A September deadline for the U.S. troops pullout remains in place, the Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters, but added that the pace could be adjusted based on conditions.
“The situation in Afghanistan changes as the Taliban continue to conduct these attacks and to raid district centers as well as the violence, which is still too high,” Mr. Kirby said.
Waheed Omar, President Ghani's Senior...
Three other militants were also killed during the overnight clash, according to interior ministry’s spokesman.
Barialai was involved in organizing terror attacks and planting roadside bombs in country’s northern provinces, said the spokesman Ahmad Zia Zia.
He was one of the four commander of the Taliban.
The armed group has yet to comment. ...
Afghan forces supported by pro-government uprising forces pushed back Taliban attack on Rustaq district of Takhar, said ministry’s spokesman Ahmad Zia Zia.
At least five Taliban fighters were killed and three others wounded in clashes, he said.
Abu Yusuf, said to be the insurgents’ shadow district governor for Rustaq was also among the dead.
The Taliban officials have yet to comment. ...
The total confirmed infections from the virus in Afghanistan stood at 107,957 after 2,202 people tested positive for the COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
This was the highest daily infection tally since the pandemic entered the country.
As many as 73 people died of covid-19 in the previous 24-hours period, bringing the nationwide deaths to 4,366.
Some 494 patients have recovered from the virus during the...
Omid Azimi, the editor-in-chief of Sama radio was wounded Monday, June 21, after unknown armed men attacked, local officials said.
The motive of the attack was not clear, according to governor’s spokesman Wahidullah Jumazada, and efforts were underway to the hunt the perpetrators.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
Targeted attacks, often unclaimed, have prompted people’s outcry who accuse government of failing to...
Government forces kicked off overnight operations against Taliban in Balkh district, said Hanif Rezaie, a spokesman for the army in the north.
Following the hours-long operation that last for four hours, the district was cleared off from Taliban presence, he said.
According to the spokesman, as many as 31 Taliban were killed during the operation.
It comes as members of parliament, provincial council and jihadi commanders...
Those figures are up from the 317,966,408 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by June 20.
The agency said 177,342,954 people had received at least one dose while 150,046,006 people are fully vaccinated as of Monday.
The CDC tally includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna MRNA.O and Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N), as well as Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) one-shot vaccine as of 6:00 a.m. ET on Monday.
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A September deadline remains in place, the Pentagon spokesman said, but added that the pace could be adjusted based on conditions.
"The situation in Afghanistan changes as the Taliban continue to conduct these attacks and to raid district centers as well as the violence, which is still too high," Mr. Kirby told reporters.
"If there needs to be changes made to the pace, or to...
Coronavirus restrictions caused drop in cases in the country though the infection rate had remained high in previous days, said health ministry’s deputy spokesman Mirwais Alizai.
Members of Lower House of Parliament (Wolesi Jirga), however, have voiced concern over a decrease in medical gear and facilities as daily cases continue to surge.
Most of the hospitals and health centers in Faryab province lack oxygen, said...
The new cases were the lowest daily spike in 88 days, bringing the country’s total caseload to 29.9 million, health ministry reported cited by media.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.83 percent.
The death toll climbed to 388,135 with 1,422 fresh fatalities, the lowest in 65 days.
The 1,422 new fatalities include 605 from Maharashtra, 182 from Tamil Nadu, 120 from Karnataka and 112...
