Jammu and Kashmir: Sticky bombs – Security forces redraw SOPs; ask public not to leave vehicles unattended

Suspecting that ‘sticky bombs’ may have entered the valley, security forces are redrawing their standard operating procedures and also advising general public not to leave their vehicles unattended, officials said on Sunday. In the middle of last month, the Jammu Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion in Helmand claims government prosecutor

Sayed Mohammad Sadat, head of NDS prosecutors’ office along with three others were reportedly killed in an explosion near the provincial Police HQ in Lashkargah city of Helmand Province. Helmand police spokesman Mohammad Zaman Hamdard confirmed the incident to the Read More …

Afghanistan: GCPSU arrested two mine planters in Kabul province; ANP EOD unit detected 14 IEDs in Helmand, Paktika and Maidan Wardak provinces

GCPSU arrested two mine planters in Surobi district of Kabul province. Meanwhile, ANP bomb disposal unit detected 14 IEDs after several hours of efforts and point to point search operations in Helmand, Paktika & Maidan Wardak provinces. GCPSU arrested two Read More …

Afghanistan: Female Doctor Killed in Nangarhar Blast

A female doctor was killed in an IED explosion attached to a rickshaw in which she was traveling in district 3 of the city of Jalalabad east of Afghanistan on Thursday morning, the provincial governor’s office confirmed. The doctor, Sadaf, Read More …

MAIEDs aka ‘Sticky bombs’ in Kashmir set off alarm bells among Indian forces

Small, magnetic bombs that have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan seized during raids in recent months in the disputed region, officials say. Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir are alarmed by the recent arrival in the disputed region of small, magnetic bombs Read More …

Afghan National Police bomb disposal unit discovered and neutralized IEDs in Kandahar, Nimruz, Logar and several other provinces across Afghanistan

Afghan National Police bomb disposal unit discovered & neutralized 6 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kandahar, Nimruz & Logar. Meanwhile, 2 Taliban terrorists expert of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making were killed by their own bomb blast in PD#12, Kandahar Read More …

Afghanistan: Afghan Armed Forces discovered and defused 20 IEDs in Helmand province including car bomb in Maidan Wardak

Afghan National Army discovered and defused 20 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads in Nahr-Saraj district of Helmand province. Lives of tens of civilians were saved as a result. #ANA discovered and defused 20 IEDs which were Read More …

Afghanistan: Many killed, wounded in Kabul, Helmand Explosions

A police ranger-type vehicle was targeted by an explosion in Baraki square PD4 of Kabul city. According to police, the incident occurred at around 4:22 pm local time on Sunday. “Terrorists” detonated a roadside bomb in the area, police told Read More …

Afghan Armed Forces discovered and safely detonated 2 IEDs in Kabul; Destroyed IEDs factory in Kandahar province

2 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads and under a bridge in PD 19 of Kabul province were discovered and safely detonated by ANA. Lives of tens of civilians were saved as a result. 2 #IEDs which Read More …

Afghanistan: IED explosion kills 2 people in Kabul

Security sources said Thursday, a corolla-type vehicle was targeted by a magnetic IED in Kabul city, in which one person is killed. Kabul police spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said the blast occurred at around 11:25 a.m. on Thursday morning, near Kabul Read More …

Afghanistan: Two Policemen Killed in Herat Roadside Bomb Blast

Two policemen were killed and three more were wounded after their vehicle was targeted by a roadside bomb blast in Herat-Islam Qala highway on Wednesday morning, local officials said. The incident happened while a delegation was on it’s to the Read More …

Afghan National Police defused 11 IEDs across Afghanistan; Prevented destruction of transmission tower in Baghlan province

ANP bomb disposal unit discovered and defused 11 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kabul, Kunar, Kandahar and Logar provinces. ANP bomb disposal unit discovered and defused 11 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kabul, Kunar, Kandahar and Logar provinces. pic.twitter.com/EuvgF2faJ1 — Read More …

Afghanistan: 30 Taliban killed in own IED explosion

Security sources say a bomb blast at a mosque in Balkh province has killed at least 30 militants. The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement on Saturday that 30 Taliban fighters including six foreign nationals who were expert mine Read More …

Afghanistan: NDS convoy targeted in Jalalabad explosion close to airport

At least two security forces members were wounded in an explosion in Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province on Thursday afternoon, local officials said. Officials in the governor’s media office said the incident occurred in PD4 near the airport when a Read More …

Afghanistan: Two Civilians Killed, Five Wounded in Nangarhar Blasts; Two People Killed And 18 Wounded In Explosion In Logar Province

At least two civilians were killed and five more were wounded in two separate blasts in the eastern province Nangarhar province on Thursday morning, local officials said. A vehicle was hit by a blast in Kama district of the province Read More …

Afghanistan: Kabul PD5 Police Chief Killed in IED Blast; One Person Killed And Another Arrested In Kabul In Connection With Planting IEDs

Mohammadzai Kochi, police chief of Kabul’s police district 5 (PD5) was killed in an explosion that targeted his vehicle in downtown Kabul on Wednesday morning, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh confirmed. The blast took place at around 8:55 am local Read More …

Afghanistan: Eight Taliban Bomb Makers Killed, IEDs Factory Destroyed in Kandahar

A Taliban’s IEDs factory was destroyed and eight Taliban bomb makers, including their commander, were killed during Afghan Commando Forces’ operation in southern Kandahar province, defense official said. Ministry of defense said that the operation conducted in Arghandab district on Read More …