Afghanistan: IED explosion in Badakhshan leaves 8 dead and wounded

Eight security force members were killed and wounded in an IED explosion in Badakhshan province on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed. The Ministry of Interior said three policemen died and five others were wounded in the explosion. Abdul Mateen Qani, the Read More …

Afghanistan: Blast rocks security base in Faizabad

A blast shook a Taliban military base near the airport in Faizabad, the capital of Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, but without causing casualties, officials said on Tuesday. The Taliban official confirmed on condition of anonymity that an explosion had occurred Read More …

Afghanistan: At least 11 killed in mosque explosion in Badakhshan province

An explosion near a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed at least 11 people at a memorial service for the Taliban’s provincial deputy governor, who died in an attack earlier this week, officials said. A former Taliban police official was among Read More …

Afghanistan: Badakhshan provincial governor killed in car bombing in Faizabad

The acting governor of a northeastern Afghan province has been killed in a car bombing, officials said, months after the region’s police chief was killed in a similar attack claimed by an affiliate of the ISIL (ISIS) group. On Tuesday, Read More …

Afghanistan: Head of Badakhshan Security Department Killed in Faizabad Blast

A blast targeted a vehicle in the city of Faizabad, Badakhshan province, on Monday morning, killing head of the provincial security department, Abdulhaq Abu Omar, the ministry of interior confirmed. The blast happened nearby the compound of the security department, 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 …

U.S. targets Chinese Uighur militants as well as Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

The U.S. military says it carried out a series of punishing bombings last weekend of Taliban militant camps that also support a separatist Chinese terror group. A bombing raid Sunday on a region bordering China and Tajikistan set a record Read More …