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

The Islamic State (IS) released the 16th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of November 8-14, 2018.

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 Islamic State (IS) released the 15th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of November 1 - 7, 2018.

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.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 14th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of October 25-31, 2018.

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.

The Islamic State (IS) released the 13th episode in a video series providing statistical breakdowns of IS operations, covering in this installment the week of October 18 - October 24, 2018.

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.