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Chess in Afghanistan is banned; Taliban cites religious concerns

Chess has become the latest casualty in Afghanistan, as the Taliban suspends the game over religious alignment issues

Chessboards are kept in an empty hall with no players at the Kabul Elite Chess Club in Kabul on May 11, 2025. Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government's morality law, a sports official said on May 11. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)(AFP)

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Published on May 12, 2025 05:48 PM IST

ByAadrika Sominder

‘Taliban took over polling station,’ says Pakistan election candidate

Mohsin Dawar, a politician and candidate, has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.

People hold black flags as they boycott voting during the general election as part of a protest against authorities for not fulfilling their demands, at Landi Kotal in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan(REUTERS)

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Published on Feb 08, 2024 06:45 PM IST

ByAdarsh Kumar Gupta

Pakistan mosque blast: Death toll mounts over 70, 150 wounded

At least 70 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in a security compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. It was the nation’s worst such attack in almost 11 months.

In this handout photo released by Pakistan's Police Department, a police contingent present guard of honour during a funeral of police officers, who were killed in the suicide bombing inside a mosque, in Peshawar, Pakistan.(AP)

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Updated on Jan 31, 2023 05:00 AM IST

Bloomberg | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

How Afghans are scared of being tracked by Taliban through their digital data

Thousands of Afghans lie low, afraid of detection as Taliban has access to payroll data, digital ID systems. Donors, aid agencies fail to secure systems, activists say

Taliban controlled payroll data of the government and the supreme court, and biometric systems of the police and army, and those who worked with foreign governments and aid agencies.(AP)

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Published on Aug 08, 2022 09:31 AM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

Militant attacks rise in Pakistan after Taliban offensive in Afghanistan: report

Attacks in Pakistan attained their highest spike in August 2021. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are heavily affected due to these militant activities.

This research, conducted by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Study (PICSS), said that the highest number of attacks in a single month in 2021 was recorded in August when 45 attacks were carried out by militants.(AFP)

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Updated on Jan 01, 2022 03:35 PM IST

ANI | , Islamabad

India, Central Asian nations vow to fight Afghanistan terror

The fallout of the Taliban takeover of Kabul on regional security, post-pandemic recovery and measures to boost regional connectivity and trade were in focus as foreign ministers of India and the Central Asian states held their third dialogue in the Capital.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (4L) with the Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries in a group photo at the third meeting of the two-day India-Central Asia Dialogue.(ANI)

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Updated on Dec 20, 2021 04:49 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar, New Delhi

Afghanistan: 4 civilians, including 2 women, killed in Taliban mortar attack

The Kapsia province has witnessed heavy clashes between Taliban terrorists and Afghanistan forces.

As the Taliban capture district after district, the fall of Kabul looks imminent. (AFP)

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Published on Aug 01, 2021 01:08 PM IST

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US bombs Taliban camps to help Afghan forces amid troop rollout: Pentagon

With the Taliban increasing their advances in Afghanistan in the wake of the drawdown of American and Nato military forces, the United States has once again come to the aid of the Afghan security forces fighting the insurgents, the Pentagon said.

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Afghan Special Forces get ready before a combat mission against the Taliban, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2021. (Danish Siddiqui / REUTERS)

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Published on Jul 23, 2021 11:04 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Taliban carries out 141 attacks in last 24 hours across Afghanistan, says report

The country's Defence Ministry said that the Taliban's casualties were more than 100 in the last 24 hours. The Taliban rejected this figure.

The attacks have intensified as the May 1 deadline for the United States to withdraw troops from Afghanistan has passed.(AFP file photo. Representative image)

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Published on May 03, 2021 06:41 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Kabul

Taliban attacks security outpost near Dahandara Dam in Afghanistan

Two guards were killed and another got wounded during the attack on the water dam, Khaama Press reported, quoting Nizam Khpolwak, spokesman for the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority.

Earlier, seven security force members, who were appointed for the protection of the dam, also got killed in a Taliban attack that was carried out two months ago.(AFP photo. Representative image )

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Published on Mar 28, 2021 07:16 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Kabul

At least two killed in Afghanistan after gunmen ambush university bus

Six university lecturers were also wounded during the attack in Baghlan province, said Sayed Hamid Rushan, a spokesman for the interior ministry said.

