Afghan War Blog

An insider attack occurred on Saturday, June 17, 2017 on Camp Shaheen in northern Afghanistan. An Afghan soldier wounded seven U.S. serv...

Attack on German MeS Consulate. A suicide bomber rammed his truck into the German consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan killing a...

Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum (former warlord, communist, anti-communist, government minister, general, powerbroker, mujihadeen, etc...

Taliban Announce Withdrawal from Kunduz City.  After many days of fighting the Taliban announced that it was ceasing the fight in the ci...

The fight for Kunduz City is continuing. Despite proclamations by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman every 24 hours stating that ...

The eyes of the world are focused on the Taliban's recent success in taking and holding (for only a few days) the first provincial c...

The Taliban have launched a major offensive in the past few weeks to make significant gains in northern Afghanistan. The Taliban has seiz...

Governor Atta Mohammad Noor, the Provincial Governor (PGov) of Balkh province has been in his position for over ten years when he was firs...

There are indications that parts of northern Afghanistan is slowly slipping into the grasp of militants. This has Central Asian nations n...

A new commander has taken over as the leader for the Train, Advise, and Assist Command - North (TAAC-North). TAAC-North is responsible f...

Central Asian states are concerned about the spread of ISIS and the possible flow of insurgents northward from the Afghan nation. The situ...

The  Taliban  have released a  video showing their members training  in a camp in the northern province of Faryab. Faryab is located in the ...

The country of Georgia has been a reliable and valued troop contributing nation during the ISAF mission. The country will continue its ef...

Germany will continue its presence in northern Afghanistan under the Resolute Support mission after December 2014. It will keep over 800 tr...

The Taliban have grown in strength and capability in northern Afghanistan. Allied with fighters from the IMU, Pakistan, and other foreign na...

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) presence in northern Afghanistan is extremely limited. The current force array consists...

In the north of Afghanistan, long considered to be the most non-violent and secure region, there is trouble brewing. The past few years has ...