Ayaz Gul VOA News May 3, 2021 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The United Nations said Monday that opium cultivation in conflict-ridden Afghanistan increased by 37% in 2020 compared to the previous year, potentially producing an estimated 6,300 tons of opium. The findings are part of a new survey the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 2, 2021 A roadside bomb attack killed at least five civilians and wounded seven others on April 2 in Afghanistan, local officials said. Omer Zwak, a spokesman for the provincial governor in southern Helmand Province, said the five killed were traveling by car near Lashkar Gah, the capital of the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 27, 2021 Afghan officials say more than a dozen police officers have been killed in attacks by the Taliban in the country’s volatile south. In the deadliest incident, 10 officers were killed after the Taliban attacked a security checkpoint along a highway in Helmand Province. The attack occurred late on
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 19, 2021 A spate of violence has killed more than two dozen people across Afghanistan, even as peace talks are under way between representatives of the government and Taliban militants in Qatar. The Defense Ministry said in a statement on January 19 that four Afghan soldiers were killed overnight in
My colleague and dear friend, Elyas Dayee, lost his life in a terrorist attack this morning in Lashkargah. He was gentleman. Always had signature smile. This is a terrible news. Elyas, you will be remembered dearly. pic.twitter.com/C2rf8Baw5S — Sami Mahdi (@Samiullah_mahdi) November 12, 2020 By Ayaz Gul VOA News November 12, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – A
Ariana: The commander for a Taliban Red Unit for Nadali district of southern Helmand province was killed in an airstrike by the Afghan security forces on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) confirmed. In a statement released on Sunday, the MoD stated: “Abdul Rahman, commander of the Taliban’s Red Unit for Nadali district of Helmand
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 16, 2020 KABUL — The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan says he has struck an agreement with the Taliban to reduce the number of casualties in the country as a wave of violence hampered ongoing intra-Afghan peace talks in Qatar. Zalmay Khalilzad made the comments on October 15, amid rising fears about
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 15, 2020 LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — Concerns are rising for the fate of tens of thousands of civilians caught up in battles between the Afghan government forces and the Taliban in the southern province of Helmand. More than 6,000 families have taken refuge in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, following
By Ayaz Gul VOA News October 14,2020 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan said Wednesday two military helicopters collided and crashed in the embattled southern Helmand province, killing at least nine people aboard. Separately, Taliban insurgents raided security outposts in other provinces and killed more than a dozen government forces. Provincial authorities in Helmand said two Russian-made
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 13, 2020 LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says thousands of families have been forced to flee fighting in the southern province of Helmand, an area that has become a battleground between Taliban militants and government forces. Mohammad Ramin, head of the province’s refugee office, told RFE/RL on October