The ministry blamed the Taliban for the attack, but the militant group denied involvement.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Mar 16, 2021 02:50 PM IST

Reuters | , Kabul

12 pro-govt militiamen killed by Taliban in Afghanistan insider attack

Herat provincial council member Mohammad Sardar Bahaduri confirmed the attack and said it was carried out by two Taliban fighters who had infiltrated the base.

Afghan security officers carry out relief operation after a car bomb attack on Sunday.(AP Photo)

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Published on Jan 16, 2021 02:50 PM IST

AFP | , Herat, Afghanistan

NATO withholds key information on Taliban attacks: US Watchdog

The Resolute Support (RS) mission previously disclosed data on “enemy-initiated attacks”, one of the few remaining public metrics of the conflict and the strength of the Taliban and other insurgent groups.

In its quarterly report released Friday, the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said RS had stopped providing numbers.(AFP)

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Published on May 02, 2020 05:00 AM IST

Kabul | ByAgence France-Presse

At least seven Afghan troops killed in Taliban attack

The attack comes one day after the Taliban claimed responsibility for the death of an American special forces soldier, who was killed in Kunduz province, also in the north.

100 terrorists killed, 45 injured in operations over last 24 hours(ANI/ Twitter)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2019 02:13 PM IST

Afghanistan | ByAgence France-Presse

Taliban attack 2nd Afghan city as US envoy says deal is near

The attack on the capital of Baghlan province came hours after US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said he warned the Taliban during talks in Qatar that “violence like this must stop.”

The attacks are seen as strengthening the negotiating position of the Taliban, who control or hold sway over roughly half of Afghanistan and are at their strongest since their 2001 defeat by a US-led invasion.(AP file photo)

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Updated on Sep 01, 2019 07:49 PM IST

Kabul | ByAssociated Press

Taliban attack northern Afghan city amid peace talks with US

The interior ministry said at least 34 Taliban insurgents were killed in ground and air operations in three areas of Kunduz city and clearance operations were underway.

Afghan security forces stand guard during a fight against Taliban fighters in Kunduz province north of Kabul.(AP Photo)

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Published on Aug 31, 2019 06:49 PM IST

Kunduz, Afghanistan | ByReuters

Taliban attack kills 8 election officials in Afghanistan

Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents have killed eight people in a bomb attack targeting election officials in southern Kandahar province.

The defence ministry did not immediately say whether security forces were also wounded or killed in the explosions(File photo for representation)

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Updated on Jun 30, 2019 08:41 PM IST

Kabul | ByPress Trust of India

At least 65 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan intel base: Report

The attack was on a training facility for the NDS, the Afghan intelligence agency, meaning that any toll will likely be difficult to confirm.

At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base, security sources said Tuesday, raising the toll substantially from 12 announced previously.(AP/ Representative Image)

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Published on Jan 22, 2019 02:38 PM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Over 100 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan security base

Attackers rammed a captured military Humvee packed with explosives into a training centre of the National Directorate for Security in Maidan Wardak province, west of the capital Kabul

At least 12 people were killed Monday in a Taliban-claimed attack on a military compound in central Afghanistan.(AP)

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Updated on Jan 21, 2019 09:48 PM IST

Kabul | ByReuters

22 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban ambush, says official

The Taliban, who in recent years have taken over nearly half of Afghanistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Updated on Nov 26, 2018 02:49 PM IST

Afghanistan | ByAssociated Press

Afghan officials say Taliban attack in north killed 30 troops

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.

An Afghan security guard walks during a Taliban attack in Ghazni city, Afghanistan.(Reuters photo)

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Updated on Aug 15, 2018 01:34 PM IST

Kabul | ByPress Trust of India

19 officers killed in Taliban attack on police base in Afghanistan

At least 19 Afghan police officers were killed on Saturday in a pre-dawn raid by the Taliban on a base in the northern province of Kunduz, hours before the militants announced an unprecedented ceasefire starting next week.

