The same day it reported an infiltrator fighter killing six soldiers in Helmand province, the Afghan Taliban claimed that 1,106 "Kabul administration workers" joined its ranks in November 2018 and delivered it weapons and military gear.

The Afghan Taliban claimed shooting down a U.S. Chinook helicopter in Kapisa province, killing all of the soldiers onboard, and in a separate message, mourning the death of its "governor" for Helmand in a U.S.

The Afghan Taliban denied receiving weapons from Iran and elsewhere, assuring supporters that its arms cache consists of war spoils or weapons from Soviet-Afghan war. Group spokesman Muhammad Yusuf issued a statement on November 30, 2018, rejecting allegations by Brian Hook, Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S.

The Afghan Taliban gave a detailed report on the five-man suicide raid at the compound of the UK security contractor G4S in the capital, Kabul, and threatened that similar large-scale operations are currently being planned.

The Afghan Taliban claimed credit for the suicide raid at the compound of UK security contractor G4S in the capital, Kabul. As the attack was underway on November 28, 2018, group spokesman Zabihullah published a Pashto communique declaring its responsibility for and motivation behind the operation, and tweeted points from it in English.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing three U.S. soldiers in a bombing in Ghazni and repelling a joint offensive by American and Afghan forces on their positions against the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) in Nangarhar.

The Afghan Taliban's Manba al-Jihad Studio released a video on the October 17, 2017, 8-man suicide raid at police and military facilities in Paktia allegedly inflicting 439 casualties total.

Shortly after 'Amaq News Agency reported a total of 160 casualties in an Islamic State's (IS) suicide bombing in Khost, Afghanistan, Khorasan Province (ISKP) issued a formal communique for the attack.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported a total of 160 casualties in a suicide bombing perpetrated by an IS fighter in Khost, Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban condemned the attack at the Uranus Wedding Hall in the capital and accused "Kabul administration intelligence circles" of fabricating a claim of credit.

The Afghan Taliban acknowledged a three-day meeting with a "high-ranking" American delegation in Qatar, calling them "preliminary talks" aimed at reaching a "true solution" to ongoing war in Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing two American soldiers and wounding a third in attack in neighboring Helmand and Uruzgan provinces.

Responding to the growth in Hazara militias, and the Afghan government authorizing such a group in Bamiyan province, the Afghan Taliban assured that its fighters do not target individuals based on their sect or ethnicity.

Commenting positively on the Moscow conference in which a delegation from its Political Office participated, the Afghan Taliban called it a "positive step towards resolution".

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed inflicting 55 casualties among Shi'ites and Afghan security forces in a suicide bombing in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.

The Afghan Taliban stressed that its attack in the Hazara-majority district of Jaghori in Ghazni province did not target the religious sect but hit only those elements "associated with the Kabul administration".

The Afghan Taliban remarked that the November 3, 2018, insider attack in Kabul in which Utah mayor Brent Taylor was killed is indicative of peaking "anti-occupation sensitivities" among Afghan armed forces.

The Afghan Taliban acknowledged that a delegation from its Political Office will participate in the upcoming Moscow conference.

Lauding the Afghan soldier who killed an American soldier in an insider attack in Kabul, the Afghan Taliban urged members of the Afghan armed forces to follow his example.

Continuing to maintain that its fighters shot down a military helicopter in Farah, the Afghan Taliban declared that it will not deliver the enemy corpses from the crash until the Afghan government delivers the body of the executor of the insider attack at a base in Kandahar.

More than a week after an Afghan commando opened fire on a NATO base in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan – leading to one killed and two wounded – the Islamic State (IS) claimed the operation was carried out by a “Caliphate soldier” in Naba 154.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) issued a formal communique for the suicide bombing near Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for the suicide bombing that struck a bus carrying employees of Pul-e-Charkhi prison near the location in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban took credit for downing a military helicopter that reportedly crashed into a mountain due to bad weather.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed credit for the suicide bombing near the headquarters of the Independent Election Commission headquarters in Kabul, hitting employees and security forces.

Responding to designations by the U.S. Treasury Department and financial sanctions imposed on its officials, the Afghan Taliban condemned them as "ineffective" and "exhibitory in nature".

The Afghan Taliban remarked that Afghan generals and "loyalists" are responsible for saving the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, from the recent assassination attempt in Kandahar.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) issued a formal communique for its election day attacks in the Kabul and Nangarhar areas in Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that on October 21, 2018, the day of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, group fighters disrupted the electoral process in Kabul and Nangarhar with 32 bomb blasts and a suicide bombing.

The Afghan Taliban claimed downing a U.S. military helicopter in Logar, a province in eastern Afghanistan, killing and wounding "dozens" of Afghan and foreign forces.

