Deadly blasts claimed by Islamic State hit northern Afghan cities
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters An explosion claimed by the Islamic State at a Shi’ite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday killed at least 11 people, a health official said, one of a series of blasts around the country. A separate blast caused at least 11 more casualties in Kunduz, another northern Afghan city, […]
IS bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque, challenges Taliban
Kabul, AfghanistanAP An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shi’ite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens in the latest security challenge to the Taliban as they transition from insurgency to governance. In its claim of responsibility, the region’s IS affiliate identified the […]
US says it is up to Afghans to defend country as Taliban take more territory
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters The United States said it was up to Afghan security forces to defend the country after Taliban militants captured a sixth provincial capital on Monday, along with border towns and trade routes. President Joe Biden has said the US military mission in Afghanistan will end on 31st August, arguing that the Afghan people […]
Taliban overrun northern Afghan cities of Kunduz, Sar-e Pul, Taloqan
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Taliban fighters overran three provincial capitals including the strategic north-eastern city of Kunduz on Sunday, local officials said, as the insurgents intensified pressure on the north and threatened further cities. The insurgents have taken dozens of districts and border crossings in recent months and put pressure on several provincial capitals, including Herat in […]