Afghanistan: Blast in Mazar-e-Sharif Leaves Four People Injured

The Balkh Security Command said that an explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday injured four people, including the perpetrator, who authorities said was carrying explosives when they detonated. According to the Balkh Police Command’s spokesman, Asif Waziri, the incident occurred at Read More …

Afghanistan: 4 People Wounded in Kabul Blast

At least four people including two members of the Islamic Emirate’s forces were wounded in a blast that took place near an electronic identity center in PD 13 of capital Kabul, a security official said. Abdul Rahman Nafay, commander of Read More …

Afghan cleric killed by explosives in attacker’s artificial leg, say officials

A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in a seminary in Kabul when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg, according to officials and Taliban sources. “Very sadly informed that respected cleric Read More …

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed by US drone strike in Afghanistan

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a US airstrike in Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden has said. Addressing the nation from the balcony off the White House Blue Room, Mr Biden said “justice has been delivered” after Read More …

Afghanistan: Blast Targets Civilians at Kabul Intl Cricket Stadium

Kabul Police Command confirmed that an explosion occurred in the Kabul International Cricket Stadium during the Shpagize competition on Friday. Khaled Zadran, spokesman of Kabul Police Command, said the incident occurred when a grenade was thrown between viewers and many Read More …

Afghanistan: Two Children Killed, 10 Others Injured In Explosion In Zabul Province

t least two children were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in an explosion that took place in Zabul province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, 26 July. An official has claimed that a group of children found an object which appeared Read More …

Afghanistan: Two Children Killed in a Mortar Shell Explosion in Uruzgan province

A remnant of war, an unexploded mortar shell, which exploded on Monday, 25th July, killed at least two children in the central Afghan province of Uruzgan. Agha Wali Quraishi, the Taliban’s spokesman for the police chief office in Uruzgan province Read More …

759th Ordnance Company commander reunited with working dog Bongo, 3 years after patrolling in Afghanistan together

There is nothing I love more than a wholesome military working dog story, and that’s exactly what we found on the unofficial Army Reddit page this week. Army Capt. Jacob Rafalson, commander of the 759th Ordnance Company (EOD), posted on Read More …

Lack of funds hampers de-mining efforts in Afghanistan

At a Red Cross hospital in Kabul, a woman helps her young child put on his prosthetic leg. He’s just one of thousands of land-mine victims in Afghanistan. After four decades of war, the country is one of the most Read More …

Afghanistan: Grenade Explosion at an Islamic Seminary in East Afghanistan Wounds Eight People

According to the Taliban’s security officials, eight people were wounded on Saturday when unidentified assailants threw a hand grenade into a religious seminary in Nangarhar province, in eastern Afghanistan. The grenade explosion targeted an Islamic religious school called Zunoorain Usman, Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosions and Gunfire Near Taliban’s Grand Assembly Venue in Kabul

Multiple explosions and gunfire were heard near Loya Jirga hall, a location in Kabul where Afghan religious scholars and tribal elders had gathered for the Taliban’s grand assembly, according to local sources. According to the sources, on Thursday afternoon in Read More …

Afghanistan: Deadly explosion rocks Sikh temple in Kabul

An assault on a temple of Afghanistan’s tiny Sikh community has left one worshipper and a Taliban member dead as well as the unidentified attackers. The temple in the capital Kabul was hit by a bomb early in the morning Read More …

Afghanistan: Three Explosions Occur Simultaneously in Badakhshan, Kunduz and Kunar provinces

Three simultaneous explosions have been reported in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan, Kunduz, and Kunar provinces, according to sources. On Sunday morning, June the 12th, an explosion took place on a vehicle carrying Taliban forces in the Kari area of Faizabad, Badakhshan province. Read More …

Afghanistan: 5 security men, 1 civilian killed in Kandahar landmine blast

Six people were killed and a seventh injured in a roadside bomb blast in southern Kandahar province, officials said on Friday. Spin Boldak police chief Mohammad Hashim Mahmood told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast took place at around 8am in Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion in Kabul Targets Kabul Municipality’s Head of District 4

The Taliban security officials in Kabul confirmed the explosion in Taimani Project, the capital’s fourth district, stating that many civilians were wounded. The explosion, which took place in Kabul’s PD 4 around 6:00 p.m., was caused by a magnetic bomb Read More …

Arms sent to Ukraine will end up in criminal hands, says Interpol chief

Weapons sent to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in February will end up in the global hidden economy and in the hands of criminals, the head of Interpol has said. Jürgen Stock says once the conflict ends, a wave of guns Read More …

Afghanistan: Al-Qaida and Islamic Emirate Relationship ‘Remains Close’

“The relationship between the Taliban and Al-Qaida remains close, with the latter celebrating the former’s success and renewing its pledge of allegiance to [Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada],” a UN report said. The Islamic Emirate has yet to comment on this latest Read More …