Afghan Army
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Afghanistan to have regular army soon: Taliban official
World | Sep 16, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTFasihuddin, in his address to a gathering in Kabul, said the members of the proposed army would be well-trained and disciplined to defend and protect Afghanistan, according to the radio service.
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UN should prevent Taliban's onslaught in Panjshir, negotiate political solution: Amrullah Saleh
World | Sep 05, 2021, 11:27 AM ISTTaliban and opposition forces are battling to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the group.
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Afghanistan army collapsed at much faster rate, was unexpected: Top US General Mark Milley
India | Sep 05, 2021, 10:05 AM ISTMilley told Fox News that one of the "lessons learned" from US withdrawal from the war-ravaged country was the pitfalls realised in the Afghan security forces.
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Expect to have real, inclusive government in Afghanistan: US Secretary of State
World | Sep 04, 2021, 06:32 AM ISTThe Taliban is expected to announce the formation of the new government after the takeover of the country on August 15.
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Afghanistan: UN Security Council drops Taliban reference from statement on terror activities
World | Aug 30, 2021, 05:12 PM ISTUNSC's statements called upon Afghan groups advising them not to support terrorists operating on their territory.
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Afghan women journalists say they are now being 'barred' from working
World | Aug 20, 2021, 11:43 AM ISTShabnam Khan Dawran, an anchor at RTA (Radio Television Afghanistan) said that the Taliban has not allowed her to enter her office to continue her work.
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Taliban takes provincial Afghan capital Maidan Wardak just west of Kabul
World | Aug 15, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTAn Afghan lawmaker and the Taliban say the militants have seized a provincial capital just west of Kabul.
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Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east
World | Aug 15, 2021, 08:54 AM ISTThe militants posted photos online early Sunday showing them in the governor’s office in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province.
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Taliban seize province near Kabul, launch multi-pronged attack on Mazar-e-Sharif
World | Aug 14, 2021, 12:53 PM ISTHoma Ahmadi, a lawmaker from Logar, says the Taliban control the entire province, including its capital, and reached a district in the neighboring Kabul province on Saturday.
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Afghanistan spinning out of control, may plunge into prolonged civil war: UN Chief
World | Aug 14, 2021, 09:45 AM ISTThe Taliban have completed their sweep of the country’s south on Friday, as they took four more provincial capitals.
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Afghanistan: Taliban capture Ghazni, city just 150 km away from capital Kabul
World | Aug 12, 2021, 12:24 PM IST"The Taliban took control of the key areas of the city- the governor's office, the police headquarters and the prison," AFP reported quoting Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, head of the provincial council.
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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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Aaj Ki Baat: India TV reporting from Kabul, How Taliban is trying to scare Afghans by carrying out suicide attacks
Aaj Ki Baat | Aug 05, 2021, 06:57 AM ISTHow Taliban is trying to scare Afghans by carrying out suicide attacks? How Afghan army is repulsing Taliban advance by carrying out ground, air strikes? Watch India TV's exclusive report from Kabul.
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'Pak terrorists occupy Afghan forces camp in Nuristan, facilitate terrorists to join Taliban'
World | Aug 04, 2021, 11:04 AM ISTPakistan military was reportedly assisting the Taliban in setting up training camps in Eastern provinces of Afghanistan and also in recruitment.
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Support for Afghan Taliban increasing in Pakistan
World | Jul 23, 2021, 10:56 PM ISTThere are also indications of Pakistani nationals fighting in Afghanistan and several of them returning injured and some dead bodies being sent back. This has further charged the sentiments of local youth in the region who have been offering their services to fight in Afghanistan.
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8 Afghan guards killed, 2 injured as gunmen storm US base in Bagram
World | Jun 20, 2017, 10:38 AM ISTAn Afghan official said that eight Afghan security guards have been killed by gunmen who opened fire on them in northern Parwan province.
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Afghan soldier kills three US personnel in latest ‘green-on-blue’ attack
World | Jun 11, 2017, 07:43 AM ISTThree US soldiers were killed and another was wounded by an Afghan soldier in eastern Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.
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PM Modi condemns Taliban attack on Afghan Army
World | Apr 22, 2017, 12:39 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly condemned a Taliban attack on the Afghan Army in in Mazar-e-Sharif that killed around 140 soldiers.
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Over 50 killed as Taliban target Afghan Army camp in Mazar-e-Sharif
World | Apr 22, 2017, 07:17 AM ISTMore than 50 Afghan troops were killed on Friday after a group of Taliban insurgents launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan.
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Six Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack
World | Dec 11, 2014, 02:17 PM ISTKabul: At least six Afghan soldiers were killed and 12 injured on Thursday when a suicide bomber targetted a bus carrying army personnel on the outskirts of Kabul.According to a Defence Ministry statement, the attack