Since the Taliban’s armed takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, tensions between the neighbouring nations escalated. With an ongoing border dispute and claims of mistreatment of Afghan immigrants deported by… Continue reading "Iranian Border Forces and the Taliban Clash Once Again"
On Wednesday, November 1, significant clashes were reported between Iranian forces and Afghanistan’s Taliban, according to social media and local Afghan media reports. On Wednesday, Afghanistan’s Aamaj news agency posted… Continue reading "Iranian Forces Clash with Taliban Forces on Afghan Border"
Taliban officials arrived in Ankara on Thursday, October 14 at the invitation of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, seeking international support, just after meeting with US and EU representatives in… Continue reading "A Taliban Delegation Visits Turkey To Meet With Turkish Officials"
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan claims that it has been able to hold off multiple attacks from Taliban forces, as heavy fighting is reported between the Panjshir Valley-based resistance… Continue reading "Panjshir’s Resistance Claims Repulsion Of Taliban Attacks"
President Joe Biden says that he does not intend to change plans for the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan, even as Taliban fighters continue to capture provincial capitals from… Continue reading "Biden: No Changes To Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans Despite Taliban Offensive"
The State Department announced on 9 August, that Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad had travelled to Qatar on the 8 August. In a press note, the State… Continue reading "US Seeks “Joint International Response” To Taliban Advances"
The grim situation in Afghanistan continues as the Taliban press home their advantage. The Taliban have ramped up their efforts, focusing not only on offensives in the field but also… Continue reading "Taliban Targeting Afghan Pilots"
Following Taliban’s march in Northern Afghanistan, more than a 1,000 members of the Afghan security forces crossed the border into Tajikistan, according to the Tajik border guard service. The troops… Continue reading "Over A Thousand Afghan Soldiers Fleeing The Taliban Take Refuge In Tajikistan"
The Taliban have announced that they will not be participating in any peace talks as long as foreign forces remain in Afghanistan, despite statements today by US Secretary of State… Continue reading "Taliban Announce Boycott Of Peace Talks As NATO Forces To Withdraw By September 11"
In a recent statement the Taliban called for the new U.S. administration to continue implementing the agreement, made in February this year, to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan… Continue reading "Taliban Urges Peace While Ramping Up Drone Strikes and SVBIED Attacks"