The drone strike in Kabul killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children. The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country. The US Defense Department said … Read more
…it came exactly a week after a suicide bomb attack on Shiite worshippers in the northern city of Kunduz… EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 32 people have been killed and 45 others wounded after an explosion went off inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, according to public health officials … Read more
The Taliban have battled with IS-K since its emergence in Afghanistan in 2014 A bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying a Taliban police chief in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing him and wounding 11 others, officials said. The blast happened in Asadabad, the capital of Kunar province, targeting the Taliban police chief for Shigal district, … Read more
Biden stressed that aid should be provided via independent international organisations and not directly to the ruling Taliban. Members of the G20 group of major economies have pledged to avert an economic catastrophe in Afghanistan. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country should not be allowed to “descend into chaos”. The virtual summit came as … Read more
The exclusion of girls at this time has aggravated fears that the Taliban could be returning to their hardline rule of the 1990s. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls, and urged the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in order to prevent its economic collapse. “I … Read more
Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 has reportedly jetted out of Afghanistan. Khalili recently requested that now-President Biden return the favor by rescuing him from Afghanistan. Ekohotblog reports that an Afghan translator who assisted in the rescue of then-Sen. Joe Biden when his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago … Read more
Since the Taliban takeover, many foreigners have left Afghanistan, but some journalists and aid workers remain in the capital The United States and Britain have warned their citizens to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens of people were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP … Read more
The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington freeing up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan… The United States has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban disclosed … Read more
The US insists the meeting does not amount to recognition of the Taliban US officials have met Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for their first face-to-face talks since Washington pulled its troops from the country in August. The talks in Qatar are focusing on issues including containing extremist groups, the evacuation of US citizens and humanitarian aid, … Read more
A bomb explosion has killed at least 50 worshippers at Shiite Mosque. EKOHOTBLOG reports that an apparent bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country. This online news platform gathered that … Read more
The Taliban emptied out both prisons, releasing their own members who had been imprisoned but also members of ISIS-K… The ISIS-K suicide bomber who carried out a terrorist attack at Kabul international airport in late August, killing 13 US service members and dozens of Afghans, had been released from a prison near Kabul just days earlier when the Taliban … Read more
Reports on social media described a large detonation and emergency services rushing to the scene An explosion which ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday, has left a number of civilians dead. According to a Taliban spokesman, the blast targeted the gates of the Eidgah Mosque in … Read more
Kabul University’s management said that TheNYT’s report was based on a tweet posted via a “fake Twitter account” Afghanistan’s Islamist and political movement, Taliban, has refuted claims that it banned women from attending Kabul University either as students or instructors. American publication, NewYorkTimes, had on Tuesday quoted a twitter account in the name of Taliban-newly-appointed … Read more
Graphic images posted to social media showed bloody bodies on the back of a pick-up truck while a crane hoisted one man up. The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said. Herat province’s deputy governor … Read more
Afghan people gather along a road as they wait to board a US military aircraft to leave the country, at a military airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021 days after the Taliban’s military takeover of Afghanistan.) The United Nations human rights chief on Monday criticized the Taliban’s record since seizing power in Afghanistan, noting … Read more
Top ministers from India and Australia have called for international anti-terror efforts in Afghanistan, bolstering mutual security ties and blunting China’s growing regional assertiveness. Top ministers from India and Australia, have called for international anti-terror efforts in Afghanistan, bolstering mutual security ties and blunting China’s growing regional assertiveness. Australia’s foreign and defense ministers met their … Read more
The Taliban announced earlier this month that women could still study at university if they wore an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face… Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban’s new higher education minister said Sunday. Women’s rights in Afghanistan were … Read more
Taliban has announced a new leader and ministers. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Taliban has on Tuesday announced Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the leader of their new government in Afghanistan. READ ALSO: Suicide Bombing: Taliban Kill Soldiers In Pakistan According to AFP, chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid also told a press conference that Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar … Read more
At least three soldiers were killed and 15 others wounded near Quetta in Balochistan province, police said. Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for the bombing. EkohotBlog reports that a suicide bomber has detonated his explosives near a security checkpoint in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least three paramilitary personnel and wounding 15 others. Read Also: Why … Read more
Taliban reportedly meets stiff resistance after pushing deep into Afghanistan’s holdout Panjshir Valley. EkohotBlog reports that the Taliban and opposition forces continue to battle to control the Panjshir Valley; north of Kabul with resistance fighters disclosing that they captured hundreds of Taliban forces. The National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan, forces loyal to local leader … Read more