Afghanistan: At least 7 killed and 6 injured in explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif

Security officials in the northern Afghan province of Balkh said that an explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh, on Tuesday resulted in at least 7 fatalities and 6 injuries. According to the sources, a roadside mine detonation in Read More …

Afghanistan: Pakistani embassy in Kabul attacked, one injured

Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul came under attack on Friday with gunfire wounding a Pakistani security guard, officials said, in what Islamabad called an attempt to assassinate its head of mission, who was unhurt. In a separate attack in the Afghan Read More …

Afghanistan: At least 10 students dead and many others injured following an explosion at the Al-Jihadi seminary in Aybak city, Samangan

The Ministry of Interior’s spokesperson, Abdul Nafi Takor, tweeted that 10 students were killed and dozens more were injured as a result of the explosion on Wednesday afternoon, November 30. According to the Interior Ministry official, the explosion took place Read More …

Afghanistan: Prisoner transport vehicle explosion leaves 5 injured in Takhar province

According to the source, this explosion took place on Wednesday, November 16, before noon, on 3rd Gudam Street, in front of the court gate of Taleqan city, the provincial capital of Takhar. The domestic media outlets also reported that the Read More …

Afghanistan: Blast injures 5 civilians in Mazar-i-Sharif

Five people, all civilians, were injured after a hand-grenade exploded in Mazar-i-Sharif city, capital of northern Balkh province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Wednesday. Confirming the accident, the official said that unidentified men threw a Read More …

UNDOC: Opium cultivation in Afghanistan

Since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021, opium cultivation increased by 32%, or 56,000 hectares, compared to the previous year. This represents the third largest area under cultivation since the beginning of systematic monitoring. The area Read More …

Afghanistan: Mortar shell explosion leaves 2 children killed and 2 others injured in Paktia province

Two children were killed and two others injured after an unexploded mortar shell exploded in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, said local Taliban officials. A mortar shell struck the Zazi district of Paktia province on Saturday, October 22, killing Read More …

Pakistan: TTP commander injured in Afghanistan attack

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan commander Maulvi Abdullah was critically injured in a targeted attack in Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Sunday. The former chief justice of the Bajaur tribal district was inside a vehicle when an improvised explosive device attack resulted in him Read More …

Afghanistan: 19 Killed in Explosion at Kabul Educational Center

Kabul’s security department’s spokesman Khalid Zadran said that 19 people died in an explosion on Friday at Kaaj educational center, and 27 others are injured. Khalid Zadran said that students came to the center, in PD13, to take the Kankor Read More …

Terror groups are recruiting engineer-terrorists

US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence opines that terrorists will conduct AI-powered cyberattacks and pair AI software with commercially available drones to create ‘smart weapons’. The recent issue of “Voice of Khorasan”, the Islamic State’s mouthpiece in Afghanistan and Read More …

Afghanistan: 9 people killed and 41 wounded in car bomb explosion near the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque in Kabul

The blast in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city has faced strong reactions internationally as well as domestically. On Friday afternoon a blast occurred nearby the Wazir Akbar Khan mosque, killing nine people and wounding 41 others, including Read More …

Afghanistan: Two Russian embassy workers among dead in suicide blast in the Darul Aman area of Kabul

A blast occurred this morning in the Darul Aman area of PD7 in capital Kabul city, residents reported and officials confirmed. Kabul security department spokesman Khalid Zadran said in a statement that a suicide bomber was intending to explode himself Read More …

Afghanistan: Grenade Explosion in Helmand Kills 2 Children

Two children, who were brothers, died as a result of the explosion of a grenade, an unexploded explosive remnant of war, in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, according to local Taliban authorities. The event took place on Wednesday, the Read More …