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Legislation in US Senate seeks report on Pakistan's role in Taliban offensiveThe 'Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight and Accountability Act' also seeks a report from the Secretary of State about his assessment o...
Ghost towns and old men in Afghanistan's Panjshir"There is no one left, except the elders, and the poor who cannot afford to leave," said Abdul Wajid, 30, who stayed behind to watch over t...
Taliban fire shots to disperse protest in KabulThe Islamists have yet to announce a government, but Afghans -- fearful of a repeat of the group's previous brutal reign between 1996 and 2...
Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan provinceThousands of Taliban fighters overrun eight districts of Panjshir overnight, according to witnesses from the area. They spoke on condition ...
Resistance Force claims to have killed 700 Taliban fightersWhile Taliban claimed it has an upper hand in Panjshir, Resistance Forces led by former Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Ahmed Massoud, so...
Panjshir resistance calls for ceasefire, Taliban withdrawal, says statementThe National Resistance Front said late Sunday it "proposes that the Taliban stop its military operations in Panjshir... and withdraw its f...
Afghan resistance force senior member killed in Panjshir province"Regretfully, The National Resistance of Afghanistan lost two companions in the holy resistance against oppression and aggression today. Mr...
Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan regionEarlier on Sunday Fahim Dashti, spokesman for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), which groups opposition forces, said the...
Taliban fighters crush a women’s protest amid flickers of resistanceSeveral of the women, who were demanding inclusion in the yet-to-be named Taliban government, said they were beaten by Taliban fighters — s...
Panjshir resistance holds as Taliban yet to name governmentFacing the challenge of morphing from insurgents to rulers, the Taliban appear determined to snuff out the Panjshir resistance before annou...
Afghanistan: Taliban, opposition vie to control Panjshir; Pakistan spy chief flies to KabulA Taliban source said fighting was continuing in Panjshir but the advance had been slowed by landmines placed on the road to the capital Ba...
In a message to Taliban, Tajikistan honours Ahmed Shah MassoudTajikistan, strategically placed in Central Asia, on Thursday awarded its highest distinction to former Afghan defence minister Massoud and...
Taliban sources say their forces take Panjshir, in full control of Afghanistan"By the grace of Allah Almighty, we are in control of the entire Afghanistan. The troublemakers have defeated and Panjshir is now under our...
Taliban and Afghan rebels claim heavy casualties in fighting over valleyUnder the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, son of a former Mujahideen commander, they have been holding out in the province, a steep valley tha...
Taliban can assert independence from their Pakistani paymasters: William DalrympleThe US government's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is “strategically wrong-headed” and “emotionally ill-considered”, the auth...
Taliban cuts off telecom network to defiant Panjshir"They have cut off telecommunication services in Panjshir for the last two days. Panjshir people are facing challenges in this regard and c...
Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1; Taliban mass near PanjshirThe shooting near the military side of the airport came as the Taliban sent fighters to the north of the capital to eliminate pockets of ar...
‘Acting’ President Saleh likely to become biggest threat for TalibanFormer Deputy NSA SD Pradhan described Saleh as a man with incisive mind. “Since 2001 he was involved in the anti-Taliban campaign and in 2...
Taliban marks Afghan independence as challenges to rule rise"Fortunately, today we are celebrating the anniversary of independence from Britain," the Taliban said. "We at the same time as a result of...
America stands ready to restore to power the very forces that gave rise to 9/11Eighteen years after that fateful day for Afghanistan and the region, Taliban is on the cusp of making a comeback having survived the spott...