An Afghan special forces commander told Reuters in August 2016 that the unit now has "advanced weaponry, including night vision scopes, 82 mm rockets, heavy machine guns and U.S.-made assault rifles." ...

Afghan military officials confirmed the existence of a Taliban “Special Forces Unit,” also called the Red Group or Danger Group, in the summer of 2016. An Afghan Army special forces commander said the ...

Afghan military officials confirmed the existence of a Taliban “Special Forces Unit”, known as the Red Group or Danger Group, in the summer of 2016. An Afghan Army special forces commander said the ...

In December 2015, the Taliban said it was unleashing its special forces to eliminate fighters allied with the militant group Islamic State (IS) that had emerged in Afghanistan earlier that year.

The presence of Taliban special forces in the insurgent group’s push to seize Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of their opium-rich birthplace: Helmand Province, comes as Afghan forces, buoyed ...

Afghan National Army (ANA) Special Forces members fill magazines with ammunition during joint training in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013.

The commander of the Taliban's "special forces" branch, known as the "Red Unit," was killed last week in Helmand province by Afghan forces, according to Afghanistan's main intelligence agency.

The Taliban swept across the country in mid-August 2021, seizing power as U.S. and NATO forces were in the last weeks of their final withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.

The Taliban countered a peaceful protest by women by shooting their guns. Taliban special forces fired their weapons in the air Saturday to break up a women’s rally for equal rights in Afghan… ...

On the increasingly crowded battlefields of Afghanistan, a feared, commando-style Taliban unit is gaining attention for a series spectacular, deadly attacks on Afghan security forces. Known as "Sara ...