Tag: Afghanistan

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...