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ISKP Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombing that Killed Senior Taliban Official

The Islamic State- Khorasan Province (ISKP) has claimed responsibility...

Taliban Launches Operation Against ISKP in Balkh Province

The Taliban media outlet al-Mersaad has reported that Taliban...

Taliban say 80,000 Drug Addicts Rounded Up Across Afghanistan

The Taliban’s Interior Ministry has reported that over the...

ISIS Leader Killed by Taliban in Kabul

Ejaz Ahmad Ahangar, a key Islamic State figure in...

STORIES

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...

White House Says it Cannot Confirm Claims Russia is Seeking Captured US Equipment from Taliban

During a press briefing on Friday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the United States could not confirm recent claims that Russia is seeking to obtain American equipment from the Taliban that was left behind in Afghanistan. While speaking to reporters, Kirby stated that “I can’t confirm those...

Taliban Seeks BRI Route with China

The Taliban has announced its interest in creating a trade route with China in the historic Wakhan Corridor and connecting Afghanistan to the One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI). Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban Minister of Industry and Commerce, said that the establishment of a trade route in the Wakhan Corridor,...

Taliban Blackhawk Crashes in Kabul, Killing at Least Three

At least three people are dead after a Taliban Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Kabul today. According to the Taliban Ministry of National Defense, the helicopter suffered a “technical problem” and crash landed inside the campus of the National Defense University, killing...

Taliban Seeks Russian Oil Imports

The Taliban (IEA) is seeking to import oil from Russia in what is likely an effort to drive down rising fuel prices in Afghanistan. On monday, Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Nouruddin Azizi told Russian media that the IEA is seeking one million barrels of oil from Russia, adding...

Week's Recap

Brazilian Navy Seizes 3.6 Tons of Cocaine at Sea

In a significant operation off the northeastern coast of...

At Least One Killed, 50 Injured in Bus Roll-Over, Wawayanda, NY

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Top Officer Among Russian Soldiers Killed by Azerbaijani Gunfire

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Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Reportedly Attempts Suicide After Dismissal

According to the Polish Tabloid Fakt, Deputy Foreign Minister...
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