Pakistan, Kabul and Taliban

Explosion hits Taliban’s interior ministry in Kabul as tensions with Pakistan escalate
At least 10 Taliban fighters were killed and five others wounded in a major attack on the group’s ministry of interior in Kabul on Saturday as tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated.The attack,
Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
A Taliban government official says Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children.
Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan, Kabul says
Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said Wednesday, whilst a Pakistan security official said the bombardment had targeted "terrorist hideouts".
Afghan Taliban forces target 'several points' in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes - Afghan defence ministry
Afghan Taliban forces targeted "several points" in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan's defence ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan.
Conflict erupts between Pakistan and Taliban in Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban forces have targeted “several locations” in neighboring Pakistan. This comes a few days after Pakistani planes carried out strikes on camps in Afghanistan, according to Reuters and France 24.
Pakistan Soldier Killed In Border Clash With Afghan Forces: Security Source
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes.
Pakistani solider killed, 11 wounded in firing by Afghan Taliban forces
A Pakistan paramilitary soldier was killed and 11 others injured when Afghan Taliban forces fired on Pakistani border posts in Upper Kurram district. The clash followed Pakistan’s strikes against TTP militants in Afghanistan.
Taliban forces strike several points in Pak as retaliation
Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for deadly air strikes last week. A pro-Taliban media outlet, Hurriyet Daily News, reported ministry sources as saying that the strikes killed 19 Pakistani troops and that three Afghan civilians died in the violence.
Last Week, 100 Casualties Reported In Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia announced the reopening of its embassy in Kabul, while Pakistan conducted <a target=_blank href=https:// ...
Our Reporter Returned to Afghanistan, Seeking Lessons and Secrets
Azam Ahmed, a Times correspondent and former bureau chief in Afghanistan, made repeated trips to areas in the country that ...
Blast wounds 4 in Afghanistan's Kabul
At least four people sustained injuries in a blast near the Ministry of Interior in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday morning, a police officer said. The blast occurred in front of Shaikh Zayed ...
Afghanistan welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen embassy in Kabul
Afghanistan has welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to ...
2 bus crashes in Afghanistan leave dozens dead, dozens more hurt
Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman ...
What happened to the iconic Humvees US forces left behind in Afghanistan?
American and Nato forces left behind military equipment worth over $7.2bn when they fled Afghanistan – much of which now lies ...
‘Radio Free Afghanistan’ Review: Making Airwaves
A popular morning call-in show focused on life in Kabul. Even in the middle of a war-fractured country, locals valued local ...
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Winter in Kabul, 2018
Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2018: Light from a bakery fills the darkness on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, one of the few snowy days ...