Five members of the local police force were wounded in the attack.(Reuters/File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 09, 2018 11:19 PM IST

Agence France-Presse, Kunduz (Afghanistan) | ByHT Correspondent

Taliban attacks kill 11 troops, policemen in Afghanistan

The Health Ministry in Kabul on Tuesday raised the death toll from a horrific suicide bombing by the Islamic State group earlier this week to 60, after three more of the wounded had died in hospital.

Afghan people offer funeral prayers behind the body of a civilian killed in Sunday's deadly suicide attack at a voter registration center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday.(AP Photo)

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Published on Apr 24, 2018 02:39 PM IST

Associated Press, Kabul | ByAssociated Press

Taliban attack on Afghan government compound kills 15

The Taliban planted mines to prevent government reinforcements from coming to help and quickly took responsibility for the attack.

People stand near the bodies of district officials inside the Khuja Omari district compound after a deadly attack in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Thursday, April 12, 2018.(AP Photo)

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Published on Apr 12, 2018 05:30 PM IST

Associated Press, Kabul | ByAssociated Press

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Latest from taliban attack

Chess has become the latest casualty in Afghanistan, as the Taliban suspends the game over religious alignment issues

Mohsin Dawar, a politician and candidate, has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan.

At least 70 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in a security compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. It was the nation’s worst such attack in almost 11 months.

Thousands of Afghans lie low, afraid of detection as Taliban has access to payroll data, digital ID systems. Donors, aid agencies fail to secure systems, activists say

Attacks in Pakistan attained their highest spike in August 2021. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are heavily affected due to these militant activities.

The fallout of the Taliban takeover of Kabul on regional security, post-pandemic recovery and measures to boost regional connectivity and trade were in focus as foreign ministers of India and the Central Asian states held their third dialogue in the Capital.

The Kapsia province has witnessed heavy clashes between Taliban terrorists and Afghanistan forces.

With the Taliban increasing their advances in Afghanistan in the wake of the drawdown of American and Nato military forces, the United States has once again come to the aid of the Afghan security forces fighting the insurgents, the Pentagon said.

The country's Defence Ministry said that the Taliban's casualties were more than 100 in the last 24 hours. The Taliban rejected this figure.

Two guards were killed and another got wounded during the attack on the water dam, Khaama Press reported, quoting Nizam Khpolwak, spokesman for the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority.

Six university lecturers were also wounded during the attack in Baghlan province, said Sayed Hamid Rushan, a spokesman for the interior ministry said.

Herat provincial council member Mohammad Sardar Bahaduri confirmed the attack and said it was carried out by two Taliban fighters who had infiltrated the base.

The Resolute Support (RS) mission previously disclosed data on “enemy-initiated attacks”, one of the few remaining public metrics of the conflict and the strength of the Taliban and other insurgent groups.

The attack comes one day after the Taliban claimed responsibility for the death of an American special forces soldier, who was killed in Kunduz province, also in the north.

The attack on the capital of Baghlan province came hours after US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said he warned the Taliban during talks in Qatar that “violence like this must stop.”

The interior ministry said at least 34 Taliban insurgents were killed in ground and air operations in three areas of Kunduz city and clearance operations were underway.

Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents have killed eight people in a bomb attack targeting election officials in southern Kandahar province.

The attack was on a training facility for the NDS, the Afghan intelligence agency, meaning that any toll will likely be difficult to confirm.

Attackers rammed a captured military Humvee packed with explosives into a training centre of the National Directorate for Security in Maidan Wardak province, west of the capital Kabul

The Taliban, who in recent years have taken over nearly half of Afghanistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.

At least 19 Afghan police officers were killed on Saturday in a pre-dawn raid by the Taliban on a base in the northern province of Kunduz, hours before the militants announced an unprecedented ceasefire starting next week.

The Health Ministry in Kabul on Tuesday raised the death toll from a horrific suicide bombing by the Islamic State group earlier this week to 60, after three more of the wounded had died in hospital.

The Taliban planted mines to prevent government reinforcements from coming to help and quickly took responsibility for the attack.

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