- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityHerat
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Herat, Afghanistan
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Saturday in the western Afghan city of Herat, it said in a post on Telegram on Sunday. At…
Blast hits western Afghan city of Herat, killing at least six
KABUL (Reuters) - A blast ripped through a minivan in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday, killing at least six people, according to officials. Herat commander Mawlawi Ansari…
Taliban hang up bodies of alleged kidnappers in Afghan city
(Reuters) - Taliban authorities in the western Afghan city of Herat killed four alleged kidnappers and hung their bodies up in public to deter others, a local government official said…
Taliban capture former Afghan warlord after Herat falls
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): Former Mujahideen leader and senior member of Jamaat-e-Islami party, Ismail Khan, whose militia helped US forces topple the Taliban in 2001, was captured on Friday…
11th Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 12 (ANI): The Taliban on Thursday claimed to have seized Herat, Afghanistan's third-largest city amid US troop withdrawal from the country. Herat "was also captured," Sputnik reported…
“Herat residents show support for Afghan Forces as clashes with Taliban continue”
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 3 (ANI): Afghanistan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Monday said that the Herat residents have taken to the streets of the conflict-torn Afghan city to express…
Afghan govt deploys more troops in Herat as clashes with Taliban intensify
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 2 (ANI): The Afghan government has deployed additional security forces in the western city of Herat after the Taliban moved closer to the city and clashes intensified.…
254 Taliban killed, 97 injured in operations conducted by Afghan forces
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 2 (ANI): At least 254 Taliban were killed and 97 others wounded in operations conducted by the Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) in different provinces…
200 Taliban killed in US airstrike on Herat province: Afghan officials
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 1 (ANI): At least 200 hundred Taliban terrorists were killed as a result of the US airstrike in Afghanistan's Herat province, officials in the country's western province…
Afghan forces gains control over Herat’s Karokh district
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 23 (ANI): The Afghan government forces have gained control over Herat's Karokh district from the clutches of the Taliban. At least 152 Taliban terrorists were also killed…
Former Afghan warlord mobilizes hundreds in Herat against Taliban
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 10 (ANI): Former Mujahideen leader and senior member of Jamaat-e-Islami party, Ismail Khan, whose militia had helped US forces topple the Taliban in 2001 on Friday urged…
Italian forces hand over Herat’s military camp, airport to Afghanistan
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 1 (ANI): As Italy has completed its troop exit from Afghanistan, the control of the Herat's airport and the military camp was handed over to Afghan forces.…
