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The Islamic State- Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the city of Faizabad that killed Badakhshan deputy governor Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi and his driver. Several other people were wounded by the blast, which was carried out by a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) that rammed into Ahmadi's car and detonated. The attack comes months...

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 confront Iran's Revolutionary Guard "with more passion" than they engaged...

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 interior ministry spokesperson, "Iranian border forces initiated fire towards Afghanistan,...

Two Taliban pilots are dead after their MD-530F "Cayuse Warrior" light attack helicopter crashed while on patrol in the Kholim district of Samangan province after colliding with powerlines on Sunday, according to the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Defense.  

Spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Qahar Balkhi has announced that Afghan nationals have started to be evacuated from Sudan in coordination with Saudi military forces. The Taliban has previously stated that there are at least 120 Afghan nationals trapped in the country. Balkhi stated that "We assure our compatriots of our continued efforts for the safe...