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Police headquarters falls to Taliban in southern AfghanistanFighting raged in Lashkar Gah, one of Afghanistan's largest cities in the Taliban heartland of Helmand province, where surrounded governmen...
Taliban surge poses 'existential crisis': US watchdog SIGARThe SIGAR report makes clear that the Doha agreement, instead of propelling Taliban-Kabul talks, unleashed an offensive that caught governm...
Afghan civilian casualties soar as United States exits“There are grave concerns that Taliban forces in Kandahar may commit further atrocities to retaliate against the government and security fo...
Russia to hold Central Asia army drills near Afghan borderTroops from a Russian military base in Tajikistan and the Central Military District will take part in the games, the defence ministry said....
Taliban see battlefield dominance as path to political, diplomatic powerThe scale and speed of the Taliban's campaign, and the inability of government forces to stem its progress, has swept aside any hopes that ...
Afghan Taliban say capture key border crossing with Iran"The port of Islam Qala is now under our full control and we will try to put it back in operation today," Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman f...
Afghan forces deploy to counter Taliban assaultTroops and pro-government militiamen were deployed in the northern provinces of Takhar and Badakshan where the Taliban have captured swathe...
United States military defends air strikes that Taliban says violate Doha agreementThe Taliban launched a major offensive in the southern province of Helmand in a bid to take its capital, prompting U.S. air strikes in supp...
Afghan defence minister Asadullah Khalid flies to embattled Helmand after Taliban gainsThe fighting in the province, where U.S. and British troops for years fought to clear Taliban from a string of poppy-growing districts, com...
UN Security Council condemns Taliban announcement of spring offensiveThe Taliban on Friday announced their annual spring offensive, which comes as American and Afghan politicians try to negotiate for a peace ...
Join peace talks or face consequences: Pakistan warns TalibanAccording to media reports Pakistan has warned the insurgents to call-off their recently-proclaimed 'spring offensive' or face consequences.
Taliban's Afghan offensive enabled by sanctuaries in PakistanTaliban would not be able to mount attacks inside Afghanistan without the presence of their undisturbed sanctuaries inside Pakistan, top Am...
- Tehreek-e-Taliban trying to overthrow Pak govt: US
US has said that Tehreek-e-Taliban is trying to overthrow the Pakistani govt.
- Pakistanis see US as bigger threat than India, Taliban: Poll
A majority of Pakistanis see the United States as a greater threat to their country than traditional arch-rival India or the dreaded Taliba...
- 14 killed in renewed suicide attacks in Pakistan's NWFP
Two car bomb explosions killed at least 14 people and injured others in Pak.
- Taliban claim responsibility for Lahore attack
Taliban said it was revenge for the army's offensive a/g militants.
- Pakistan launches strike at Taliban hideouts
Pakistani forces bombarded suspected militant hideouts with mortar shells Saturday as the government launched a major offensive against Tal...