“We then discussed our support to the Afghanistan peace process. You might have seen the conclusions that have been adopted that highlight the concrete actions that the European Union is willing and ready to take in support of an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, hopefully to be started already next week – as it was announced…
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Taliban captures Tarinkot base
Taliban group stormed and seized a military base located in Tarinkot, the administrative center of the province of Uruzgan. Reportedly a unit of the Afghan National Army was stationed at the base, sharing it with representatives of the police. According to the Afghan media, a total of 25 soldiers and police were stationed in the base,…
Taliban attacks leave dozens dead in Sar-e-Pul
Security forces confronted Taliban fighters in key locations in northern Afghanistan leaving dozens of people killed and the city of Sar-e Pul threatened by insurgents, officials said. Center of Sar-e-Pul on Verge of Collapse, Heavy Clashes Ongoing#Afghanistan https://t.co/1MikwqH8Uc pic.twitter.com/euvwKRvrli — TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) September 10, 2018 Clashes started next to the provincial capital of Sar-e Pul…
EU expresses solidarity to Afghans after bomb attack
Two journalists were among 20 people killed in Kabul in twin bomb attacks on a wrestling club on September 5, with the second blast targeting media and emergency services at the scene of the initial explosion. The first attack took place around 6 p.m. local time when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in…
Russia hosts talks on Afghanistan future
The US refusal to take part in the conference on Afghanistan scheduled to be held in Moscow on September 4 reflects the hypocrisy of Washington’s peace rhetoric with respect to Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary. “We were sorry to learn from a statement by the US Department of State that the…
Clashes with Taliban in Ghazni continue
Fighting continued around Ghazni city just south of Kabul during weekend a day after Taliban fighters stormed its center in a brutal show of force, with at least 25 police and one journalist killed, officials said. Nasir Ahmad Faqiri, a member of #Ghazni provincial council shared these photos & said that along Afg #Taliban fighters,…
NATO continues to support Afghanistan
At NATO Summit the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed the Alliance long-term commitment to Afghan government, advising, assisting the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces,. “We will continue our assistance by extending our financial sustainment of the Afghan forces thought 2024, and by pleading to fill standing shortfalls, especially in priority areas”, –…
Taliban announced a few days cease-fire
Taliban militants have announced cease-fire with the government forces for three days to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid in Afghanistan. Foreign military in Afghanistan are excluded from the truce. https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1005330572112224256 The announcement come in response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday (706/2018) declared his own unconditional, week-long ceasefire against the Taliban, but not…
NATO urges Taliban to join peace process
“We urge the Taliban to respond favourably to this opportunity and participate in an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. The responsibility to bring an end to a long era of conflict is now in the Taliban’s hands” – said NATO foreign ministers in a statement issued at meeting in Brussels HQ. In Foreign Ministerial meetings…
Kabul laments slain in Hotel attack
The Ministry of Interior spokesman Najib Danish said at press conference early investigations show six insurgents entered the building from the northern side and stormed the kitchen of the Intercontinental Hotel. The last two attackers were killed by special forces on the 6th floor of the hotel. Survivors Share Their Ordeal After 17-Hour Hotel Siege#Afghanistan…
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