Afghan forces fight to recapture Taliban-held district outside Kabul
Defence ministry says forces are deployed in the area to retake the district after troops made a tactical retreat
Reuters
May 12, 2021
An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Afghan security forces mounted an operation to recapture a Taliban-held district outside the capital Kabul on Wednesday just before the start of a three-day ceasefire at midnight, a local official said.
Taliban insurgents had killed or captured some government soldiers and forced others to retreat after storming the district centre, which lies in Wardak province less than an hour s drive from Kabul.
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Kabul on high alert amid deadline for US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sources also said that a delegation of Taliban political leaders had been in Pakistan s capital Islamabad this week
Reuters
May 01, 2021
An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. REUTERS
Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the insurgent Taliban as U.S. troops still present under President Joe Biden s orders, beyond the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreed in 2020 with the Trump administration.
An increased military presence and security at checkpoints were visible in the Afghan capital, and a security source said the city had been placed on high alert . Military patrols and security were being increased in main cities around the country, the source said.
Afghan capital on high alert over US failure to meet troop withdrawal deadline
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Saturday May 01, 2021
An Afghan National Army soldier sits on a back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan April 21, 2021. Photo: Reuters/File
US President Joe Biden had announced last month that forces would stay in the country for months beyond May and withdraw by September 11.
Security source says city has been placed on high alert .
Taliban spokesman says passing deadline has opened the way for fighters to take every counter-action they deem appropriate.
KABUL: Afghan authorities on Saturday increased the security in Kabul as the country is expecting a reaction from the Taliban over Joe Biden s failure to meet the May 1 troop withdrawal deadline agreed by his predecessor in 2020.
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