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
The Los Angeles Times: He was a CIA ally against the Soviet Union, a friend of Osama bin Laden and a ruthless insurgent leader whose forces killed thousands of civilians during the Afghan civil war. Now the inveterate militant Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is trying to open a new chapter by making peace with the Afghan government. Click here to
Axis of Logic: Afghanistan and Pakistan are both U.S. allies, but the latter is accused of destabilizing the former with U.S. help. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani gave a blistering speech on April 25 to a rare joint session of parliament, accusing Pakistan’s government of aiding and abetting Afghan Taliban officials in Peshawar and Quetta. “Today, I
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
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 14, 2016 At least three policemen have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police training base in southern Afghanistan. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the governor of Helmand Province, said 10 others were wounded in the attack on May 14. Zwak said the attack targeted
VOA News Ayesha Tanzeem May 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Pakistan is hesitant to take action against the Afghan Taliban on its soil because of concerns the group will re-direct its violence against Pakistan and Afghan intelligence will support it, a senior Pakistani official said. “We have to think twice before taking action. Anybody we take action against
TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, May 11 (Xinhua) — A local leader had been killed in a drive-by shooting in Afghanistan’s southern province of Uruzgan, a local official said on Wednesday. “Two armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire on Sayyed Nazar in Saffaid Khar locality in provincial capital Tirin Kot city, killing him on the spot.
VOA News Zia-U-Rahman Hasrat, Noor Zahid May 10, 2016 NANGARHAR, AFGHANISTAN/WASHINGTON—After being knocked off the air by government airstrikes, so-called Islamic State group (IS) has restarted radio broadcasts into a restive area of Afghanistan. The radio channel, which broadcasts from a remote mobile transmitter in the mountains along the Pakistan border, has returned with new programming
Press TV May 10, 2016 Fifteen Afghan police were killed in an attack by the Taliban militants on two checkpoints close to Afghanistan’s southern city of Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province Tuesday. A senior security official of Helmand released the number of fatalities, saying, “The situation is very critical near” the city. Speaking on condition
Business Insider: It was just a few months ago that the first A-29 Super Tucanos touched down in Afghanistan, and a new video of live fire drills gives us a rare look at the Afghan pilot’s progress since then. As part of NATO’s Operation Resolute Support to provide support and security to the Afghan National Government in the