Afghan Security Forces discovered and defused several IEDs in Kabul and Paktika province

One Taliban terrorist was killed and two others were wounded in a clash between police and Taliban insurgents in the Khairkut district of Paktika province. Police also prevented six landmines from exploding in several separate reconnaissance operations in the Sarwadah Read More …

Afghanistan: 6 Killed as blast targets Khaaf Railway personnel in Herat

A roadside bomb killed six railway personnel in Afghanistan’s Herat province, an official said. Herat governor, Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali said the incident took place around 2:45 PM on Saturday. Qatali added that the bomb targeted a vehicle carrying the Read More …

Afghanistan: District Governor Wounded in Bomb Blast in Nangarhar

Sharifullah Fazli, the district governor of Kama, and two of his security guards were wounded in a blast in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Thursday morning, a security official, who wished not to be named, said. The incident happened Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban killed, female suicide bomber explodes ‘before reaching target’

At least eight Taliban insurgents, including Pakistani fighters, have been killed and four others wounded in clashes between Afghan forces and the Taliban in Nangarhar’s Achin and Spinghar districts. This comes as a female suicide bomber and three of her Read More …

Afghanistan: Roadside bomb claim lives of four civilians in Ghor province

According to reports four members of one family were killed in Ghor province on Thursday morning, local officials told the media. A spokesman for the governor of Ghor Zalmay Karimi told the media that the incident happened in village Kharistan Read More …

Afghanistan: ANDSF discovered and defused IEDs in Zabul and Helmand provinces

As a result of several separate operations in the Arghandab district of Zabul province, special police units discovered and defused 16 roadside bombs yesterday. The terrorists wanted to kill civilians in this province by blowing up these mines. نیروهای قطعات Read More …

Afghanistan: Policeman Killed in Nangarhar Roadside Mine Blast

A policeman was killed in a roadside bomb blast that targeted a police vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday morning, security sources said. The blast occurred in Jalalabad city when the vehicle of the police chief of PD8 of Read More …

Afghanistan: Taliban demolishes bridge, launches offensive in Herat province

Local officials said that Taliban launched attacks on Obe district in western Herat province. Waheed Qatali Herat’s governor said Tuesday that the Taliban launched their attacks by demolishing a bridge that connected Obe district with other parts of the Herat Read More …

Accident blast kills 3 Taliban militants in West Afghanistan

Three Taliban militants were killed on Monday morning when a homemade improvised roadside bomb they were planting exploded prematurely in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, the local government confirmed. The incident occurred along a district road in Adraskan district, in the Read More …

Cleaning up the mess: the deadly danger still left behind in Afghanistan

As the winter snow slowly retreated from the hills and villages of Bamiyan province in Afghanistan, a re-energised force stepped once more into the light. Like the rest of the country’s population, the people of this central province with an Read More …

Afghanistan: 3rd Electricity Pylon Destroyed in Kabul in 2 Weeks

A week after two power pylons were destroyed in Kabul’s Mirbacha Kot district, on Wednesday night unidentified men blew up another power plant in Kalakan district. On Thursday morning, as an engineer of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) was trying Read More …

Afghanistan: Separate blasts kill 11 civilians on first day of truce

A roadside bomb struck a car in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, killing five civilians, including a woman and children, said Jamal Naser Barekzai a spokesman for the provincial police. In another incident, two children were killed and Read More …

Afghanistan: 48 IEDs discovered and destroyed in Kandahar Province by Afghan National Army

Afghan National Army saved lives of tens of civilians in Zheria-Maiwand roads, Kandahar Province today. 48 IEDs which were placed by Taliban terrorists on public roads to kill civilians were discovered & safely detonated, 17 Taliban were killed and tense Read More …

Afghanistan: Will Suicide Bombing Stop After a ‘Peace Settlement’?

Kabul-based analyst Kanishka Nawabi explores the factors behind suicide attacks, and why they will continue Suicide bombing has become routine in Afghanistan, but it wasn’t always so. The reasons why suicide bombing began in Afghanistan, and why it is likely Read More …

Afghanistan: Dozens of civilians killed, wounded in separate roadside bomb blasts in Zabul and Parwan provinces.

At least 13 civilians were killed and further 37 others are wounded in separate roadside IED explosions in Zabul and Parwan provinces. Ministry of Interior Affairs said Monday that 11 civilians were killed and 28 others are wounded in a Read More …

Afghanistan: 4 Civilians Wounded in Kunduz Blast

At least four civilians were wounded in a blast in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday morning, a member of the provincial council, Rabbani Rabbani said. The incident happened about 10:20 am local time in Mokhaberat square in PD4 Read More …