KABUL, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Afghan army found and defused three landmines near the capital city of Kabul, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday. “The personnel of Afghan National Army’s Kabul 111 Division recovered and defused three anti-vehicle mines in two villages of Qara Bagh district in Kabul province,” it said in a statement. The
Khaama Press: Ministry of Interior says the explosion in a mosque in northern Baghlan province that left at least 10 worshipers wounded was the work of Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: A roadside bomb explosion has killed a community elder in eastern Nangarhar province. Spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said the incident took place in Daman area of Behsood District on Friday afternoon. Click here to read more (external link).
Press TV December 26, 2015 A bomb explosion has ripped through a mosque in Afghanistan’s northern province of Baghlan, leaving more than a dozen people injured. The attack took place as people gathered for Friday prayers in the Ghorbandi area of the Puli Khumri district in Baghlan some 230 km (142 miles) north of the capital, Kabul. Mohammad
Tolo News: Taliban insurgents reportedly control its war from Dasht-e-Archi and Imam Sahib Districts of Kunduz to destabilize the northern regions, Imam Sahib district governor Imamuddin Quraishi said. According to Quraishi, insurgents have also established training camps where suicide bombers are being trained and used against the country. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 25, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Loyalists of Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan released a new video Friday showing a massive suicide car bombing of an Afghan security outpost and several other violent acts elsewhere, including some carried out in neighboring Pakistan. The purported IS video released to reporters, titled “Khurasan, The Graveyard of
Khaama Press: The Afghan government on Thursday released photos of the Mi-25 gunship helicopters recently delivered by India in a bid to support the Afghan national security forces. The photos were released by the Office of National Security Adviser showing the delivery of the gunship helicopters with National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar and Indian Ambassador
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 24, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Officials in Afghanistan said national security forces, backed by U.S. airstrikes, have regained control from the Taliban of a key district center in the volatile southern Helmand province. Provincial deputy governor Mohammad Jan Rasulyar told VOA Thursday that at least 45 Taliban fighters were killed and many more
Khaama Press: A U.S. drone strike has killed three militants belonging to Taliban while security forces arrested two fighters of Daesh group in eastern Nangarhar province. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 23, 2015 Heavy fighting is reported to be continuing between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in the district of Sangin in the southern province of Helmand, which the militants overran earlier this week. Afghan acting Defense Minister said on December 23 that reinforcements had been rushed to Sangin. Speaking to