Repeated pledges of allegiance to the Taliban; new confession from Norway shooting suspect. Irfan Bahati, a 48-year-old Norwegian Islamist accused of complicity in the deadly shooting at the 2022 Oslo gay festival, has admitted in court that he pledged allegiance to the Taliban years ago. He said he first swore allegiance in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Wedding in Laghman turns bloody. A wedding in Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman, turned violent on Thursday evening (September 4), leaving one man dead. The Taliban’s Laghman security command confirmed that tension between guests led to a clash and shooting in the area of Camp Baba, the second district, in the incident. One person,
The Freedom Front claimed responsibility for two attacks on the Taliban in Kabul and Kunduz. The Afghan Freedom Front announced that it had targeted the Taliban’s 40th intelligence office in the Shash Darak area of Kabul on Friday evening. The group claimed that one Taliban fighter was killed and four others were wounded in the
Local sources: Explosion near Taliban Intelligence Headquarters in Kabul. Local sources in Kabul report that a powerful explosion occurred this evening (Friday, August 29). According to witnesses, the sound of the explosion was also heard in different parts of the city center. According to initial information, the incident site is located near Abdul Haq intersection,
Powerful explosion near the second security zone of Kunduz. Local sources in Kunduz province said a powerful explosion occurred near the gate of the city’s second security zone. The blast occurred around 8:30 p.m., sources said. Exact details about the type of explosion and possible casualties are not yet available. The incident comes as Kunduz
Freedom Front: Two Taliban members killed in Kabul attack. The Afghan Freedom Front has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul. In a press release issued on Thursday, August 28, the front announced that its fighters attacked a Taliban checkpoint on Wednesday evening in front of the entrance gate of Bagh
Sources: Taliban forced married woman to divorce and strip naked by force of arms. Local sources in Kabul say the deputy head of the Taliban’s 13th district has stripped a married woman naked in front of her husband at gunpoint. A video posted on social media reinforces the claims. According to sources, the Taliban official
A landmine exploded in Kunduz; Two Taliban killed Local sources say a roadside bomb exploded in Kunduz city. According to sources, the incident took place around 7:45 pm today in the intersection of the Maulvi Sirajuddin Mosque. Two bodyguards of the second commander of the Taliban’s second security zone in Kunduz city were killed in
Four Taliban killed and wounded in border clash between Taliban and Tajikistan. Local sources report a new clash between Taliban forces and Tajik border guards in Shahr-e-Buzurg district, Daung region. According to these sources, the clash took place last evening and lasted for several hours. According to reports, four Taliban were killed and wounded in
Increase in family murders; Herat is the scene of a new crime. Local sources in Herat say that on Sunday night (August 24), a man in the city’s eighth district stabbed his wife, mother and 11-year-old daughter to death. According to the sources, the man entered the house in a state of intoxication and first
