Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fought in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley on Thursday, with each side saying it had inflicted heavy casualties in recent days of combat in the last province resisting Taliban rule. Following the fall of Kabul on August 15, several thousand fighters from local militias and the remnants of army and special forces units have massed in Panjshir. Under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, son of a former Mujahideen commander, they have been ho

“ This was our 1st strike against the Taliban in 11 days.” TRUMP SAYS HE HAD' GOOD TALK' WITH TALIBAN LEADERLeggett, who called on the militant group to uphold their commitments to the peace deal signed on Feb.... Afghan forces killed at least 17 Taliban members during those clashes. The Taliban have not claimed responsibility for any of the attacks so far and have notcommented on the U.S. airstrike.... What will US do if Taliban breaks peace deal?...

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The father had been paralyzed for a decade by then.... 11, 2001 terror attacks that prompted the U.S.-led invasion. WHAT THE TALIBAN’S INTERPRETATION OF SHARIA LAW MEANS FOR AFGHANISTAN" The Haqqanis expose the lie that there is a line between Taliban and other jihadist groups, especially al Qaeda," retired Lt.... H.R. McMaster, a Trump-era national security adviser, told The Wall Street Journal Thursday. Since 2008, Sirajuddin Haqqani has been wanted for questioning in connection with a Kabul

The Taliban had made clear there would eventually be change but also wanted to maintain a sense of continuity, the source said. Afghanistan’s ambassador to France, Mohammad Azizi, told a conference in Paris that he remained his country’s envoy and that the Taliban takeover had no legitimacy.... Asked if he had spoken directly to the Taliban, he said he had not. The Taliban have promised safe passage out of the country for any foreigners or Afghans left behind by the huge airlift which ended whe

29 peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States, and it continued through the negotiations between Afghan and Taliban representatives in Qatar that paused last month.... The Interior Ministry has advised news organizations to either arm or better protect their staffs or close their doors.... “ I was a 4-year-old when my father got killed by mujahedeen insurgents....

It said other family members managed to escape. Advertisement Deutsche Well says the reporter himself, whose identity was not revealed, is already based in Germany where he is also working.... He said one passenger who fell to the ground from the plane “ was reportedly a member of Afghanistan’s national football team.” Advertisement Moradian said the Taliban takeover is not the end of the military and political crisis in Afghanistan.... Hank Taylor told reporters that 12 C-17 aircraft departed