The Afghan Taliban claimed a total of 407 attacks throughout the country on the day of parliamentary elections, and that among its activities, fighters detained 30 civilians seeking to cast ballots.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency released a video showing dead children being pulled from the rubble following what it described as "coalition aircraft bombardment" in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.

After warning various strata of Afghan society from participating in the parliamentary elections, and threatening attacks on polling sites and cutting off the routes to them, the Afghan Taliban claimed 166 attacks and boasted of rendering the electoral process in "shambles".

In three statements from different bodies within its organization, the Afghan Taliban warned various strata of Afghan society from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections, urging they stay home and boycott and not allow their spaces be used for the process.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing senior Afghan officials in an assassination attempt on the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Scott Miller, in Kandahar province.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing six American soldiers and wounding four others in a suicide bombing on their convoy in Bagram district in Parwan province.

The Afghan Taliban acknowledged that its Political Office in Qatar met with a U.S. delegation regarding a "peaceful resolution to the Afghan conflict".

Just two months after rescinding its "security commitment" to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban announced its reinstatement.

The Afghan Taliban released a video focusing on the daily life of fighters at the Abu Obaidah bin Jarrah training camp and their military drills and exercises there.

The Afghan Taliban ordered its fighters to halt the upcoming parliamentary elections by creating "severe obstacles" for it, and called on voters to boycott the process and candidates to step down.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed bombing the USAID building in Khogyani district in Nangarhar, eastern Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing over 10 U.S. troops in attacks in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan and Parwan in the northeast of the country.

The Afghan Taliban again accused U.S. forces of supporting the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) through airstrikes, this time charging that drone strikes on their positions in Nangarhar seek to halt their progress against the rival group.

The Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed killing 35 people and wounding 55 others in a suicide bombing at an election rally in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban challenged the assertion made by General Austin Miller, the new commander of U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan, that its fighters cannot outlast the coalition.

The Afghan Taliban reported two insider attacks by fighters in the enemy ranks in neighboring Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces in a close timespan.

Listing nine examples in the last ten days of alleged U.S. initiated and directed attacks on civilians in multiple provinces, the Afghan Taliban accused America of "crimes against humanity" and demanded a unified opposition to what it called "genocide".

The Afghan Taliban established an agriculture and livestock department and encouraged aid groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to contact it for coordination.

The Afghan Taliban boasted that 877 Afghan government "administration workers" joined its group in August 2018 and that 50 soldiers have thus far switched sides to it in September.

The Afghan Taliban claimed shooting down an Afghan military helicopter by RPG fire in Farah province and provided a video of the wreckage.

The Afghan Taliban threatened to shut down private transportations companies it determines to have violated agreed upon rules.

Al-Bayda' Province, a division of the Islamic State (IS) in Yemen, released a video showing its celebration of Eid al-Adha in Hadramawt.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed inflicting 55 casualties among Afghan security forces and government staff in a suicide bombing in the capital, Kabul.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province issued a formal communique for the suicide bombing and VBIED blast at a sports club in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Afghan Taliban provided a summary of what it called its "jihadi progress" in Panjshir province in northern Afghanistan, boasting of its controlling the supply routes and "shattering" its defensive lines.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported 150 casualties among Shi'ite civilians, news correspondents, and security forces in a suicide bombing and car bomb explosion at a sports club in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Kashmir-focused Islamic State (IS) supporters promoted Jammu and Kashmir as an alternative jihadi battlefield for those Muslims who wish to travel to Afghanistan or Afghanistan to fight but are unable.

The Afghan Taliban released a statement from the Haqqani family eulogizing its patriarch, Jalaluddin Haqqani, and noting his parting advice on continuing jihad and maintaining the cohesiveness of the Taliban.

The Afghan Taliban announced the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a member of its Leadership Council and the head of what is known as the "Haqqani Network".

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing two American soldiers in an attack in Muhammad Agha district in Logar province of northern Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed an RPG attack on a dining facility for U.S. soldiers in Bagram district in Parwan, Afghanistan.

In a follow-up to its condemnation of the Muhammad cartoon contest organized by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders and his PVV party in the Netherlands, the Afghan Taliban deemed the Dutch people complicit in the "crime" and threatened Dutch troops in Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban issued a statement condemning the Muhammad cartoon contest organized by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders and his PVV party in the Netherlands.

In the Arabic message, which was posted on its website on August 29, 2018, the group's spokesman Zabihullah denounced the offense to Muslims and appealed to Muslim countries and Islamic organizations to stand against it.

