Afghanistan: Taliban captures several districts from fleeing armed forces
The Taliban now control roughly a third of all 421 districts and district centers in Afghanistan.
Jul 04, 2021, 16:03 PM IST
18 ISIS terrorists surrender to Afghan forces in Achin district: Defence Ministry
The ministry said that the increase in the number of surrenders is due to ramped-up military operations by the forces. In the last two weeks, over 615 ISIS terrorists and their family members have surrendered.
Nov 16, 2019, 17:10 PM IST
35 civilians killed by Afghan forces in southern Helmand province
The incident occurred on Sunday night when Afghan forces raided a house that the officals said was being used by the Taliban to train suicide bombers, but during the attack a wedding venue situated adjacent the target came under fire.
Sep 23, 2019, 14:06 PM IST
Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack: 13-hour-long seize ends as all terrorists eliminated
Members of Special Afghan Security Forces on Sunday eliminated all four terrorists who stormed the upscale Intercontinental Hotel here late on Saturday and took hundreds of foreign guests and staff hostage for several hours.
Jan 21, 2018, 14:33 PM IST
NATO to increase mission in Afghanistan by 3,000 troops
NATO will increase its training mission in Afghanistan from 13,000 to 16,000 troops
Nov 09, 2017, 21:35 PM IST
Afghan forces sent to rescue hostages after massacre: Officials
The Taliban have confirmed capturing Mirzawalang but said it did so alone. It has also denied allegations it had killed civilians.
Aug 08, 2017, 22:23 PM IST
35 killed in Taliban attack on central Afghan hospital
The insurgents captured Taywara district in Ghor province after days of fighting, the latest victory by the resurgent militants.
Jul 24, 2017, 17:37 PM IST
US to send 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan: Report
The Pentagon plans to send almost 4,000 additional United States troops to Afghanistan, according to reports.
Jun 16, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
Insurgents kill 13 Afghan forces in separate attacks
Insurgents have killed at least 13 Afghan security forces in separate attacks, officials said on Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a long-running Taliban insurgency and combat a growing threat from a local Islamic State affiliate.
Apr 09, 2017, 14:32 PM IST
Afghan forces fight to regain northern city of Kunduz from Taliban
Afghan forces fought to regain control of the northern city of Kunduz on Monday after Taliban fighters pushed into the centre of the provincial capital they had briefly captured almost exactly a year ago in their biggest success in 15 years of war.
Oct 04, 2016, 00:58 AM IST
Afghan forces encircled by Taliban in provincial capital
The Taliban attack, in one of the country's top opium-producing areas, has exposed how thinly stretched Afghan security forces have become as they try to contain Islamist insurgents in other areas of the country.
Sep 09, 2016, 18:04 PM IST
Afghan forces end siege after suicide attacks in Kabul
Afghan security forces ended an 11-hour standoff in central Kabul on Tuesday, shooting dead the last of a group of attackers who struck hours after a separate suicide bombing killed and wounded dozens of security personnel and civilians.
Sep 07, 2016, 00:18 AM IST
NATO helping Afghan forces in American University attack
Explosions and gunfire rocked the university when it came under fire from militants. No one has immediately claimed responsibility.
Aug 25, 2016, 02:01 AM IST
Afghan forces dislodge militants in Baghlan province
The Afghan security forces on Tuesday cleared militants from a restive district on the outskirts of Pul-e-Khumri, capital of Baghlan province.
Feb 16, 2016, 13:36 PM IST
U.S. troops killed and wounded in Helmand were accompanying Afghan forces
The one U.S. trooper killed and two wounded in Afghanistan`s southern Helmand province.
Jan 06, 2016, 01:56 AM IST
WATCH: Afghan forces chopper-dropped at encounter site in Mazar-i-Sharif
Latest reports say that there are three more terrorists hold-up in an adjacent building.
Jan 04, 2016, 19:20 PM IST
Afghan forces fight to retake northern city from Taliban
Afghan forces backed by US air support clashed with Taliban fighters in Kunduz on Tuesday in a bid to retake the centre of the northern city, the first provincial Afghan capital to fall to the insurgents since their movement was toppled 14 years ago.
Sep 29, 2015, 14:52 PM IST
