Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan ‘insider attack’ in Helmand; shooters also killed
Some unidentified gunmen wearing Afghan military uniform allegedly killed two NATO soldiers at a foreign military base in southern Helmand province on Wednesday.
Top leader of Jundullah, ISIS-affiliated militant group, killed in Kunduz air strike
The top leader of Islamic State (IS) affiliated militant group Jundullah was killed in an air strike in northern Kunduz province on Monday, Afghan intelligence agency said.
At least 31 Taliban insurgents killed in U.S. drone strikes in Helmand
At least 31 Taliban insurgents were killed in ongoing drone strikes in southern Helmand province on Sunday, local officials said on Monday. More than 30 others were injured.
Provincial advocacy committees of Afghan People’s Dialogue discuss roadmap for peace
Many women’s rights activists and religious scholars in northeastern provinces of Baghlan and Takhar have been included in provincial advocacy committees, which are part of the Afghan People’s Dialogue (APD) currently underway across the country.
‘Why is world silent over crimes against humanity in Afghanistan’: deputy army chief
Gen. Murad Ali Murad, the deputy chief of army staff, has questioned the silence of international community over what he calls “crimes against humanity” in Afghanistan.
Afghan envoy to Islamabad summoned by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry over cross-border shelling
Janan Mosazai, the Afghan envoy to Islamabad, was on Sunday summoned by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry over the killing of four Pakistani soldiers in cross-border shelling.
U.S. warns to withhold military aid to Pakistan if they fail to disrupt Haqqani Network
The U.S. government has finally decided to act tough against Pakistan for not doing enough to dismantle terror sanctuaries and crack down on militants attacking Afghanistan.
Provincial police in Nangarhar seize more than 30,000 bullets from a civilian vehicle
Provincial police in eastern Nangarhar province seized a large cache of ammunition from a civilian vehicle in Surkh Rod district on Sunday.
Afghan refugees in Pakistan likely to get extension of stay until the end of 2017
The Afghan government has requested Islamabad to allow nearly 1.5 million registered Afghan refugees to extend their stay in Pakistan until the end of 2017.
Three border policemen abducted by insurgents in Ghazni last week found dead
At least three Afghan border policemen who were abducted by armed insurgents last week in central Ghazni province have been killed, local officials said on Sunday.
