KABUL – The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has changed the name of all military corps months after toppling the West-backed Ashraf Ghani’s government. Reports said that the defense ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has issued directives in this regard. The new names ...

KABUL —A day after the Taliban took control of another key city west of the Afghan capital, Taliban fighters overran Logar province on Friday bringing them near to Kabul. Logar lies 25 km south of Kabul and serves as an artery for the capital's security. On Thursday, Taliban seized Ghazni, a ...

Taliban fighters claimed on Thursday to have seized key cities like Kandahar, Ghazni and Herat as fighting rages between the warring groups in the war-torn Afghanistan. The Taliban have taken 12 of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals as part of a weeklong offensive. Fall of the strategically ...

KABUL – US B-52 Stratofortress bombers Saturday launched airstrikes on the insurgents in the capital of the Jawzjan province, Sheberghan, inflicting significant damage. Reports quoting sources said, “US President Joe Biden has ordered B-52 bombers and Spectre gunships to target Taliban ...

Fighting is raging around Herat, Lashkar Gah and Kandahar as Taliban fighters are trying to seize these three major cities in southern and western Afghanistan from government forces. Taliban fighters have made rapid gains in rural Afghanistan since it was announced almost all foreign troops would ...