district of Dawlat Shah in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman on May 19. The district is the fourth to fall to the Taliban in the past two weeks and the second in a...
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Taliban overruns district in central Afghanistan
The Taliban overran yet another district, this time in Wardak province in central Afghanistan near the capital of Kabul. The Taliban attacked the Nerkh district center despite the fact that the group has...
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Afghan security forces withdrawing from checkpoints, bases
The Afghan military abandoned a base in Bala Murghab district in Badghis province. This video of the abandoned base was published by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. The Ministry of Defense has confirmed...
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We Still Have More Questions Than Answers on Russian Bounties
U.S. officials have identified two possible attacks. Let’s take a closer look.
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Taliban destroys Afghan military outpost in Laghman
At least 27 Afghan soldiers were killed and nine more remain missing following a Taliban attack on an Afghan National Army outpost in the eastern province of Laghman on May 10. The Taliban has relentlessly...
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UN finds ‘disturbing increase in violence’ following U.S.-Taliban deal
There was a “disturbing increase in violence” in Afghanistan following the signing of a withdrawal agreement between the U.S. and Taliban on Feb. 29, according to a new report by the United Nations...
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Taliban destroy hospital in truck bombing
The Taliban killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100 in a blast outside of the main hospital in Zabul’s provincial capital of Qalat this morning. A truck packed with explosives was parked near...
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Taliban assaults Farah City
The Taliban has attacked another provincial capital, this time Farah City in the west. Video shows Taliban fighters inside the city. From Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Will report on this in detail...
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Islamic State suicide bomber strikes wedding in Kabul
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing at a hotel in Kabul. Scores of people were killed or wounded in the attack, the latest in a series of operations carried out by...
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Taliban suicide bomber strikes police in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber, identified by the terrorist group as “a hero of Islamic Emirate, Mullah Jabbar Logari,” leveled a police headquarters in Kabul’s Police District District 6....
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Taliban suicide bomber kills Croatian soldier in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber killed one Croatian soldier and wounded two more in an attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier today. The Taliban has ramped up its suicide operations over the past mont...
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Taliban displays weapons seized during ambush on Afghan commandos
Spoils of War: the Taliban displays weapons & gear seized during the July 15 attack that killed up to 35 Afghan National Army commandos i...
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Taliban overruns district in eastern Afghanistan
The Taliban overran the district of Dila Wa Khushamand in Paktika province over the weekend. Video published on Spokesman Zabi...
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Taliban suicide bomber strikes intelligence facility in Ghazni
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Taliban overruns district in Afghan north
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Taliban launches string of attacks throughout Afghanistan
The Taliban has launched several major attacks throughout Afghanistan over the past two days, including an attack on the Ministry of Defense in the capital of Kabul, and another on election workers in...