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The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have seized a sophisticated missile in southern Kandahar province. Kandahar Police Chief Gen. Tadin Khan Achakzai said “Our forces discovered a weapons cache in Kandahar City which contained an unidentified rocket. Right now Read More …
The Afghan Special Forces have stormed the IED manufacturing facilities of Taliban in southern Kandahar province killing at least ten militants. “Afghan Special Forces conducted an operation in Shah Wali Kot district killing 10 Taliban fighters, detaining 3 others and Read More …
The Afghan Special Forces destroyed several Improvised Explosive Devices, a Russian rocket, and some other IED equipment and military kits during a raid in southern Helmand province. “Afghan Special Forces conducted an operation in Garm Ser district of Helmand and Read More …
At least eight children were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in South-eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, security sources said. The incident took place at around 8:00 am local time in Muqer district of the province. The provincial government media Read More …
A deadly car bomb explosion was foiled in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of southern Helmand province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Thursday. According to a statement released by MoI, the car bomb was destroyed in an airstrike which Read More …
At least four children were killed and five others were wounded in an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device in northern Faryab province. A spokesman for Faryab Police Abdul Karim Yurish said the incident took place late on Thursday Read More …
The Ministry of Interior has confirmed that the casualties toll from yesterday’s attack in Kabul city has climbed to 29 dead or wounded. Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said Thursday that 9 people including a special forces soldier, 4 public Read More …
At least ten ISIS Khurasan militants were killed or wounded in a premature explosion triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device in eastern Kunar province. The 201st Silab Corps in a statement said the incident took place on Saturday in Pech Read More …
Thousands of villages and hamlets in Afghanistan have been turned into ghost towns, as landmines and explosive devices continue to claim the lives of civilians in one of the world’s most heavily mined countries. Some of the hidden enemies are Read More …
The Ordnance and Explosives Directorate’s Global Operations Division at Huntsville Center has wrapped up work on a five-year, $310 million multi-range cleanup project in Afghanistan. The division managed the mission of clearing ordnance from 62 now-closed U.S.-operated ranges, most of Read More …
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has reported a 23 percent reduction in civilian casualties during the first quarter of 2019, citing a reduction in suicide attacks and harsh winter conditions as the likely causes of reduced civilian casualties. Read More …
The Afghan security forces have foiled a massive attack by anti-government armed militants in Kandahar city by seizing 1.5 tons of explosives. Informed military sources said “The Kandahar Police foiled a massive attack by insurgents in Kandahar City during a Read More …
The Afghan security forces have thwarted militants bid to carry out a deadly car bomb attack in Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior announced Monday. According to a statement released by MoI, the Afghan security forces conducted a targeted raid Read More …
The security officials have confirmed that a group of suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack targeting the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology in Kabul city at around noon time today. A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Nasrat Rahimi Read More …
A would-be suicide bomber was killed in an explosion triggered by the explosives strapped to his body in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, officials in the Ministry of Interior said. Interior Ministry spokesperson Nasrat Rahimi said the incident took place Read More …
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have foiled militants bid to detonated two improvised explosive devices in capital Kabul. The Kabul Police Headquarters in a statement said the improvised explosive devices were planted under a culvert and on a Read More …
At least twelve people including children were wounded in an explosion triggered by a magnetic improvised explosive device in southern Helmand province. The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place close to Greshk market at Read More …
Four Romanian soldiers were wounded Saturday morning in Afghanistan after the insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device. The soldiers were in mission in Kandahar province and were further attacked with infantry weapons. The attack took place Saturday morning in Kandahar Read More …
The Afghan Special Forces have destroyed a Taliban prison and depots containing weapons, munitions, and explosives in northern Kunduz province. The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said the raid was condcuted late on Monday night in the vicinity of Read More …
Three U.S. service members and one contractor were killed, and three U.S. service members were wounded by an improvised explosive device April 8 near Bagram Air Base. The wounded service members were evacuated and are receiving medical care. In accordance Read More …