The Taliban have showed off containers full of weapons and military hardware seized from the Afghan military as American forces withdraw from the country and the militants march across the country. Keep Reading
On June 24, the Taliban’s Voice of Jihad website released another message from Sirajuddin Haqqani, a close ally of al Qaeda who serves as the deputy emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Keep Reading
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley tells senators that risk could "obviously increase." Keep Reading
Multiple sources and eyewitnesses on the ground with knowledge of these donations have confirmed to VOA that fundraising for the Taliban has continued in various parts of Pakistan. Keep Reading
The plight of the translators and global calls for coalition countries to swiftly relocate them prompted the Taliban to claim interpreters under threat wouldn't be in "danger" but would have to "show remorse." Keep Reading
In mid-May 2014, Paul Edwin Overby, Jr., an American writer, disappeared in Khost Province, Afghanistan, where he was conducting research on a self-authored book. Keep Reading
It was a quiet Saturday afternoon and hundreds of girls were leaving the school when the deadly incident occurred. Keep Reading
Earlier this month, a drone carried TNT near U.S. forces stationed at Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The drone dropped the explosives but no one was injured in the blast -- the first attack of its kind on U.S. forces in the area. Keep Reading
That could potentially open the door for Al Qaeda to rebuild its strength within the country, according to American officials. Keep Reading
The Taliban eulogized Mullah Saif ur Rahman Mansoor, its commander who led both Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters against U.S. forces at the battle of Shahi Kot in Paktia province in 2002. Keep Reading
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the killing of three women working for a local radio and TV station in eastern Afghanistan, the latest in a spike in targeted killings across the war-torn country. Keep Reading
First Vice President Amrullah on Sunday said that the Taliban still maintains ties with al Qaeda and that their separation “is harder than desalination.” Keep Reading
The recent killing of the deputy chief of al Qaeda’s Pakistani cadre, Muhammad Hanif (aka Zarar), whom the Afghan Taliban had sheltered, shows that even within al Qaeda, Taliban-allied Pakistani jihadists have kept supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Keep Reading
The relative rise of IS-K comes at a time when Afghanistan is embarking on a long process of reconciliation and potential peace with the Taliban, as the US plans its military withdrawal. Keep Reading
The head of U.S. Central Command confirmed on Thursday that the U.S. military has conducted drone strikes on the Islamic State terrorist group to assist the Taliban. Keep Reading
Group declares that "the future American president and administration need to be vigilant of war-mongering circles" who oppose pullout agreement that continues despite increased Taliban violence and continued al-Qaeda ties. Keep Reading
SIGAR asked USFOR-A whether there have been any confirmed or suspected Taliban attacks on U.S. personnel or facilities since the beginning of the Afghan peace negotiations. The question drew a classified response. Keep Reading
Most of the casualties were students and there were fears the death toll could climb further with some of the wounded said to be in critical condition. Keep Reading
On or about Nov. 10, 2008, Najibullah and his co-conspirators, armed with machineguns, kidnapped an American journalist (Victim-1) and two Afghan nationals who were assisting Victim-1 (Victim-2 and Victim-3) at gunpoint in Afghanistan. Keep Reading
As America prepares to pull out its military forces from the country, policymakers remain divided on how terrorist groups in Afghanistan might challenge the security of the U.S. and the threat they pose to allies and regional countries. Keep Reading