Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 25, 2019 Sixteen civilians from the same extended family have been killed in an air strike on a home in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official says. The air strike was carried out in the Sangin district during heavy fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban militants, Attaullah Afghan, head of the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 5, 2018 Meeting in Brussels, NATO’s foreign ministers have reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to Afghanistan’s “long-term security and stability” despite mounting Afghan casualties in the 17-year conflict. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made the comments following the two-day talks ending on December 5, the day after a top U.S. general said
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 28, 2018 Afghan officials say at least 30 civilians have been killed in a U.S. air strike in the southern province of Helmand, a Taliban stronghold. The NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said Afghan forces and U.S. advisers came under fire from Taliban fighters in a compound in Garmsir
Mohammad Habibzada VOA News November 21, 2018 An increase in casualties among Afghan military and police forces has prompted the Afghan government to intensify military campaigns against the Taliban and other militant groups, Afghan security officials say. Last week, Taliban insurgents killed and wounded about 80 members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 22, 2018 A soldier in the NATO-led Resolute Support mission was killed and two others wounded on October 22 by an apparent insider attack in the western province of Herat. A statement from the NATO mission’s headquarters in Kabul said: “Initial reports indicate the attack was committed by a member
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 4, 2018 NATO says a U.S. military member in Afghanistan has been killed, at least the sixth American fatality this year amid a sharp uptick in fighting by Taliban and other militants. A statement released by the alliance’s Resolute Support mission said the unnamed person was killed on October 4 but did
MOSCOW, September 4 (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom sent 100 Welsh Guards to Afghanistan as part of a larger pledge to boost NATO mission in the country, the UK government said on Tuesday in a statement. “100 Welsh Guards arrived in Afghanistan last week. They travelled with Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson who was in the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 7, 2018 NATO says it is investigating reports that at least nine Afghan police officers were killed in a U.S. air strike during a battle against Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi earlier said nine police were killed and 14 wounded in the strike in the
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 5, 2018 ISLAMABAD — NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan announced Sunday three of its soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a combined, dismounted patrol with local forces. An American service member and two Afghan National Army soldiers were also injured in the blast, the mission said. “My thoughts
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 10, 2018 Britain is planning to almost double its number of troops in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced. May on July 10 said the British military will deploy an extra 440 troops, bringing the country’s total to about 1,100 as it looks to assist Afghan forces in their