Taliban Attack

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (PTI file image)

If Taliban moves towards India, air strike is ready: Yogi Adityanath

The CM was addressing the Samajik Pratinidhi Sammelan during which he also launched an attack on his political opponents in the state

01 Nov 2021 10:38 AM

Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

US, Afghan officials: At least 72 killed in airport attack

Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday

27 Aug 2021 7:50 AM

Taliban fighters are seen in a vehicle along the roadside in Herat, Afghanistan's third biggest city, after government forces pulled out the day before following weeks of being under siege (AFP)

Taliban close in on Kabul as US scrambles to evacuate

With the country's second- and third-largest cities having fallen into Taliban hands, Kabul has effectively become the besieged

14 Aug 2021 11:19 AM

Afghan's first vice-presidenti Amrullah Saleh (C) speaks to the media at the Independent Electoral Commission office in Kabul. - At least two people were killed and a dozen more wounded in an explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh in central Kabul early on September 9, officials said. (AFP File)

India condemns terrorist attack on Afghan VP Saleh

Saleh is reportedly a former Afghan Intelligence chief and staunch critic of the Taliban and is hated by Pakistan-backed terror groups

09 Sep 2020 4:15 PM

Afghan personnel arrive at the site of the attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Four killed as gunmen attack Sikhs gathered at a Gurdwara in Afghanistan

The sikhs are a religious minority in Afghanistan

25 Mar 2020 11:19 AM

The Taliban control or contest more than half of Helmand's districts and regularly deliver sharp blows to Afghan forces. (Photo:AP)

Close to 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack in US-Afghan base

The pre-dawn assault, claimed by the Taliban, saw militants enter the base in Helmand province.

02 Mar 2019 11:31 AM

Injured men receive treatment at a hospital in Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Taliban attack kills 30 in Afghanistan

Attack involved the use of heavy artillery, 7 militants eliminated, 5 wounded.

16 Aug 2018 2:35 AM

The public health ministry said 11 wounded had been brought to city hospitals, in addition to the nine killed. (Representational Image)

At least 9 dead, 11 injured in Kabul suicide bomb blast

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which came after several weeks of relative calm in Kabul.

15 Aug 2018 6:32 PM

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a blistering attack on a government compound in Afghanistan's central province of Ghazni that killed at least 15 members of the security forces. (Representational image: AFP)

Taliban claim attack on Afghan government post, killing 18

The assault killed three top local officials the district's governor, intelligence chief and deputy police chief.

12 Apr 2018 2:17 PM

Afghan mourners pray in front of the slain Afghan local police officer in Helmand. (Photo: AFP)

22 cops killed in Taliban attack

At least 15 policemen were wounded in the coordinated assaults.

15 Nov 2017 6:32 AM

Afghan forces inspect a site where Taliban attacked in Kandahar on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Kandahar: Taliban attacks kill 58, wounds 9, Afghan army camp wiped out

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a media statement.

20 Oct 2017 11:23 AM

Spokesman Dawlat Wazir said the attack late Wednesday involved two suicide car bombs and set off hours of fighting. He says nine other soldiers were wounded and six have gone missing. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

43 Afghan soldiers killed in attack on army camp by Taliban

Afghan forces have struggled to combat a resurgent Taliban since US and NATO forces formally concluded their combat mission.

19 Oct 2017 2:00 PM

Footwear of victims killed in a recent Taliban suicide blast.

26 soldiers die in Taliban attack on Kandahar base

Afghan air force raids kill 80 insurgents in attack.

27 Jul 2017 3:08 AM

The resurgent Taliban have been ramping up their campaign against beleaguered government forces, underscoring rising insecurity in the war-torn country. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

26 soldiers killed, 13 injured as Taliban storms Kandahar army base

Casualties among Afghan security forces soared by 35 % in 2016, with 6,800 soldiers and police killed, according to US watchdog SIGAR.

26 Jul 2017 4:23 PM

Despite ongoing support from NATO troops, Afghan forces continue to struggle to contain a resurgent Taliban and the country's precarious security situation feels like it is dangling by a thread. (Photo: AP)

US blasts 'unconscionable' Taliban attack in Afghanistan

US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the Afghan defence minister and his army chief resigned in the wake of the attack.

25 Apr 2017 10:08 AM

A general view of district police headquarters after the Wednesday's suicide attack and shooting in district police headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 2, 2017. (Photo: AP)

India condemns Kabul twin terror attack, vows to work with Afghanistan

The near-simultaneous attacks struck the Afghan capital around noon on Wednesday.

02 Mar 2017 1:25 PM

No group took responsibility for the attack. (Photo: Representational Image)

3 policemen killed in Taliban assault: official

The Friday afternoon assault on the checkpoint lasted two hours. No group took responsibility for the attack.

21 Jan 2017 7:29 PM

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