Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 25, 2017 An Afghan official says the Taliban has seized control of a district in southeastern Afghanistan, the third to fall to the militants in as many days. The Taliban’s apparent capture of Jani Khel district in Paktia Province, along the porous border with Pakistan, came after days of heavy
Tolo News: At least three civilians were wounded in an explosion in Gardez city in Paktia province on Friday afternoon, local officials confirmed. Paktia police security officer Colonel Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai the explosion occurred when two suicide bombers riding a motorbike were identified and stopped by police in areas close to Kabul-Gardez road in Gardez
VOA News / June 18, 2017 Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD — Taliban insurgents have stormed a provincial police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan, killing five people and wounding at least 20. The raid early Sunday in Gardez, capital of Paktia province, began with a suicide car blast at the entrance to the heavily guarded facility. Video showed the
Press TV / May 20, 2017 Gunmen have stormed a bank in southeastern Afghanistan, killing three people and wounding over 30 more, officials say, as the country struggles with a rise in violent attacks. Five attackers, armed with suicide vests and guns, forced their way inside after one of them blew themselves up at the
Press TV September 5, 2016 Afghan government forces have retaken a strategic district in the war-ravaged country’s east, more than a week after it fell to Taliban militants. Afghan officials said Jani Khel district in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia was recaptured from the militants on Monday, adding that a clearance operation was still going
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 28, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Afghan security forces are preparing to launch an operation to retake an eastern border district a day after it fell to the Taliban, officials said Sunday. The Islamist insurgency overran and captured Janikheil district in the eastern Paktia province on Saturday, and local authorities confirmed that dozens
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 27, 2016 The Taliban has captured a district in southeastern Afghanistan, along the porous border with Pakistan. The militants captured the Jani Khel district of Paktia Province after heavy clashes with Afghan security forces late August 26. The provincial governor’s spokesman, Naqibullah Atal, confirmed the fall of the district and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 5, 2016 Afghan officials say at least 10 people have been killed in two explosions in the eastern province of Paktia. Naqib Ahmad Atal, spokesman for the governor of Paktia Province, said five members of one family died when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb on August 5. Atal said