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Two back to back explosions left at least ten civilians dead in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, the local officials confirmed. Jamal Naseri, a spokesperson for Kandahar Police, confirmed that the two explosions took place late on Sunday night in Read More …
A suicide truck bomber targeted a police district headquarters in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, killing three officers, a local official said. Three other police officers, including a district police chief, were killed in a roadside bombing in eastern Read More …
A roadside blast of an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province killed at least nine civilians, an official confirmed. Baheer Amadi, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told Anadolu Agency that the incident took place in the Arghistan Read More …
The Afghan forces foiled a deadly attack in southern Kandahar province by killing a suicide bomber who was looking to carry out an attack in Zherai district. The Ministry of Interior in a statement said the explosives of the suicide Read More …
The security forces arrested 2 militants and detonated four suicide bombing vests during the operations in Kabul and Kandahar provinces. The Special Operations Corps in a statement said the National Defense and Security Forces arrested two terrorists during a raid Read More …
The Department of Defense (DoD) on Sunday identified two American troops who died after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated this weekend in southern Afghanistan. The two service members—Staff Sgt. Ian P. McLaughlin, 29, of Newport News, Virginia, and Pfc. Read More …
An explosion has occurred near a polling station in the Afghan city of Kandahar just an hour after voters began queuing to cast their vote to elect a new president. A senior provincial government official said three people were injured Read More …
A deadly explosion killed or wounded at least 26 civilians including many children in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar. The local security officials said an Improvised Explosive Device went off in Spin Boladak earlier today. The officials further added that Read More …
The Afghan Special Forces destroyed a house-borne improvised explosive device during an operation in southern Kandahar province. The military officials said Monday that the Special Forces destroyed a house bomb in Maiwand district. The officials further added that the Special Read More …
The death toll as a result of a roadside bombing in southern Kandahar province has climbed to 13 people with 30 more wounded. The 205th Atal Corps in a statement said an improvised explosive device planted by Taliban went off Read More …
A roadside bomb explosion killed or wounded at least 43 civilians in Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Kandahar Police Chief Gen. Tadin Khan Achakzai said an Improvised Explosive Device went off in an area between Khakrez and Kandahar districts. Gen. Tadin Read More …