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Voice of America
April 28, 2018
The action has since led to scores of coordinated guerrilla-style raids and bombings against Afghan security forces. On Saturday, the Taliban overran a district center in the troubled northern province of Kunduz, where a major insurgent attack two days ago killed 14 Afghan soldiers. Separately, a TalibanÃâà...
NEWS.com.au
April 28, 2018
Plot to bomb NATO compound in Kabul foiled. AFGHAN security forces have thwarted an alleged plot by insurgents armed with rockets to attack diplomatic missions and the NATO compound in Kabul. Charles Miranda in Kabul. News Corp Australia NetworkApril 29, 20188:16am. Video; ImageÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
April 26, 2018
"Our main contribution to make sure that the elections can be held in a safe and secure way is to continue to provide support to the Afghan security forces with training, with advice and also with funding," alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels on April 26, on the eve of a meeting of NATOÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
April 26, 2018
... when he was attacked," police official Asmatullah Alizai told RFE/RL. Alizai said Shakeb's bodyguard was also seriously injured in the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Taliban insurgents control large swaths of eastern Logar Province, and frequently attack Afghan security forces.
Voice of America
April 25, 2018
While American military commanders have since reported progress on the battlefield, the Taliban has responded by increasing attacks against Afghan security forces and making territorial gains. The insurgent group currently controls or contests more than 44 percent of Afghanistan, according to recent U.S.Ãâà...
Xinhua
April 23, 2018
The militants warned local mobile operators to shut down their operation during the night in remote districts, in an effort to prevent providing security tips by local to the security forces. Violence has been on the rise as Afghan security forces struggle against a surge in attacks by anti-government fighters sinceÃâà...
WTHR
April 23, 2018
Afghanistan will hold parliamentary elections in October. Last week, three police officers responsible for guarding voter registration centers in two Afghan provinces were killed by militants, according to authorities. Afghan security forces have struggled to prevent attacks by the Islamic State affiliate as well asÃâà...
ABC News
April 23, 2018
Afghan security forces have struggled to prevent a recent surge in attacks both by the local Islamic State affiliate as well as the more firmly established Taliban. The attacks increased after the United States and NATO concluded their combat mission in Afghanistan at the end of 2014. Both groups regularlyÃâà...
TOLOnews
April 22, 2018
The deputy chief of army staff for the Afghan Air Force Major General Abdul Wahab Wardak, who registered in Kabul on Saturday, assured the people that Afghan security forces will ensure the safety of the election process. “Security of all centers specified by the (election) commission will be ensured by theÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
April 22, 2018
Dozens of suspected Taliban and Islamic State (IS) militants were killed by Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours across the country, Afghan authorities said on April 21. The Ministry of Defense said in a statement that 21 suspected Taliban militants, including a local commander, were killed in raids inÃâà...
Long War Journal
April 21, 2018
For instance, the capital of Lashkar Gah has been under significant Taliban pressure for more than two years. In late 2016, the Taliban surrounded the provincial capital, ambushed Afghan security forces, and killed more than 200 security personnel. The Taliban routinely conduct suicide attacks, ambushes,Ãâà...
Arab News
April 19, 2018
KABUL: The Afghan government said on Wednesday that the seizure of a major Taliban arms supply line in Paktia province will contribute to a significant drop in violence in the country's southeast region. Military officials earlier confirmed on Tuesday that security forces cut off a vital Taliban supply lineÃâà...
Military Times
April 17, 2018
In this new role, Poppas helps synchronize all operations in Afghanistan for both support functions and combat-enabling functions with Afghan security forces at the tactical level, according to the release. "I couldn't think of two better outfits to have here in Afghanistan at the same time," Nicholson said aboutÃâà...
Business Standard
April 17, 2018
The Afghan security forces have thwarted a plot by the militants to detonate an improvised explosive device in Afghan's capital city Kabul. A remote-controlled improvised explosive device was discovered from the 5th police district of the city before it was detonated, reported Khaama Press, citing, theÃâà...
TOLOnews
April 17, 2018
Following an overnight operation, the Dand-e-Ptan area has been cleared of Taliban and check points will be established, said officials. Thumbnail. Military officials on Tuesday said the Afghan security forces have shut down one of the Taliban's strategic supply routes in the south-east – a gravel roadÃâà...
TOLOnews
April 16, 2018
The clashes started in Dand-e-Patan district of the province and both sides are using heavy weapons, officials said. “The clashes started after the Afghan and foreign troops tried to close a Taliban transit route close to the Durand Line but the Pakistani forces started shelling the Afghan security forces,” localÃâà...
New York Times
April 3, 2018
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — A day after Afghan security forces killed or wounded more than 100 people in the bombing of a religious seminary where they said senior Taliban figures had gathered, officials on Tuesday admitted that civilians had been among the casualties. For much of Monday, even as theÃâà...
New York Times
April 1, 2018
He said that would require a decision made through the leadership in Kabul and the Pentagon to allow American commanders to distribute the devices to even more Afghan security forces. With the night-vision devices, Taliban fighters have been able to approach Afghan bases nearly undetected beforeÃâà...
Stars and Stripes
March 26, 2018
“CSTC-A management and oversight of the direct funding is intended to increase [Afghan security forces] effectiveness and capabilities so the [forces] can become more professional and increasingly self-sustaining.” Officials from the command, which is charged with funding and training Afghan forces,Ãâà...
Military Times
March 21, 2018
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Afghan security forces have identified key areas of the country that must be secure for elections later this year and have planned a series of military operations to free them from Taliban control, the top U.S. military officer said Wednesday. Marine Gen. Joseph DunfordÃâà...
TOLOnews
December 31, 1999
Following an overnight operation, the Dand-e-Ptan area has been cleared of Taliban and check points will be established, said officials. Thumbnail. Military officials on Tuesday said the Afghan security forces have shut down one of the Taliban's strategic supply routes in the south-east – a gravel roadÃâà...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
December 31, 1999
At least 13 Afghan security forces have been killed in suspected Taliban attacks in western Herat Province, officials say. Ten police were killed and four wounded in the Shindad district, where fighting with the militants lasted for hours, Shukrullah Shaker, the district governor, said on April 13. An unspecifiedÃâà...
Brookings Institution (blog)
December 31, 1999
He estimated roughly 50 percent of Helmand to be under Afghan government control, and this control is focused on the central area, where most people live. He stressed that the “nature of the strategy is very important,” adding that Afghan security forces “know we are going to be with them.” As such, he hasÃâà...
TRT World
December 31, 1999
US-led NATO soldiers are training the Afghan police, the army and other agencies as they wind down their commitments in the country. This photo taken on April 15, 2018 shows Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers marching during a training exercise of a graduation ceremony at a training center in HeratÃâà...
Voice of America
December 31, 1999
Authorities in Afghanistan say the latest Taliban and Islamic State attacks have killed 19 people, mostly government security forces. Taliban insurgents attacked a registration center for potential voters late Sunday in the northwestern Badghis province, killing nine Afghan National Army soldiers andÃâà...
