Taliban captures district in northeast Afghanistan

[Max Pain]

I wish Pakistan well and I am confident that majority of the Afghans actually do the same, there are bad apples in each society which are usually more louder than sane voices but I assure you that Afghans do wish our neighbors all the very best because we can only prosper if you prosper.

Dont mind some of the Afghans who badmouth Pakistan because they are ignorant but at the leadership level Afghan government is determined to make the relationship work with Pakistan.

/ Peace

Thanks you're actually the first Afghan I came across on this forum who hasn't just blatantly badmouthed.
Which is a welcomed news for me,
wish there are more Afghans,already a lot of Afghans live here in Pakistan and are here for studies and jobs and we're pretty ok with hosting em but it becomes increasingly difficult to keep the positive sentiments for them when most Afghans totally blame Pakistan for all the problems.
Blaming never would improve anyone's situation, be it Pakistan or India.
we get shocked by the attitude of Afghans towards Pakistan but I guess you can do your part.
I agree we all have our share of assholes, the problem is its the good educated ones that end sharing the sentiments of the bad ones.
Id rather see a prosperous Afghanistan than a state striken with violence and badmouthing against Pakistan,
This wont help any of us.

and yes Im happy that the Leadership is not following the rhetoric of many Afghans I come across,
Cooperation will help both nations.and thats whats happening which is indeed a good sight.
the efforts of Ghani's administration will pay off.

 

[GiannKall]

The Taliban captured a military base in the area and took prisoners around 200 ANA soldiers

 

[Hindustani78]

Taliban seize Afghan police base, push closer to strategic pass| Reuters
KABUL | By Mirwais Harooni and Jessica Donati

Afghan security forces keep watch on a roof of a building after a group of insurgents stormed a compound used by Afghanistan's intelligence agency in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this file photo taken on July 7, 2015.
Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Taliban militants have captured a large police base in northeast Afghanistan, forcing the mass surrender of more than a hundred policemen and pushing closer to a strategic pass at the border with Pakistan, local officials and security sources said on Sunday.

The Taliban captured food, weapons and ammunition from the Tirgaran base in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, which borders China, Pakistan and Tajikistan.

"The enemy got weapons and ammunition from police forces at the Tirgaran base that will allow them to fight for a long time," provincial governor Shah Waliullah Adib told Reuters, adding that the captured forces had later been released.

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"We will launch an operation soon and take back control of the base."

The capture of the base on Saturday after days of fighting was perhaps the Taliban's greatest advance in Badakhshan since being ousted from power in 2001, according to a Western security report.

It said the Taliban gains cut off the route to China and left just one significant government outpost before a strategically important crossing at the Pakistani border.

"If successful, they [Taliban] will be able to establish a corridor... facilitating the cross-border movement of fighters currently based in Pakistan," the report said.

The Taliban said in a statement that local elders had negotiated the release of 120 captured policemen, and that it had obtained guarantees they would not return to battle.

Afghan forces are fighting the resurgent Taliban with only limited coalition support, after most foreign troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2014 when NATO combat operations ended.

The hardline Islamist insurgents have reorganized since being ousted from power by a U.S.-led coalition in 2001, gaining territory in rural areas and briefly threatening a major city in the north in this year's spring offensive.

A Western organization that tracks security incidents recently reported that opposition group activity hit an "unprecedented" level in the first six months of 2015.

It recorded more than 9,600 incidents involving armed opposition groups. Afghan civilians are often caught in the crossfire and violence has also taken a heavy toll on the population.

In 2014, over 10,000 people were killed or wounded, according to the United Nations.

(Editing by Ros Russell)

 

[Hindustani78]

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 14:10
Taliban take district HQ in remote north: Afghan official | Zee News

Kabul: An Afghan security official says Taliban insurgents have seized control of the administrative headquarters of a district in northern Sari Pul province, where fighting has been ongoing for days.

Amanuddin Aman, spokesman for the provincial police chief, said Tuesday that hundreds of insurgents had attacked the Kohistanat district HQ from different directions early today.

Provincial police chief Gen. Mohammad Asef Jabarkhail said earlier that a police commander and seven of his men surrendered to the Taliban after their checkpoints were attacked on Sunday.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said in a statement that the group's gunmen now control the entire district and had seized police vehicles, weapons and ammunition.

Afghanistan's war with the Taliban has intensified this year and spread to the country's previously peaceful northern regions.

 

[Hindustani78]

Taliban suicide bomber kills 29 in northern Afghanistan - The Hindu

A suicide bomber in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province has killed 29 people, mainly members of illegal armed groups that have clashed with security forces and the insurgents in the past, an Afghan official said on Sunday.

Amiri said 19 others were wounded, including 15 civilians.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in an email sent to media.

The Taliban have stepped up attacks across the country since U.S. and NATO forces shifted from a combat to a support and training role at the end of last year.

In the northern Badakhshan province, Taliban insurgents hanged a 27-year-old mother of three after accusing her of having extramarital sex, said Nawid Frotan, spokesman for the provincial governor. Frotan said she was hanged from a tree before a public gathering early Saturday.

In a separate incident, Taliban insurgents beheaded two local policemen and a civilian in Badakhshan on Saturday. The insurgents accused the three of spying, Frotan said.

In the eastern Nangarhar province, a drone strike carried out by Afghan forces killed 15 insurgents and wounded nine others on Saturday, said Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal, spokesman for the provincial police chief. Mashreqiwal said a separate airstrike carried out by international forces killed at least 10 insurgents.

 

[Hindustani78]

Afghan official says forces retake district from Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says government forces have regained control of a strategic district in southern Helmand province that the Taliban had seized.

Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province, said Sunday that Afghan forces launched an operation on Friday to retake the district of Musa Qala. Zwak says the fighting killed six soldiers and wounded 14.

Taliban insurgents overran Musa Qala on Wednesday after a week of attacks targeting security forces there.

NATO said it conducted at least 13 airstrikes on Taliban positions in the district last week to aid Afghan forces.

Helmand, the source of most of the heroin produced in Afghanistan, is the Taliban heartland and the scene of heavy fighting since the warm weather fighting season began in April.

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[Hindustani78]

Afghan official: 13 civilians shot dead by unknown gunmen - The Hindu

Updated: September 5, 2015 17:42 IST
An Afghan official says 13 people have been shot dead in a previously peaceful region in the country’s north.

Munir Ahmad Farhad, spokesman for the governor of Balkh province, say “at least 13 civilians” were killed Saturday by unidentified gunmen. Zareh is in a remote, mountainous area of Balkh, which borders Uzbekistan. Mr. Farhad says police are investigating the incident.

Until this year, the northern provinces were largely free of the violence that has blighted Afghanistan in a Taliban-led insurgency for almost 14 years.

With the launch in April of their summer offensive, however, the insurgents have spread the fight to almost every corner of the country.

 

[Hindustani78]

Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan's Kunduz province | Zee News
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 19:02

Kabul: A Taliban group commander was killed and three others were injured on Tuesday as security forces ambushed a group of militants in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, provincial police chief said.

"Taliban group commander Mawlawi Abdul Qahar was killed and three others were injured on Tuesday when security forces organised a military operation in Bagh-e-Shirkat area," the police chief Qasim Jangal Bagh said.

Kunduz province with Kunduz city as its capital is 250 km north of Kabul.

Taliban militants who are active in parts of Kunduz province were yet to comment.

IANS

 

[Hindustani78]

Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan police officers on patrol | Zee News
Kabul: Police say a roadside bomb has killed five officers who were on patrol in central Afghanistan.

Asadullah Ensafi, the deputy chief police in Ghazni province, said the blast was likely from a remote-controlled bomb. It happened today morning in the city of Ghazni, about 150 kilometers (95 miles) southwest of Kabul.

Ensafi says authorities are investigating but believe the Taliban are behind the attack. No one immediately claimed responsibility but the Taliban frequently use roadside bombs to attack government officials and security forces.

Also today, Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense said in a statement that fighting between Taliban and security forces in several provinces has left 94 Taliban dead in the past 48 hours.

The statement says 12 Afghan army troops were killed by roadside bombs and other Taliban attacks.

 

[Hindustani78]

Taliban overruns Afghan district | Zee News

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015 - 12:49

Kabul: Taliban militants after several days of fierce fighting overrun Afghanistan`s Raghistan district in Badakhshan province on Friday, a local official said.

"Taliban rebels after bloody fighting and suffering huge casualties entered the headquarters of Raghistan district on Friday, forcing security forces to retreat," Xinhua quoted the district police chief Mohammad Ishaq as saying.

Meanwhile, Abdul Rauf Baik, an elder of the district, said the fighting has been continuing outside district headquarters.

He said the Taliban insurgents have set on fire several government departments and entities.

Taliban militants who are active in Badakhshan province have yet to make comment.

IANS

 

[Hindustani78]

At least 355 inmates escape after Taliban storm Afghan jail | Zee News

Kabul: At least 355 prison inmates on Monday fled a prison in Afghanistan's Ghazni province after militants attacked it in the early hours, said an official.

"One militant rammed the main gate of the prison around 2 a.m. (local time) with a car bomb. Shortly after the blast, six militants disguised in police uniform entered the jail, assisting the inmates to leave the complex," Xinhua news agency quoted Deputy Provincial Governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi as saying.

