KABUL, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was investigating airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province that caused civilian casualties, the mission said in a statement on Sunday. On Thursday, a series of air strikes were carried out in Buz-e-Kandahari area of provincial capital Kunduz city, following
Press TV November 5, 2016 Hundreds of people have taken part in a funeral procession for more than 30 civilians, who were killed in an airstrike carried out by the so-called US-led military alliance near the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. The funeral was held on Friday for the victims of Thursday’s air raid on the
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) — The death toll of civilians killed by NATO-led forces’ airstrikes in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province has risen to 31 with 17 others injured, the provincial government said on Friday. “The latest figures showed that 31 civilians lost their lives and 17 others injured during the Thursday’s military operation and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 3, 2016 Afghan officials say at least 26 civilians, including women and children, have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an air strike in the country’s north. Protests erupted in Kunduz after the November 3 strike in the outskirts of the city, with dozens of people rallying outside
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 3, 2016 ISLAMABAD — The U.S. military says that two of its service members died as a result of wounds they sustained during early morning counter-Taliban operations in northern Afghanistan. “The service members came under fire during a train, advise and assist mission with our Afghan partners to clear a Taliban
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News October 24, 2016 KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN — A bulldozer was busy clearing up the burnt remains of a shop destroyed during more than a week of fighting. Nearby, a man sold vegetables on a cart amidst heaps of charred bricks. Almost two weeks after the Afghan government, with NATO support, managed to fend
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — Afghan government recaptured the northern Kunduz city on Wednesday, forcing Taliban militants to retreat to their former bases, a senior police official said. “Taliban rebels after suffering huge casualties and leaving scores of dead bodies behind fled Kunduz city on Wednesday and the whole city is in control of
Press TV October 11, 2016 Afghanistan has sent hundreds of troops to Lashkargah in a bid to purge the strategic city of Taliban militants after an attack by the resurgent group claimed the lives of 14 people. The government’s special envoy for security in Helmand province said more than 300 commandos had been deployed to the city on Tuesday to
Press TV October 10, 2016 Taliban militants have reportedly entered the capital of Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand after launching a large-scale attack in the area. The militants attacked security checkpoints inside the city of Lashkargah on Monday, said the Interior Ministry spokesman, Sediq Sediqq. Sediqq said the country’s security forces “will soon push them
Press TV October 9, 2016 The United Nations says the number of war-displaced civilians in Afghanistan’s Kunduz has reached 24,000 as fierce street battles continue between government forces and Taliban militants in the strategic northern city. “Initial reports indicate that around 24,000 internally displaced persons” have fled Kunduz, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian