VOA News Ayaz Gul February 28, 2016 KABUL—Military authorities in southern Afghanistan have detained and disarmed a group of 30 police officers, including an acting district police chief, for suspected links with Taliban insurgents, officials confirmed on Sunday. The police chief of the restive Helmand province, Abdul Rahaman Sarjang, told reporters in the provincial capital
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 22, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan’s military has downplayed the recent withdrawal of troops from bases in a restive southern province, saying “logistics” and “tactical” reasons prompted the move. This comes as Afghan, Pakistani, Chinese and U.S. officials prepare to meet in Kabul for a new round of four-way discussions to promote Afghan
Press TV February 16, 2016 A series of militant attacks have claimed the lives of dozens of soldiers and policemen across the southern province of Helmand over the past three days. Local Afghan officials said on Tuesday that at least 18 soldiers were killed during clashes with the Taliban militants in Sangin and Musa Qalah
Press TV / February 13, 2016 At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks carried out by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan. According to officials, the double attacks targeted a checkpoint outside a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand. Four policemen were killed and seven others were injured.
AOPNEWS | February 9, 2016 Baghlan: Afghan security forces said today that the Taliban have suffered heavy causalities in Baghlani-e Markazi – 8 insurgents have been reported killed, and a dozen wounded. A military base was also recaptured. One Afghan policeman was reported injured. A resident reported that two children and a woman were wounded
VOA News Ayaz Gul February 9, 2016 ISLAMABAD—The United States has warned its citizens in Afghanistan that insurgents are planning to attack foreign guest houses in the capital city of Kabul as of early this month. A U.S. Embassy statement issued early Tuesday says the warning is based on reports it has received, adding there
AOPNEWS | February 8, 2016 Badakhshan: Afghan officials say that 5 Pakistani spies who were pretending to be doctors have been arrested. The provincial police chief said that 2 men and a woman were detained in Kisham district, and a woman and a man were arrested in Baharak district. An Afghan pulic health official said
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah have been in dispute over the appointment of a mayor for southern Helmand province. Documents leaked to media show that President Ghani and CEO Abdullah have issued different orders for the appointment of the mayor. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 7, 2016 An Afghan army commander says a key district in the southern province of Helmand is on the verge of being overrun by the Taliban. The unidentified commander told the BBC that most of Sangin district had been capture by the militants. He said the government still controls a
AOPNEWS | February 2, 2016 Badakhshan: Twenty-one Taliban fighters have been captured in Tishkan district, Afghan security officials said today. Badghis: An insider attack in Qadis district left 4 policemen dead, according to government officials. The attackers were 9 fellow policemen who, after shooting their fellow officers, took their weapons, abandoning their check post. Helmand: