Afghan government forces have retaken control of the capital of Helmand province, Garshmir, captured by the Taliban militant group, the Afghan Ministry of Defense representative posted on Twitter on 19 July. “ANA [Afghan National Army] liberated Garmsir district of Helmand province from Taliban* terrorist control today. Twenty Taliban were killed, ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the Taliban to stop the violence in Afghanistan and embrace peace. He made the remarks in a phone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday. In this phone conversation, the Chinese President assured President Ghani of China’s cooperation with Afghanistan in the ...