Afghanistan: Blast Injures Laghman’s Provincial Council Chief

Atiqullah Abdulrahimzai, the head of Laghman’s provincial council was injured in an explosion in eastern Laghman province on Tuesday evening. Local officials confirmed to the press, that the incident happened in Qarghaee district when his vehicle struck a roadside mine, Read More …

Afghanistan: 3 Civilians Killed in Kapisa Roadside Blast

At least three civilians, including a woman, were killed in a roadside mine blast in the northeastern province of Kapisa on Wednesday morning, said Shayeq Shoresh, a spokesman for the provincial police chief. The incident happened in Tagab district on Read More …

Afghanistan: ‘Balkh’ Magnetic Bomb wounds 2

Local sources in Balkh province say two people were injured when a magnetic mine exploded in the Hairatan Town. Officials report, the incident occurred around 9:30 am Wednesday morning. Munir Ahmad Farhad, the spokesman for the governor of Balkh, confirmed Read More …

Afghanistan: Laghman Governor Survives Suicide Attack, 8 Killed

The convoy of Rahmatullah Yarmal, governor of Laghman province, was targeted Monday morning by a blast in the center of Laghman province, local officials confirmed. Asadullah Dawlatzai, the governor’s spokesman, confirmed the blast and said that the governor has survived Read More …

Afghanistan: Laghman Governor Survives Suicide Attack, 8 Killed: MoI

The convoy of Rahmatullah Yarmal, governor of Laghman province, was targeted Monday morning by a blast in the center of Laghman province, local officials confirmed. Asadullah Dawlatzai, the governor’s spokesman, confirmed the blast and said that the governor has survived Read More …

2 Killed, 2 Wounded in Kabul Incidents

At least two government employees were killed, and two civilians were wounded in two separate incidents in Kabul on Sunday morning, Kabul police confirmed in a statement. Two government employees were shot and killed in the Tank-e-Chakari area in Kabul’s Read More …

An IED with a remote control was found by police behind a private school in Kabul

An improvised explosive device (IED) with a remote control was found by police in the Afghan capital on October 4, the press service of the republic’s interior ministry said. The bomb was planted behind a private school in Kabul in Read More …

7 militants killed in blasts in Afghanistan

Seven Taliban militants were killed in two accidental explosions in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province Friday night, provincial police office confirmed on Saturday. “Three militants tried to plant an improvised explosive device (IED) along a road in Arghandab district Friday night Read More …

Afghan army defuses 21 improvised bombs in Kandahar province

The Afghan National Army (ANA) defused 21 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in restive southern Kandahar province on Friday, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Saturday. “The engineering teams of ANA discovered and defused 21 IEDs in Kandahar. The move by Read More …

Afghanistan: Helmand Blast Kills 9, Including 2 Women: Official

A suicide attacker in a vehicle detonated explosives in Helmand province on Wednesday at a police checkpoint, killing nine people–including five security force members and four civilians–and wounding four others, including a child, local officials said. Omar Zowak, the provincial Read More …

Afghanistan: 1 Child Killed, 2 Injured In Ghor Blast While Playing

A child was killed and two others were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Dolina district of Ghor Province. Mohammad Tahir Afzali, the district governor of Dolina district in Ghor province, said the incident took place when children were Read More …

Afghanistan: IED Blast Claims 14 Civilians, Including Children in Daikundi

At least 14 Civilians, including women and children, were killed when the bus carrying them hit a roadside bomb in the Kijran district of Daikundi province. The bus carrying the civilians was targeted in Dasht-e-Sulaiman village, the Ministry of Interior Read More …

Afghan police seize four tonnes of bomb-making chemical

Afghan police seized four tonnes of sodium nitrate, used in the making of car bombs and improvised explosive devices, officials said, in one of the largest such seizures in the country’s 19-year insurgency. The chemical was seized from a truck Read More …

Afghanistan: 4,776 IEDs Defused in Past 6 Months

The Ministry of Defense on Sunday said the Afghan National Army (ANA) has discovered and defused 4,776 IEDs across the country during the last six months. The ministry in a statement said the IEDs had been planted by the Taliban Read More …

Afghanistan: Deputy police chief killed in Taliban roadside bomb in Paktika province

A deputy provincial police chief was killed and several police officers wounded in a Taliban roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Saturday, a provincial police spokesman confirmed. “Colonel Mohammad Asif Tokhi, deputy provincial police chief of Paktika, Read More …

Afghanistan: Takhar Blast Claims 2, Wounds 12

Security officials in Takhar province reported that a car bomb had exploded in the Kalafgan district of the province, killing two people and injuring 12 others. Takhar police spokesman Khalil Aseer said, the incident took place at around 5:00 pm Read More …

Afghanistan: Nangarhar Blast Claims 1, Hurts 3

Nangarhar officials said an explosion shook Angur Bagh are of PD2 in Nangarhar city at around 10am Tuesday, killing at least one security officer. “One person was killed and three others were injured in the incident”, Ataullah Khogyani spokesperson to Read More …

Civilian Recognized by EOD Community with Navy’s Highest Honors

Indian Head, Md. – Christopher Cherry, a civilian explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) professional, was recognized with one of the Navy’s highest honors: the Department of the Navy (DON) Distinguished Public Service Award, at the EOD Technology and Training Program Board Read More …

Former senator, 5 guards killed in Taliban ambush in W. Afghanistan

Taliban militants killed a former Afghan senator and five of his guards in the country’s western Badghis province on Monday, the acting provincial governor confirmed. The incident happened when a vehicle carrying Rangeen Mushkwani, a former member of Meshrano Jirga Read More …