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Security forces thwart Taliban attack, kill 36 in Kandahar

14th January, 2021 · admin · Leave a comment

Ariana News: At least 36 Taliban insurgents were killed in clashes with the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province on Thursday, police said. Jamal Nasir Barikzai, a spokesman for Kandahar police told Ariana News that the clashes took place in the Bagh-e-Pul area at the outskirt of the provincial capital Kandahar city. Click here

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar |
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Afghan Pilot Gunned Down in Kandahar

30th December, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News December 30, 2020 ISLAMABAD – An Afghan air force pilot was gunned down Wednesday in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. Police confirmed to VOA the killing of a member of the military but did not share any other details. A security source, who did not want to be named, said

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Posted in Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Air Force, Assassination, Kandahar |
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300 security checkpoints deliberately evacuated for Taliban in Kandahar: probe

27th December, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

1TV: As many as 300 security checkpoints in southern Kandahar province have deliberately been evacuated to be seized by the Taliban, an investigation by the Senate reveals. The Senate team which carried out the probe did not say who ordered the security forces to evacuate their checkpoints. Hashim Alokozay, head of the delegation, said it

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, Ashraf Ghani Government Security Failure, Kandahar |
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Taliban Fighters Kill At Least 10 Afghan Troops In North

14th December, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

Radio Free Afghanistan December 14, 2020 Taliban militants have killed at least 10 members of the Afghan security forces in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on December 14, as the government announced that peace talks will resume next month. The attack occurred in the Imam Sahib district of the province, local counsellors Ghulam

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Kandahar, Kunduz |
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All-Female Afghan Radio Station Wins Award

13th December, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

 A radio station run by women for women in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has been awarded the 2020 Reporters Without Borders Prize for Impact. VOA’s Azizullah Popal reports from Kandahar.

Posted in Afghan Women, Media | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Kandahar |
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35 Hurt in Car Bomb Blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan

7th December, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News December 7, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A car bomb attack wounded at least 35 people, including women and children, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province early Monday. Provincial officials said the attack near the headquarters of Daman district police was carried out using a Mazda mini truck. The bombing damaged parts of the building

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar |
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Afghan Addicts Struggle To Get Clean In Kandahar

1st December, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Jamila is 35 years old, a mother of six, and says her drug-dealing husband got her addicted to heroin. In the southern Afghan city of Kandahar where she lives, there are an estimated 300,000 drug addicts and only one treatment center that offers no places for women.

Posted in Afghan Women, Drugs, Health News | Tags: Drug Addiction, heroin, Kandahar |
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Afghan Drug Addicts in Kandahar Call for More Treatment Facilities

11th November, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

There are an estimated 300,000 drug addicts in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, and authorities say that number is rising.  The city is unable to help them all, as VOA’s Azizullah Popal reports from Kandahar. Bezhan Hamdard narrates.

Posted in Drugs, Health News | Tags: Drug Addiction, Kandahar |
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In conservative Afghanistan, ladies are pursuing health goals in this women-only gym

25th September, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

WION: Kandahar has never seen anything like this. A gym only for women has opened in the Afghanistan capital. This is something first of its kind in the country. At least 50 women come here everyday. They exercise their right to life, their right to be healthy. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Health News | Tags: Kandahar |
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Afghanistan: 14 family members dead in landmine blasts

28th August, 2020 · admin · 4 Comments

AA: At least 14 members of a family have been killed in two landmine blasts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, officials said on Friday. The incident took place in the Spin Boldak district along the border crossing with Pakistan, police spokesman Jamal Nasir told Anadolu Agency. He said a van and a truck carrying civilians struck

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Landmines, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ghazni, Kandahar |
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