ISLAMABAD—Taliban insurgents have stormed a prison in central Afghanistan, allowing hundreds of inmates to escape. Afghan officials say the well-organized pre-dawn assault began with a suicide car bombing at the entrance that allowed other insurgents to get into the prison in the province of Ghazni. An Interior Ministry spokesman, Najib Danish, told VOA the facility […]
ISLAMABAD—A group of heavily armed Taliban suicide bombers stormed Afghanistan’s parliament Monday as the House was in session to decide whether to endorse Defense Minister-designate Masoom Stanekzai. Witnesses reported a series of explosions and gunfire from inside the building following the raid. The attack began with a massive blast at the main gate. Afghan […]
ISLAMABAD—Taliban militants killed at least 25 people, mostly Afghan security personnel, on Monday, while villagers in Paktia province alleged that a NATO airstrike killed seven civilians on Sunday. Also, newly elected President Ashraf Ghani’s administration said it is working on a new security strategy as international forces are readying to end their combat mission in […]
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani Taliban is claiming responsibility for Sunday night’s deadly assault on the country’s largest international airport in Karachi that left at least 28 people dead, including 10 “terrorists” and more than a dozen security personnel. Authorities say that just before midnight a group of around 10 heavily armed militants, some wearing military uniforms, […]