A spokesman for the Taliban claimed Thursday they controlled 90 percent of Afghanistan’s borders, following offensives carried out by the hardline Islamist group as foreign forces withdraw. “Afghanistan’s borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, or about 90 percent of the border, are under our control,” Zabihullah Mujahid told the ...
Several rockets fell near the presidential palace in central Kabul during the Eid Al-Adha prayer on Tuesday. Interior Ministry Spokesman Mirwais Stanikzai stated that there were no injuries and the rockets landed outside the heavily fortified palace grounds. According to local media, at least three explosions were heard near the ...