The Afghan Taliban again boasted of rendering the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province an "exemplary defeat" in northern Afghanistan and charged the U.S. with not only backing the IS there but in Iraq, as well.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed a suicide bombing on Afghan security elements and local officials in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban again accused American forces of "rescuing" Islamic State (IS) fighters from its clearing operations, and charged U.S. General John Nicholson with deliberately lying to the American people about the success of President Donald Trump's strategy in Afghanistan.

An al-Qaeda (AQ)-linked group released a video showing what it described as Bangladeshi fighters attacking U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

After previously claiming credit for the mortar strike on the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul during the Eid al-Adha speech delivered by President Ashraf Ghani, the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province took responsibility for a two-man suicide raid in the capital.

The Afghan Taliban promoted its suicide attackers in the 12th episode of its "Caravan of Conquest" video series and highlighted the March 2017 7-man raid at PD6 in Kabul and the May 2017 suicide bombing on a U.S. military convoy in Nangarhar.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for the mortar strike targeting the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul.

The Afghan Taliban released a video documenting its purging Darzab district in Jowzjan, a province in northern Afghanistan, from Islamic State (IS) fighters.

A statement attributed to Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada for the occasion of Eid al-Adha boasted of the group's success and what it describes as America's failure in the war in Afghanistan, and expressed willingness for direct negotiations with the U.S.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed killing and wounding a total of 120 Afghan intelligence elements and policemen in a two-man suicide raid and a suicide bombing, two days apart, in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that a suicide attack waged by the group at an Afghan intelligence headquarters in Kabul resulted in nearly 110 casualties.

Just a half-hour following 'Amaq News Agency reporting the group's responsibility, the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province issued a formal communique for the suicide bombing at a Hazara private school in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for the suicide bombing at a Hazara private school in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Afghan Taliban announced its decision to rescind its "security commitment" to the International Committee of the Red Cross due to inaction by the humanitarian organization towards a hunger strike at Pul-e-Charkhi prison.

After providing daily updates on its military activities and conquests over the past four days in the capital city of Afghanistan's Ghazni province, including the killing of over 200 Afghan and 10 American soldier, the Afghan Taliban boasted of its success and the "failure" on U.S. strategy in the country.

In a video featuring disabled fighters, including those blind and wheelchair-bound, the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province urged Muslims to immigrate for jihad and not find excuses for inaction.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed killing American soldiers in a bomb blast on their vehicle in Nazyan district in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing and wounding 64 from Afghan Taliban Forces in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.

The Islamic State (IS) claimed killing and wounding 64 from Afghan Taliban Forces in Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nangarhar provinces.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed inflicting a total of 22 casualties among Afghan Taliban fighters in a suicide attack, a clash, and 3 bombings in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

Jihadists reported that a son of al-Qaeda (AQ) explosives expert Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar (AKA Abu Khabab al-Masri) was killed in a U.S. raid in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province published photos from its "Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah" training camp in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed killing and wounding 10 enemy elements in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint for the Afghan intelligence and army in Nangarhar.

The Afghan Taliban claimed inflicting casualties among 15 U.S. soldiers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's Parwan province.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed credit for the car bombing on UAE-backed Security Belt Forces (SBF) in Yemen's Abyan governorate.

After announcing its defeat of the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province in Jowzjan, Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban invited displaced citizens to return and assured them of safety and a "dignified life".

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing five American soldiers in a mine blast on their armored vehicle in Bagram district in Afghanistan's Parwan province.

The Afghan Taliban claimed killing 3 U.S. soldiers during clashes in Shindand district in Afghanistan's Herat province.

The Afghan Taliban issued a statement boasting of defeating the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province in Jowzjan and "purging" its fighters from the whole of northern Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed credit for a two-man suicide raid on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province claimed credit for the suicide bombing killing prominent militia commander and tribal leader Hayat Khan in Nangarhar in Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province issued a formal communique for the two-man suicide raid on what it described as a USAID headquarters in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan.

The Islamic State's (IS) 'Amaq News Agency reported that the group is responsible for a two-man suicide raid at the USAID headquarters in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.

The Afghan Taliban claimed suicide bombings in the capital, Kabul, and in Wardak province on Afghan intelligence unit commandos as "retribution" for alleged crimes.

The Afghan Taliban criticized General John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, for encouraging its fighting the Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province, arguing that such a remark provides propaganda to the IS against Taliban fighters.

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported responsibility for the suicide operation on a welcoming committee for Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum at Kabul Airport, killing and wounding more than 115.

The Islamic State's (IS) Khorasan Province issued a formal communique claiming the suicide bombing on supporters of Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum at Kabul Airport.