According to initial information, 352 prisoners, including a number of Taliban insurgents, succeeded in fleeing while security forces intercepted more than 80 prisoners.

The Interior Ministry confirmed that 355 prisoners managed to escape the prison located in the south-eastern part of provincial capital Ghazni city, 125 km south of Afghan capital Kabul.

"A total of 436 prisoners were imprisoned and 355 prisoners managed to escape after the group attacked the prison. Police forces have launched an operation to arrest the escapees," the ministry statement said.

"Four policemen of the jail were killed while 14 people, including four inmates and 10 security forces, were injured," Ahmadi said.

The Taliban militant group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

Taliban speaker Zabiullah Mujahid in an email statement said 400 inmates were set free on Monday, adding that ten fighters were involved in the attack and three were killed during clashes with the Afghan forces.

Prison breaks had also occurred in Afghanistan in the past, including a jail break in southern Kandahar province when hundreds of Taliban inmates escaped in 2011.

Reuters


First Published: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 08:55

 

[Hindustani78]

Taliban suicide car bombing kills four near Kabul: Officials | Zee News

Kabul: A Taliban suicide car bomber killed four people on Wednesday and injured dozens more on the outskirts of the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.


A total of 41 people, most of them civilians, were injured when the bomber targeted the local district administration compound in the town of Paghman, said a police spokesman, Ebadullah Karimi.

"At around 10:30 this morning a suicide attacker detonated his explosive-packed car next to the Paghman district headquarters. Two police officers and two civilians have been killed, a further 41 have been injured," Karimi said.

A senior police officer was among the dead, Karimi added. Paghman is 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Kabul.

The account was confirmed by the interior ministry deputy spokesman Najib Danish.

The Taliban, who have been waging a bloody insurgency since their regime was toppled in late 2001, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Afghanistan has witnessed escalating violence since the insurgents launched their spring offensive in April.

Nearly 1,600 civilians were killed and 3,329 injured in the first half of this year, according to UN figures.

NATO ended its combat mission in Afghanistan last December and pulled out the bulk of its troops, although a 13,000-strong residual force remains for training and counter-terrorism operations.

 

[Hindustani78]

Afghan security forces walk near the main gate of Paghman district governor compound where a suicide car bomb attack happened in Paghman district of Kabul province, Afghanistan.

 

[Sabawoon_Noorzai]

It isn't that simple. First yamagan a most isolated part of the country has very less significance per se and considering

I wish Pakistan well and I am confident that majority of the Afghans actually do the same, there are bad apples in each society which are usually more louder than sane voices but I assure you that Afghans do wish our neighbors all the very best because we can only prosper if you prosper.

Dont mind some of the Afghans who badmouth Pakistan because they are ignorant but at the leadership level Afghan government is determined to make the relationship work with Pakistan.

/ Peace

You are fully wrong. Anti pak sentiments are widespread in Afghanistan and the vast majority recoil at hearing the name of the country. This is not because of inherent hatred or without a reason but **** state sponsored terrorism in Afghanistan. Next time try not to be Faki apologist. Thanks.

 

[A-Team]

It isn't that simple. First yamagan a most isolated part of the country has very less significance per se and considering

You are fully wrong. Anti pak sentiments are widespread in Afghanistan and the vast majority recoil at hearing the name of the country. This is not because of inherent hatred or without a reason but **** state sponsored terrorism in Afghanistan. Next time try not to be Faki apologist. Thanks.

I am not an apologist for Pakistan but a realist, Afghanistan will fair well if its in peace with its neighbors especially Pakistan which is a nuclear state, our gateway to outside world , where millions of our fellow afghans live and with which we share cultural and religious ties, this may sound cliche to you but these are the realities that we need to live with. Hating Pakistan serves us no good we need to be objective about the ground realities and try to make it work with Pakistan and for that matter each of our neighbor.

Pakistan does carry some of the blame for meddling in the affairs of Afghanistan but which of our neighbour doesn't, its a side effect of being a weak state that meddling start but most importantly we Afghans need to look inward and start bringing our house in order before putting all the blame on others.

/Peace

I am not an apologist for Pakistan but a realist, Afghanistan will fair well if its in peace with its neighbors especially Pakistan which is a nuclear state, our gateway to outside world , where millions of our fellow afghans live and with which we share cultural and religious ties, this may sound cliche to you but these are the realities that we need to live with. Hating Pakistan serves us no good we need to be objective about the ground realities and try to make it work with Pakistan and for that matter each of our neighbor.

Pakistan does carry some of the blame for meddling in the affairs of Afghanistan but which of our neighbour doesn't, its a side effect of being a weak state that meddling start but most importantly we Afghans need to look inward and start bringing our house in order before putting all the blame on others.

/Peace

PS : How do you intend to make it work with Pakistan when you call them "Faki" ?