KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 14 (Xinhua) — Unknown armed men opened fire and killed a female police personnel in Taliban former stronghold the southern Kandahar province on Monday, provincial government spokesman, Samim Khapalwak said. “Unidentified armed men opened fire on female police officer Fawzia in 13th police district of Kandahar city at around 09:00 a.m. local
Tolo News: Atta Mohammad Noor, acting governor of northern Balkh province, on Sunday said Daesh insurgents are trying to infiltrate the province. He confirmed the presence of Daesh in Balkh and said security forces discovered documents during the Khorshid 21 military operation in the province. He said the documents show signs of the group’s presence in the
Tolo News: Defense Minister Masoom Stanikzai has issued an order authorizing Afghan security forces to increase the number of night raids against homes of suspected Taliban insurgents and other militants. Stanikzai also asked Afghan forces to take firm action against border violations and to defend the nation against threats without hesitation. Click here for more information (External
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 13, 2016 The chief of police in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province has warned that several districts in the central province may fall to the Taliban if the government in Kabul does not take urgent measures. According to local media reports, Aminullah Amarkhil said on March 13 that eight districts are on
VOA News Carla Babb March 11, 2016 PENTAGON—The Afghan air force will not reach necessary strength levels until 2020, according to a top U.S. general. General John Campbell, who ended his command of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan last week, told reporters Friday that some aircraft procured for the force would not arrive in
Khaama Press: The Afghan security forces managed to end the Taliban siege of a governmental compound in Greshk district of southern Helmand province by killing all 10 suicide bombers. The siege was ended after two days of resistance by the militants but the local officials said the Afghan forces carefully conducted the clearance operation to prevent
Khaama Press: “The Department of State has designated Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which imposes sanctions on foreign persons that have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national
VOA News Carla Babb March 10, 2016 PENTAGON—The Taliban is fracturing in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, a known Taliban stronghold, a U.S. general in Kabul said Thursday. General Wilson Shoffner told reporters via telephone that the U.S. is seeing an “emergence of three separate Taliban groups” in northern Helmand, and that all three factions are largely
Tolo News: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said Thursday that Afghanistan has been fighting an undeclared war against a merciless enemy who has no qualms about forging carnage against the people and destroying national assets. The remarks come at a time that the overstretched Afghan security forces have been locked in battle with insurgents across the
Khaama Press: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the raid was conducted in the vicinity of Lashkargah city by the Afghan armed forces from the 215th Maiwand Corps. MoD further added that 5 militants were also injured during the operation, while 2 others were arrested in a separate raid by the commandos of the Afghan National Army