The Taliban on Saturday denied the Afghan Defense Ministry's report that the movement suffered significant losses as a result of heavy fighting over the first four months of 2021

The Taliban have captured five military posts in different areas of Afghanistan, two more have been under attack, sources told Sputnik on Thursday

Taliban militants have attacked a checkpoint in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province, leaving at least five police officers killed, Afghan TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing security sources

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told Sputnik that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as it calls itself, did not have any al-Qaeda (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) militants in its ranks