Press TV June 10, 2016 At least four civilians have lost their lives and more than three dozen others sustained injuries when a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar, which borders Pakistan. Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman for the provincial governor, said the terrorist attack took place as a large
VOA News Ayesha Tanzeem June 8, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghan authorities are disputing police reports that insurgents abducted nearly 50 passengers from a bus in Kunduz province in northern Afghanistan Wednesday morning. Gen. Mohammad Qaseem Jangalbagh, the Kunduz provincial police chief, said the bus was carrying 47 passengers and security forces managed to rescue a few of
Khaama Press: The Taliban group in Afghanistan has beaten the world’s most dangerous terror group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), to secure first place in the list of the world’s top terrorist group. According to the annual terrorism survey by the State Department, the Taliban group conducted 1093 attacks in 2015 while the ISIS
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 5, 2016 Afghan authorities say a member of the country’s parliament was killed and 11 other people injured when a bomb planted near his Kabul home exploded on June 5. The attack on Sher Wali Wardak, a lawmaker from the eastern Wardak Province, came hours after Taliban militants stormed a
VOA News Noor Zahid May 31, 2016 The government of Afghanistan says it has adopted a new strategy to counter Islamic State, but it has not given any specific details. The plan, approved Monday at the National Security Council weekly meeting chaired by President Ashraf Ghani, calls IS an “enemy of Afghanistan’s national security.” “The
Khaama Press: Russian Foreign Ministry has said loyalists to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are as active as ever in Afghanistan. There are concerns that the loyalists of the group will attempt to expand activities and foothold across Afghanistan and into the Central Asia. Click here to read more (external link). Related
VOA News Zabihullah Ghazi, Noor Zahid May 20, 2016 An Islamic State (IS) commander in Afghanistan killed 11 of his fellow fighters in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, Afghan provincial authorities said. The Nangarhar governor’s spokesperson, Attaullah Khogyani, told reporters on Friday about the unusual killings carried out by IS commander, Zameen Jan —
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 20 (Xinhua) — A total of 13 Taliban fighters including three key commanders have been killed in Marja district of the southern Helmand province on Friday, an army spokesman in the province, Brigadier Mohammad Rasoul Zazai said. “Security forces launched major offensive against Taliban rebels in Marja district late Thursday night
FARAH, Afghanistan, May 16 (Xinhua) — Four Afghan police died following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in the country’s western province of Farah on Monday, the provincial government spokesman said. “Four police personnel martyred following an IED attack in Lash-wa-Juwayn district. The unit was on routine patrol when their vehicle touched off the IED
VOA News Ayaz Gul May 15, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan security forces said Sunday they have halted advances overnight by the Taliban on a key northern city and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. The fighting on the outskirts of Pul-e-Khumri, capital of Baghlan province, erupted when the Taliban overran several villages and security outposts, residents and