Article: AP News On November 24, 2025, three suicide bombers attacked Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar, killing three paramilitary officers and injuring several others. Explosives were detonated at the main gate and inside the compound, but a rapid response prevented a larger catastrophe. No group claimed responsibility, though Pakistan has previously blamed Afghan-based militants, including the TTP. The attack… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-uae-ambassador-aa4dc1dede644f661b4d3eff20dcf689 The Taliban, a terrorist organization that has taken governmental power in Afghanistan, have recently made efforts to create ties to other governments. This started with a Taliban ambassador appointed in China last December, and then mid-August with the Taliban meeting the Uzbek Prime Minister, and has continued with the United Arab Emirates accepting the credentials of… Read more »
On September 7th, President Trump sent out a tweet saying that he had cancelled peace talks with the Taliban that were to be held two days later at Camp David. This came as a shock to the American people, many were unsettled by the fact that there could have been a meeting between these two parties on continental United States… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mbs-saudi-prince-mohammad-bin-salman-taliban-militants-meeting-afghan-war-pakistan-a8782276.html Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is likely to meet Afghan Taliban representatives during his visit to Pakistan on Sunday, in an effort to broker an end to Afghanistan’s 17-year-old civil war, Pakistani government sources have said. Pakistan has been playing an increasingly vital role in the Afghanistan peace talks, which have been gathering momentum in recent months amid a growing US desire to pull out its… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/afghanistan-laila-haidari-taliban-drug-addict-rehabilitation-middle-east-a8784836.html he driver of a car that was stopped in the middle of the road, blocking traffic, was shocked when a passing motorist rolled down the window and shouted at him, “Dirty donkey”. He was even more surprised when he looked up to see that the insult came from a woman. A woman driving a car. A woman driving a… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mbs-saudi-prince-mohammad-bin-salman-taliban-militants-meeting-afghan-war-pakistan-a8782276.html Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is likely to meet Afghan Taliban representatives during his visit to Pakistan on Sunday, in an effort to broker an end to Afghanistan’s 17-year-old civil war, Pakistani government sources have said. Pakistan has been playing an increasingly vital role in the Afghanistan peace talks, which have been gathering momentum in recent months amid a growing US desire to pull out its… Read more »
On Tuesday, Moscow will begin hosting peace talks that have sparked controversy before they have even begun. There is anger over the two-day “intra-Afghan dialogue”, both from the Taliban, who will be attending, and the marginalised administration of President Ashraf Ghani. On Monday, representatives of the radical Islamic group founded on anti-Soviet resistance confirmed a delegation would travel to the land of their once-sworn enemy. They will… Read more »
More than 100 security forces members have been killed in a Taliban assault on a military base in eastern Afghanistan, an official said. An interior ministry spokesperson said a suicide car bomber struck the base first, followed by insurgents who opened fire at the Afghan forces in Maidan Shar, the capital of Maidan Wardak province. An official in the defence… Read more »
A US military service member was killed in combat in Afghanistan on Tuesday. The Department of Defence is withholding any further information until 24 hours after the next of kin is notified. The incident is currently under investigation. “In accordance with US Department of Defence policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being withheld until 24… Read more »
New police chief among those who died when convoy was attacked in Farah province. Twenty policemen were killed in a Taliban ambush of a police convoy in western Afghanistan and 10 troops died in an insurgent attack on an army checkpoint in the north, Afghan officials said on Monday, as minority Shias took to the streets of Kabul for the second… Read more »
