Afghan Forces
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$88 billion spent on Afghan forces which surrendered without a fight to Taliban
World | Aug 15, 2021, 10:40 PM ISTIt is a tale of two armies, one poorly equipped but highly motivated ideologically, and the other nominally well-equipped, but dependent on NATO support, poorly led and riddled with corruption, Guardian reported.
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Afghan forces kill 30 Pakistan nationals affiliated to Al Qaeda
India | Aug 08, 2021, 06:51 AM ISTAs per reports, Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operates under Taliban protection from Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz provinces, reports said.
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406 Taliban terrorists killed, over 200 injured in multiple operations conducted by Afghan forces
World | Aug 06, 2021, 01:13 PM ISTOver 400 Taliban terrorists were gunned down and more than 200 were wounded as a result of ANDSF operations in multiple locations, including Nangarhar, Laghman, Ghazni, Paktia, Khost, Kandahar and others.
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48 hours after pact implementation, Taliban attacks Afghan forces again
World | Feb 24, 2020, 11:01 AM ISTJust 48 hours after the week-long seven-day "reduction in violence" pact agreed by the two sides came into effect in the war-torn country, the Taliban again launched attacks on Afghan security forces. According to local media reports, the two attacks on Sunday were reported in Kandahar province.
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India hands over second pair of Mi-24V helicopters to Afghan forces
World | Oct 15, 2019, 08:10 PM ISTThe helicopters were officially handed over by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar to Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid at a ceremony held at the military airport in Kabul.
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Kabul hotel attack: Afghan forces end Taliban siege, death toll reaches 18
World | Jan 22, 2018, 08:11 AM ISTSecurity forces said Sunday they had killed the last of six Taliban militants to end an overnight siege at Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel that left at least 18 people dead, including 14 foreigners.
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Afghan forces kill 18 Taliban militants
World | Sep 14, 2013, 10:16 AM ISTKabul: Operations against Taliban launched by Afghan forces have claimed lives of 18 Taliban militants and led to arrest of 35 others over the past five days, police said Friday.In the latest crackdown against the
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ISI-Trained Suicide Bomber In Afghan Forces Custody : BBC Docu
World | Oct 26, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTIslamabad, Oct 26: The Afghan intelligence service is holding a young man who alleges he was recruited earlier this year by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and trained to be a suicide bomber to target Western coalition