[ad_1] At least four TV channels and 11 radio stations have been forced to stop working due to the Taliban militants’ capture of southern Afghanistan, the country’s Information and Culture Ministry said, Report informs via 1TV News. The media outlets had to cease operations due to the offensive of the Taliban in Lashkar Gah, the… Continue reading 4 TVs shut down in Afghanistan due to Taliban offensive
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Afghan President: Taliban has become more cruel
[ad_1] The Taliban will show no will for peace and will not get back to the negotiating table unless the situation changes on the battlefield, President Ashraf Ghani said, reiterating that the group has changed compared to 20 years ago. Still, the change has been negative, and they have become more “cruel.” Addressing an event… Continue reading Afghan President: Taliban has become more cruel
Media: German government held secret talks with Taliban
[ad_1] Representatives of the German government held secret talks with the Taliban in Doha (Qatar) on July 31, Report informs referring to Bild newspaper. According to the newspaper, the Special Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Jasper Wieck attended the talks from the German side. The meeting was prepared… Continue reading Media: German government held secret talks with Taliban
Taliban meets with Chinese officials in Beijing
[ad_1] A Taliban delegation has traveled to China to discuss security issues in Afghanistan, as regional powers jostle to protect their interests in the final stages of the US withdrawal of troops. Mullah Baradar Akhund, a top Taliban official, has led a nine-member delegation to Beijing on a two-day visit, where he met China’s foreign… Continue reading Taliban meets with Chinese officials in Beijing
US carries out multiple airstrikes on Taliban in Afghanistan
[ad_1] The United States has launched several airstrikes in support of embattled Afghan forces in recent days, an escalation in US involvement in Afghanistan as the Taliban seizes more territory from government forces, Report informs, citing The Washington Post. At least four of the strikes were carried out on Wednesday and Thursday, including some in… Continue reading US carries out multiple airstrikes on Taliban in Afghanistan
175 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
[ad_1] The Afghan army has killed at least 175 Taliban militants over the past 24 hours and injured another 84, Report informs with reference to the Defense Ministry of Afghanistan. According to the ministry, military operations were carried out in the provinces of Nangarhar, Paktika, Logar, Ghazni, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Jowzjan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Helmand,… Continue reading 175 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Afghan army liberates southern area from Taliban
[ad_1] Afghan government forces liberated Garmsir County in Helmand province in the south of the country from militants of the radical Taliban movement, a spokesman for the Afghan Defense Ministry Fawad Aman said, Report informs citing RIA Novosti. “The Afghan National Army today liberated the Garmsir area of Helmand province from the control of Taliban… Continue reading Afghan army liberates southern area from Taliban
Afghan Defense Ministry announces elimination of 233 Taliban militants
[ad_1] The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces eliminated 233 militants of the radical Taliban movement over the past day, and 88 more were injured, Report informs, citing TASS. The army conducted combat operations in the provinces of Nangarhar, Ghazni, Kandahar, Jowzjan, Sari Pul, Faryab, Balkh, Helmand, Takhar, and Kunduz. The security forces found and… Continue reading Afghan Defense Ministry announces elimination of 233 Taliban militants
Embassies of western countries call on Taliban to stop hostilities
[ad_1] The embassies of the United States and several other western countries in Kabul have called on the Taliban movement to stop the offensive, according to the Afghan TV channel Ariana News, Report informs, citing TASS. The diplomatic missions of Australia, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, the EU, Spain, Italy, Canada, the office of NATO high… Continue reading Embassies of western countries call on Taliban to stop hostilities
Taliban names condition for reconciliation
[ad_1] A Taliban negotiator has said Talibs will declare a three-month ceasefire on condition of the release of 7,000 inmates and removal from UN’s ‘blacklist,’ Afghanistan’s 1TV News reports, citing a participant of the negotiations from the Afghan authorities Nader Naderi. Report informs, citing RIA Novosti, that the government forces are confronting the Taliban* militants… Continue reading Taliban names condition for reconciliation