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
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan July 1, 2017 Afghan officials say at least 13 militants, including five Islamic State (IS) fighters were killed in air strikes across the country in the past 24 hours. The air strikes took place in southeastern Paktika and northern Jowzjan and Sar-e Pul provinces, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
Noor Zahid VOA News / June 23, 2017 The Islamic State group is rapidly expanding in parts of Afghanistan, advancing militarily into areas where it once had a weak presence and strengthening its forces in core regions, according to Afghan and U.S. officials. Depending on the location, the proliferation of IS has drawn varied resistance
Press TV June 22, 2017 At least 34 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a powerful blast hit a bank in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The Thursday blast targeted the New Kabul Bank branch, where members of Afghan security forces had gathered to collect their pay. Omar Zwak,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 12, 2017 Three Afghan civilians have been killed by U.S. forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, local officials say. Ghani Khel district chief Abdul Wahab said that U.S. troops opened fire on civilians early on June 12 after their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. “They opened fire
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 12, 2017 The Afghan Taliban’s second-in-command and head of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network has denied any involvement in recent deadly attacks in Kabul and Herat. Sirajuddin Haqqani issued the denial in an audio message distributed to the media late on June 11 by a Taliban spokesman. A May 31 truck
Ayaz Gul VOA News / June 10, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say that a member of Afghan Special Forces turned his gun at U.S. military personnel, killing two of them and wounding two others. The incident happened Saturday in the volatile Achin district, in Nangarhar province, and the assailant was instantly gunned down
Press TV June 6, 2017 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the death toll from the deadly bomb blast in the Afghan capital city of Kabul has reached 150, as the country faces more deadly attacks in its major cities. “Over 150 innocent Afghan sons and daughters were killed and more than 300 wounded were brought
VOA News / June 4, 2017 Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban has stormed a key northern district as the turmoil-hit nation reeled from last week’s deadly suicide bombings with demands growing for the national unity government to quit for failing to provide security. Insurgents assaulted Imam Sahib early Sunday and are said to be moving
VOA News / June 3, 2017 At least 10 people were killed Saturday in Kabul when three explosions hit the funeral of a senator’s son who was killed during protests Friday in Afghanistan’s capital city. Several government officials and members of parliament, including Afghan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, were in attendance at the funeral for