Ayaz Gul VOA News September 5, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A blast near the entrance to the Russian embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Monday killed at least six people, including two employees of the diplomatic mission. An “unidentified terrorist activated an explosive device” when a Russian diplomat stepped outside to announce the names of Afghan visa applicants
Ariana: Thousands of people attended the funeral Saturday of a popular Herat Imam, Mawlavi Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Ansari, who was killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque on Friday. Mawlavi Ansari was killed along with 19 others at the Guzargah Mosque, officials said. ISIS (Daesh) claimed responsibility for this deadly attack. Click here to read more
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 2, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber struck a packed mosque in western Afghanistan Friday, killing at least 18 worshippers, including a prominent cleric loyal to the ruling Taliban. Police officials said the influential slain scholar, Mujibur Rahman Ansari, was leading afternoon prayers at his Guzargah Mosque in the city of
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 24, 2022 As the Taliban intensifies its war against Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), religious clerics associated with the rival militant groups are being caught in the crossfire. IS-K militants have been blamed for the assassination of several pro-Taliban clerics in Afghanistan in recent weeks. The Taliban has also been
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 18, 2022 An explosion that ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers during evening prayers in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on August 17 killed 21 people, police say. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on August 18 that 33 people had been wounded in the blast. Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid
8am: According to local sources, the conflict between the Taliban and the attackers continued for half an hour, which ended after the death of 2 Taliban fighters and 3 attackers. Local Taliban officials in Kandahar consider this attack to be of ISKP affiliates. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: A blast hit the Dasht-e Barchi neighborhood in the west of Kabul, leaving at least 3 civilians killed and 4 others, including 2 Taliban members injured. The west of Kabul, which is mainly a Hazara-dominated neighborhood, witnessed two deadly blasts last week on the eve of the Muharram ceremony, leaving dozens of civilians killed
Amnesty International: Responding to the series of attacks leading to about 120 deaths and injuries in areas dominated by Hazara Shiite communities in west Kabul over the last few days, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s South Asia regional researcher, said: “The systematic attacks on the minority Hazara Shiite community in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against
8am: According to the initial report, the blast took place at around 6:00pm this Sunday evening in the Pul-e-Asmayi area of Kabul. It is said that a vehicle carrying passengers to the west of Kabul was targeted by the explosion. According to eyewitnesses, some of the victims of the incident have been taken to hospitals
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 6, 2022 KABUL — An explosion has ripped through a mostly Shi’ite area of Kabul, with at least 22 people reported injured in the second blast in two days to rock the Afghan capital that has been claimed by Sunni-led Islamic State (IS) militants. The blast on August 6 hit the