
Taliban announced it has shot down a plane carrying US military personnel in Ghazni on Monday. The group claimed that all personnel on board, including high ranking officers, were killed in the crash, Reuters news agency reported. While the Pentagon has refused to immediately comment on the incident, anonymous US ...

The Taliban are aiming to reach a withdrawal agreement with the US by the end of January and are prepared to “scale down” military operations ahead of signing the deal, according to their chief spokesman. The statement by Suhail Shaheen to Pakistani daily Dawn comes as the group and the ...