Tag: Afghanistan

BRIEFS

Two Dead in Afghan Military Helicopter Crash

Two Taliban pilots are dead after their MD-530F "Cayuse...

Taliban Announces Evacuation of Afghan Citizens from Sudan

Spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul...

Mastermind Behind Kabul Airport Bombing Reportedly Killed in Taliban Raid

The suspected Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) mastermind...

“Lord Miles” set to be Released by Taliban and Banned from Afghanistan, According to SITE Intel

According to SITE Intelligence Group, an American consultancy group...

STORIES

Taliban Says They ‘Will Conquer Iran Soon’

On Sunday, the Taliban alluded to attempt a takeover of Iran amidst growing tensions over water disputes, an issue that has already claimed three lives. Obviously, the chances of a successful Taliban invasion of Iran is super, super low. A high-ranking Taliban commander released a video statement declaring that they would...

Water Rights Dispute Sparks Deadly Exchange Between Iran and Taliban

In an escalating border dispute over water rights, gunfire exchange led to the death of two Iranian border guards and one Taliban combatant near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1662509571334651905?s=20 The outbreak of violence occurred today in Nimroz province, as per a statement from Abdul Nafi Takor, the Afghan...

CENTCOM Believes ISIS in Afghanistan Capable of External Attacks Against West

While testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Army Gen. Michael Kurilla, warned that Islamic State militants in Afghanistan will be able to conduct external attacks against the West within six months.  Kurilla was specifically referring to the Islamic...

Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone Reportedly Crashes in Afghanistan

Afghan sources have begun to report that an unmanned aircraft crashed in Zabul province, stating that its origin is unknown. However, this drone is an Iranian Mohajer-6 UAV, which is normally operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces (IRGC). The drone does not appear to have been...

Taliban Ministers Criticize Supreme Leader

Over the past week, interior ministers of the Taliban have freely spoken out against Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Supreme Leader of the Taliban. The ministers made their comments days apart, giving the rest of the world a better perspective to what is happening internally in the Taliban regime in...

Taliban Announces Plans for Former US and Coalition Bases

The Taliban have announced a plan to turn former coalition military installations into what they call 'Special Economic Zones.' The acting Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, spoke about the plan on Sunday and said, “Following a thorough discussion, it was decided that the Ministry of...

Week's Recap

U.S. Sanctions Turkish Airline and Others in New Round Against IRGC Affiliates

Today, the U.S. Treasury announced the sanction of "five Iran-...

Poland Suspends Belarusian and Russian Cross-Border Freight Transportation

According to the Polish Ministry of the Interior, beginning...

Senegal Cuts Access to Social Media as Protests Break out over Sentencing of Opposition Leader

Senegal has cut access to several social media platforms,...

Three Israeli Soldiers Killed on Egyptian Border

The Israel Defense Forces announced Saturday that three of...
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