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10 Taliban Members Die of Food Poisoning in Afghan Province

12th March, 2023 · admin

Khaama: A reliable security source in Southern Helmand confirmed that at least ten Taliban members have died due to serious food poisoning in the Nawa district of the province. The source added that food poisoning was intentional and preplanned as a result of which ten members of the Islamic Emirate suffered serious health issues on

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Attacks on Taliban, Helmand, Taliban Security Failure |
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Inquiry launched into claims SAS soldiers killed Afghan civilians

15th December, 2022 · admin

The Guardian (UK): Ministers have announced a statutory judge-led inquiry into allegations of more than 50 summary killings by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan, a decision made after years of reports that elite British troops killed civilians in cold blood. In a statement to the House of Commons, Andrew Murrison, the minister for defence people, said

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment | Tags: Helmand, War Crime |
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300 Fighters in Taliban’s 215th Maiwand Corps Deserted Military Service

15th December, 2022 · admin

8am: On Thursday (December 15th), local sources confirmed to Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban commanders in Helmand treated the Kandahari Taliban in a humiliating manner, which caused them to desert military service and leave the 215 Maiwand Corps’ base. Video footage, which was made available to Hasht-e Subh, also shows Taliban fighters leaving the Taliban

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Posted in Taliban | Tags: Helmand, Taliban infighting |
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Taliban Fighters Kill 4 Women, Injure 4 Others in House Search Operations in Helmand

18th September, 2022 · admin

8am: The Taliban rebels have killed four women and injured four others following house-to-house search operations in Qala Bast area of Helmand province, local sources said. According to sources, when the Taliban intended to raid the houses of the residents in this area near the city of Lashkar Gah, they were stopped by locals. Click

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Helmand, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban home raids |
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Air strike in Helmand, The Brigade Commander and 20 Other Taliban Killed

9th September, 2022 · admin

8am: A source told Hasht-e-Subh that the attack took place on Thursday night, 17 September, on a Taliban brigade base in Grishk district of Helmand province. As a result of this air attack, including the commander of the Taliban brigade, 21 other Taliban have been killed. According to the source, in addition to the casualties,

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Posted in Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Helmand |
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Four Children Killed In Afghanistan When Unexploded Ordnance Detonates

3rd September, 2022 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 3, 2022 Four children were killed and three others injured when unexploded ordnance detonated in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Police and a local doctor said on September 3 that the incident occurred after the children brought the ordnance inside their religious school and started to play with it. Police said

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Posted in Afghan Children | Tags: Helmand |
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Child Labor Increases in Helmand, Say Residents

21st August, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Families of the children stated that because of economic hardships, they were forced to send their children to work. “I’m doing this because I’m destitute, my teaching salary is not sufficient, the prices have increased,” said Mohammad Omar, a resident of Lashkargah city. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News | Tags: Child Labor, Helmand |
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Afghanistan: Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands

20th August, 2022 · admin

BBC News: “You can’t say anything at all,” he said, describing how some were simply threatened whilst others were kept in jail. “The Taliban have different types of torture for them, hitting them with cables and pipes, holding their heads under water.” Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Everyday Life, Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: Helmand, Kandahar, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtuns, Taliban torture |
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Cholera cases rise to about 300 in Kandahar and Helmand

12th July, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Three hundred people have reportedly been hospitalized and are being treated for cholera in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, officials said Tuesday. The death toll has not yet been confirmed but on Sunday reports indicated at least 20 people had died in Helmand. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Health News | Tags: Cholera in Afghanistan, Helmand, Kandahar |
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20 Cholera Infected Patients Die in Helmand Province

11th July, 2022 · admin

8am: At least 20 people have died as a result of cholera virus in Helmand province, health sources said. Meanwhile, at least 900 people are infected with cholera and about 20 people died in Zabul province yesterday, July 10, 2022. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Health News | Tags: Cholera in Afghanistan, Helmand, Zabul |
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