Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 3, 2017 The U.S. military in Afghanistan says four American troops were wounded in a suicide car-bomb attack in the southern part of the country, in addition to two service members who were killed. The Pentagon confirmed on August 2 that two U.S. soldiers died in the attack on a
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 2, 2017 ISLAMABAD — NATO’s military mission confirms an attack Wednesday on its convoy in southern Afghanistan has caused casualties. “We are working to gather additional information as quickly as possible and will release more details as appropriate,” the alliance said in a statement released from its headquarters in Kabul. A
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 26, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Afghan officials confirmed Wednesday a Taliban attack has left at least 26 soldiers dead and 13 others wounded in the southern province of Kandahar. The overnight assault in the Khakrez district targeted an Afghan National Army, or ANA, base, an official statement quoted Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat
Press TV July 23, 2017 Afghan security forces have launched a major search operation for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed on the Taliban militants in the country’s troubled south. Zia Durrani, a police spokesman in the southern province of Kandahar, said on Sunday that about 30 people were
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan July 3, 2017 Afghan officials say at least four Afghan civilians were killed early on July 3 when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in the southern province of Kandahar. Zia Durrani, a spokesman for Kandahar’s provincial police chief, said two women and two men were killed by the explosion
Press TV May 26, 2017 Taliban militants have killed at least 15 Afghan soldiers during an attack on an army base in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar. Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Afghan Defense Ministry, said on Friday that the militants “launched a coordinated assault on an army base last night (Thursday) in the
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 25, 2017 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — A suicide car bombing and clashes with Taliban insurgents across Afghanistan have killed at least 25 security personnel. The violence comes as the United Nations urges parties to the Afghan conflict to cease hostilities during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, beginning this week. Local television
VOA News May 23, 2017 ISLAMABAD — A Taliban attack on a military base in southern Afghanistan has killed at least 11 government soldiers and wounded as many others, while a major insurgent offensive on a remote western district has triggered deadly clashes. A Defense Ministry statement said Tuesday the overnight Taliban assault targeted the military
Human Rights Watch: When the United Nations Committee against Torture grilled Afghanistan’s delegation last month about government efforts to curb torture, members asked about one person in particular: Gen. Abdul Raziq. That was no accident. Raziq, the Afghan National Police chief for the southern city of Kandahar, has become synonymous with systematic torture, extrajudicial killings, and
Tolo News: A number of lawmakers at Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Sunday lent their support to Kandahar Police Chief General Abdul Raziq following a report by the United Nations Committee against Torture, calling Raziq a “patriotic and champion” police officer. The UN committee alleged that Gen. Raziq had used different methods of torture