Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 6, 2021 Afghan police say at least three people, including members of the Afghan Hindu community, have been killed and four others wounded in three separate blasts in the capital, Kabul. The first explosion took place inside a shop in the Bagh-e Qazi area west of Kabul in the morning,
Radio Free Afghanistan February 2, 2021 A series of explosions has rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least three people as a wave of violence continues to sweep across the war-torn country. According to police on February 2, two people were killed when a vehicle in Kabul exploded, including Mohammad Atif, the head
Tolo News: Militant groups such as Taliban, al Qaeda and Daesh “are the main backers of drug trafficking” in Afghanistan, the counter-narcotics department of the Ministry of Interior said on Saturday. The ministry said the provinces such as Helmand, Nimroz, Farah and Badakhshan where the Taliban has more influence, poppy cultivation and drug processing “have
Radio Free Afghanistan December 31, 2020 KABUL — An Afghan official says an explosion has struck a car carrying an employee from the Afghan president’s office in Kabul, critically wounding the official and killing his driver. Police said on December 31 that a magnetic bomb was attached to the car carrying Jawid Wali, deputy director
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 28, 2020 Afghan police say two explosions in the capital Kabul have killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen others. One blast targeted employees of the National Statistics Authority who were in a minibus in the Guzargah neighborhood. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the explosion
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 26, 2020 The war in Afghanistan — the world’s deadliest ongoing conflict — enters a crucial phase in 2021. The United States is set to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May as part of a deal with the Taliban aimed at ending the 19-year war. But
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 26, 2020 At least two Afghan police officers were killed in a spate of bomb attacks in the capital, Kabul, on December 26. Two other officers and one civilian were reported injured when three so-called sticky bombs were detonated in different locations across Kabul. The attacks targeted police. The two
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 24, 2020 Prominent Afghan women’s rights activist Freshta Kohistani has been assassinated in a village in the Kapisa Province northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said on December 24. The killing of Kohistani was the latest in a string of targeted killings that have prompted international concern. “At around 5:00pm
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 23, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan say gunmen Wednesday killed the head of an independent elections watchdog in Kabul, the latest casualty in a string of mostly unclaimed recent attacks against prominent civilians. The violence has claimed the lives of dozens of people, particularly in the Afghan capital. The
1TV: Five health workers were killed after a bomb exploded in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday. Two others were wounded in the blast which happened in Doghabad area of the city. The health workers targeted were working at Pul-i-Charkhi prison. Click here to read more (external link). More Security News 7 Civilians, 2 ANA Soldiers