KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) — Six militants and one civilian were killed as clashes erupted in Dasht-e-Archi district of the northern Kunduz province on Monday, a local official said. “The clash flared up in the wee hours of Monday in Pul-e-Momin area and lasted for a while, leaving six militants and one civilian dead,”
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 27, 2016 ISLAMABAD—A suicide bomber attacked Afghan security forces near the Defense Ministry building in Kabul Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 13 others, said police officials. That followed an earlier bombing in Kunar province that killed at least 13 and wounded more than 40 others Witnesses in
Anti-War.com: In a New York Times op-ed published on February 21, former CIA director, Air Force general, and “Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror” author Michael Hayden advocated for the continuing use of drone warfare. He urges the public and implicitly, the next U.S. president, to “embrace” this policy for
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 22, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan’s military has downplayed the recent withdrawal of troops from bases in a restive southern province, saying “logistics” and “tactical” reasons prompted the move. This comes as Afghan, Pakistani, Chinese and U.S. officials prepare to meet in Kabul for a new round of four-way discussions to promote Afghan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 22, 2016 An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeting a police commander has killed at least 13 people in the province of Parwan. Provincial police chief General Zaman Mamozai said the attack occurred on February 22 near a clinic and a bazaar some 60 kilometers northwest of the capital,
Press TV / February 21, 2016 Nearly a dozen civilians have lost their lives and two others sustained injuries in separate bomb explosions that struck their vehicles in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktika in the past few days. Local resident, Syed Noor, said a car was traveling along a road in the Waza Khwa district
Arab Times: “National Bird” cites examples of ordinary Afghans bombed at funerals, weddings and religious ceremonies, even going so far as to show footage of one mistargeted family bringing home the corpses of 23 relatives. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 17, 2016 ISLAMABAD—An international human rights group has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban of recruiting scores of children to its ranks for insurgent activities, including the production and planting of improvised explosive devices. The militant group has denied this. In a detailed report, New York-based Human Rights Watch demanded the Taliban immediately
The Independent: I have long nursed the suspicion that Taliban units, ISIS and government militias are not fighting about religion or government at all, more about mafia power. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News / February 14, 2016 Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The United Nations said Sunday Afghan hostilities left more than 3,500 civilians dead and nearly 7,500 others wounded in 2015, an increase of four percent in civilian casualties from the previous year. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the number of civilian casualties during