KABUL, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was investigating airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province that caused civilian casualties, the mission said in a statement on Sunday. On Thursday, a series of air strikes were carried out in Buz-e-Kandahari area of provincial capital Kunduz city, following
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 6, 2016 Australia’s government says it is trying to confirm reports that one of its nationals has been kidnapped in Afghanistan, the latest in a series of reported abductions involving foreign aid workers. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra said on November 6 that the Australian embassy
Press TV November 5, 2016 Hundreds of people have taken part in a funeral procession for more than 30 civilians, who were killed in an airstrike carried out by the so-called US-led military alliance near the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The funeral was held on Friday for the victims of Thursday’s air raid on the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 5, 2016 A roadside bomb killed 11 people and wounded a dozen more on their way to a wedding in the northern Afghan province of Faryab, officials said on November 4. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed women and children and wounded the bride, but officials
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 5, 2016 The Pentagon confirmed that air strikes in Afghanistan last month killed Al-Qaeda leader Faruq al-Qatani, taking out a top plotter of attacks against the United States in a “significant blow” for the terrorist group. The U.S. military targeted Qatani and his lieutenant Bilal al-Utabi in separate drone strikes
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) — The death toll of civilians killed by NATO-led forces’ airstrikes in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province has risen to 31 with 17 others injured, the provincial government said on Friday. “The latest figures showed that 31 civilians lost their lives and 17 others injured during the Thursday’s military operation and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 4, 2016 Officials in Afghanistan say a roadside bomb has killed an Afghan journalist and wounded another in the southern province of Helmand. The explosion took place in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah on November 4. Police said the blast killed Naimatullah Zaheer, a reporter with the Aryana news
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 3, 2016 Afghan officials say at least 26 civilians, including women and children, have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an air strike in the country’s north. Protests erupted in Kunduz after the November 3 strike in the outskirts of the city, with dozens of people rallying outside
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 3, 2016 ISLAMABAD — The U.S. military says that two of its service members died as a result of wounds they sustained during early morning counter-Taliban operations in northern Afghanistan. “The service members came under fire during a train, advise and assist mission with our Afghan partners to clear a Taliban
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