Taliban claim responsibility for attack in Afghan capital, say target was Indian EmbassyOctober 8th, 2009 Taliban claim Afghan bomb, say embassy was target
KABUL — The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Thursday's suicide car bomb in the Afghan capital, saying their target was the Indian Embassy. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in a statement posted on the group's Web site that the attacker was an Afghan man who blew up his a sporty utility vehicle laden with explosives just outside the embassy.
US soldier, 22 Taliban killed in AfghanistanSeptember 30th, 2009 KABUL - A US soldier was killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked his convoy in southeastern Afghanistan, while Afghan and foreign troops killed 22 Taliban militants in a joint operation in the west of the country, officials said. A US military spokesman in Kabul said that one US serviceman died from injuries he sustained in a roadside bomb blast in the southeastern province of Khost Wednesday morning.
Pakistan, Taliban still together: KrishnaSeptember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - New Delhi has charged that Islamabad's disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency alongwith aid for the Afghan Taliban provided by Pakistan's spy agency has complicated the military situation in Afghanistan, with India's foreign minister asserting "they are still together". "They are a tandem," External Affairs Minister S.M.
India, Afghanistan aid Pakistan militants: mediaSeptember 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India and Afghanistan have covertly aided the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Geo TV reported Sunday quoting an official report. It said that 23 arrested militants of the group allegedly confessed they had links with Indian and Afghan intelligence agencies.
10 Taliban killed in Afghan air strikeSeptember 12th, 2009 KABUL - Nearly 10 Taliban insurgents were killed Saturday morning in an air strike by international troops in northern Afghanistan, an official said. The attack targeted a Taliban hideout in Wazir village in Kunduz province, the official said.
12 Taliban fighters killed in clashes, airstrikes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 12 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clashKABUL — An Afghan official says clashes and airstrikes in southern Afghanistan have killed a dozen Taliban fighters. Wazir Khan says the militants were killed late Monday inside a compound in an area bordering Ghazni and Zabul provinces.
Taliban claim rocket attack on Kabul; 1 falls near US Embassy; police say 1 Afghan child hurtAugust 4th, 2009 Taliban claim rocket attack on KabulKABUL — The Taliban are claiming they fired the rockets that have hit various Kabul neighborhoods, including near the American Embassy. Police say at least five rockets exploded at daybreak Tuesday, injuring one child.
Local Taliban commander, Afghan gov't agree to cease-fire in northwest provinceJuly 27th, 2009 Taliban, Afghan gov't agree to cease-fire in northKABUL — An Afghan official says the government and a Taliban commander who controls a small part of northwestern Afghanistan have agreed to a cease-fire. Seyamak Herawi, a spokesman in President Hamid Karzai's office, says the agreement will allow a road construction project to move forward and for presidential candidates to open offices in the region ahead of the country's Aug.
23 Taliban fighters killed in AfghanistanJune 24th, 2009 KABUL - Afghan troops killed 23 Taliban fighters in Uruzgan province, a senior military commander said Wednesday. "Acting upon intelligence report, Afghan troops backed by the US-led Coalition forces pounded Taliban militants in Chinartook area, killing 23 rebels including their commander Mullah Ismael Kuchi," commander of Afghan Corps in the region General Shir Mohammad Zazi told Xinhua.
Afghan troops kill 11 Taliban rebelsJune 3rd, 2009 KABUL - Afghan troops have killed 11 rebels in fighting with Taliban in the southern part of the country, an official said Wednesday. "The troops came in contact with the militants in Norwak area outside Zabul province's capital Qalat Tuesday night.
Afghan troops kill six Taliban militantsJune 1st, 2009 KABUL - Six Taliban militants have been killed in fighting with the security forces in Afghanistan's northwestern Badghis province, officials said Monday. "In chasing Taliban insurgents, the troops of Afghan national army engaged them (militants) in Balamurghab district Sunday, killing six rebels and injuring eight others," military officer Jalandar Behnam said Monday.
18 militants, six soldiers killed in Afghanistan clashMay 30th, 2009 KABUL - Twenty-four people, including 18 suspected Taliban insurgents, were killed as fighting flared up in Afghanistan's northwest Badghis province, its governor said Saturday. "Taliban fighters ambushed a unit of national army soldiers in Balamurghab district Friday and troops returned fire, leaving 18 Taliban rebels dead," Governor Dulbar Jan Arman told Xinhua.
Afghan troops kill 13 militantsMay 20th, 2009 KABUL - Thirteen Taliban militants have been killed in a gunfight with the security forces near the Afghan capital, an official said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday evening after Taliban militants attacked Afghan soldiers in the Salar area, 70 km west of Kabul.
Taliban executes alleged US spy in North WaziristanApril 19th, 2009 LAHORE - The Taliban has reportedly gunned down a 19 year old Afghan tribal boy following his alleged confession of planting transmitters which guided US drones to carry out strikes against militant hideouts. A video released last week, showed the teenager making his confessional statement about him working as an US spy.
20 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban ambushDecember 31st, 2008 KABUL - At least 20 police personnel have been killed in an ambush by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, a senior official said Thursday. A group of insurgents Wednesday ambushed the convoy of the district chief of Musa Qalat, a region filled with Taliban militants, in a remote are of Hemland province, the official said, adding that 20 security guards were killed in the attack.
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