Pakistan says it will ‘take all measures to defend its territory’ after Afghanistan aggression

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday warned Afghanistan that Pakistan was “exercising extreme caution in its defensive response” to the former’s unprovoked firing raids along the border, terming it a “serious provocation”. In a statement on Read More …

Pakistan: Chaman border closed after “a suicide blast”

The death toll from Thursday’s deadly explosion near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman rose to six, as one more injured succumbed to his wounds, medics at the Chaman Civil Hospital confirmed on Friday, saying that three others remained under treatment. Read More …

Afghanistan: Two children killed in unexploded ordnance explosion in Kandahar

Local officials in Kandahar province have reported that two children were killed in an explosion caused by an unexploded shell in the Spin Boldak district of the province. Asadullah Jamshid, the spokesperson for the Taliban’s provincial police command, stated in Read More …

‘That’s one I laid’ – How ex-Taliban are helping IED clear-up in Afghanistan

Former Taliban fighters are now helping the world’s largest landmine-clearing charity locate bombs which they planted during the long war against coalition forces in Afghanistan. One of the Halo Trust’s leaders has told how during a journey to investigate a Read More …

Afghanistan: Explosion kills one, injures three in Kandahar

Sources in Kandahar province, which had previously confirmed explosions in the province, say that this explosion also resulted in casualties. According to a source, on Monday, May 20, an explosion occurred at the ‘Kabul Station’ in the central district of Read More …

Afghanistan: Landmine explosion kills 9 children in Ghazni

At least nine children were killed in southeastern Afghanistan Sunday when a landmine, laid during decades of war in the country, exploded, a local official said Monday. The mine went off as a group of young boys and girls were Read More …

Afghanistan: Suicide Attack Kills Three, Injures 12 in Kandahar

Asadullah Jamshed, spokesperson for the police command of Kandahar province, reported to TOLOnews that a suicide attack near a bank resulted in the death of three civilians and injured 12 others. The incident occurred on Thursday morning. Read more… Source: 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: Deadly blast hits Shiite mosque in Kandahar during Friday prayers

A large explosion tore through a Shi’ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, causing heavy casualties, a spokesman of the Taliban government’s interior ministry said. Qari Saeed Khosti said authorities were collecting details of the Read More …

Afghanistan: Magnetic Mine Blast in Kandahar Governor’s Compound Kills 2

The secretary of Kandahar’s governor and a security guard were killed, and another security guard was wounded, in a magnetic IED blast that occurred in a parking area in the governor’s compound in Kandahar city on Sunday afternoon, local security Read More …

Afghanistan: Separate blasts kill 11 civilians on first day of truce

A roadside bomb struck a car in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, killing five civilians, including a woman and children, said Jamal Naser Barekzai a spokesman for the provincial police. In another incident, two children were killed and Read More …

Afghanistan: 48 IEDs discovered and destroyed in Kandahar Province by Afghan National Army

Afghan National Army saved lives of tens of civilians in Zheria-Maiwand roads, Kandahar Province today. 48 IEDs which were placed by Taliban terrorists on public roads to kill civilians were discovered & safely detonated, 17 Taliban were killed and tense Read More …

Afghanistan: Police Commander Killed in Kandahar Blast

Waris Achikzai, a commander of Kandahar’s police special forces, was killed in a blast in Maiwand district on Sunday night, a source said. The incident occurred in Maiwand district after a vehicle was struck by a roadside mine, the source Read More …

Afghanistan: ‘Taliban’ Truck Bomb Damages Bridge in Kandahar

The “Taliban” detonated a car “full of explosives” on a bridge in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province on Wednesday afternoon, damaging parts of the bridge, said Kandahar police, who added that nobody was injured. The bridge attacked in the Read More …

Afghanistan: GCPSU arrested two mine planters in Kabul province; ANP EOD unit detected 14 IEDs in Helmand, Paktika and Maidan Wardak provinces

GCPSU arrested two mine planters in Surobi district of Kabul province. Meanwhile, ANP bomb disposal unit detected 14 IEDs after several hours of efforts and point to point search operations in Helmand, Paktika & Maidan Wardak provinces. GCPSU arrested two Read More …

Afghan National Police bomb disposal unit discovered and neutralized IEDs in Kandahar, Nimruz, Logar and several other provinces across Afghanistan

Afghan National Police bomb disposal unit discovered & neutralized 6 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kandahar, Nimruz & Logar. Meanwhile, 2 Taliban terrorists expert of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making were killed by their own bomb blast in PD#12, Kandahar Read More …

Afghan Armed Forces discovered and safely detonated 2 IEDs in Kabul; Destroyed IEDs factory in Kandahar province

2 IEDs which were placed by Taliban on public roads and under a bridge in PD 19 of Kabul province were discovered and safely detonated by ANA. Lives of tens of civilians were saved as a result. 2 #IEDs which Read More …

Afghan National Police defused 11 IEDs across Afghanistan; Prevented destruction of transmission tower in Baghlan province

ANP bomb disposal unit discovered and defused 11 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kabul, Kunar, Kandahar and Logar provinces. ANP bomb disposal unit discovered and defused 11 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kabul, Kunar, Kandahar and Logar provinces. pic.twitter.com/EuvgF2faJ1 — Read More …

Afghanistan: Eight Taliban Bomb Makers Killed, IEDs Factory Destroyed in Kandahar

A Taliban’s IEDs factory was destroyed and eight Taliban bomb makers, including their commander, were killed during Afghan Commando Forces’ operation in southern Kandahar province, defense official said. Ministry of defense said that the operation conducted in Arghandab district on Read More …