Tolo News: Herat Human Rights Commission on Wednesday raised concerns over the number of Herat residents being forced to flee their homes due to ongoing fighting between Taliban factions in Shindand district in Herat province…Clashes between Mullah Akhtar Mohammad loyalists and Mullah Rassoul supporters have been ongoing for the past four days in the district.
Tolo News: Local officials in southern Kandahar province said Wednesday evening the attack by Taliban insurgents ended after 20 hours – once all 14 had been killed. Dressed in military uniforms, the insurgents had been equipped with light and heavy weaponry, said officials. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News Ken Schwartz December 8, 2015 Five Taliban gunmen are holding a number of civilians hostage as they fight Afghan security forces at a military housing bloc near the Kandahar airport. Earlier Tuesday, Taliban suicide bombers attacked the complex, killing 18 people including women and children. Nine of the suicide bombers were killed while
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Some two militants were killed and five persons wounded after Taliban militants attacked a local police station in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar on Monday night, a provincial police source said Tuesday. “Three persons attacked the Breshna Kot police station in ninth police district of provincial capital Kandahar city
1TV: As Afghanistan has turned to Russia for military equipment, Moscow has said that it will consider its supply in a careful manner, according to reports. There have been several meetings between Kabul and Moscow on securing arms for Afghanistan amid growing militant threats in the region, particularly from Islamic State group. Click here to
Khaama Press December 7, 2015 A top Afghan defense official said Sunday that the Afghan security forces successfully shunned efforts by the enemies of the country to shift Taliban’s Quetta Council to southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. Speaking to the general session of the Afghan parliament, Afghan National Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Qadam Shah
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — The government forces have dismantled Taliban bastion and hideouts in Dasht-e-Archi district of the northern Kunduz province during mounting pressure and crackdown over the past one month, Kunduz-based Division commander General Mohiuding Ghori said Monday. “The Taliban bastion, command and control system as well as their hideouts have been
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — At least one person was dead with 12 others wounded after a suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb near a police station in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar on Monday, police said. “The incident took place at around 06:00 a.m. local time. The attacker exploded the car bomb in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 6, 2015 German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen visited German troops in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif on December 6, a trip that comes after Berlin’s recent decision to enlarge its military deployment in the war-torn country. “The basic message must be: We’re staying,” the minister told
Ariana News: Gen Mohammad Dawran has stated that no practical steps have been taken to take control of Afghanistan’s airspace; only the Government can control the flights and landings of planes. Click here to read more (external link).