Al Jazeera: A new United Nations report has said nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80 percent by a group affiliated with ISIL (ISIS). It is the first major human rights report since the Taliban seized power from the former US-backed government in August, triggering
Ariana: An explosion went off in a mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on Friday, an official said. The incident happened in Dand Aw Patan district shortly after the Friday congregation prayers at the mosque, said Khaliq Yar Ahmadzai, the provincial director of information and culture. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for
8am: One person was killed and 14 others were injured in an explosion at the Qala-e-Naw mosque in Badghis province, security sources confirm. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. It is worth mentioning that the increase in criminal crimes and such attacks in recent days has worried the citizens of the country.
8am: The dead body of a carpet seller was found from a well in the Andkhoy district of Faryab province three months after he was abducted in the district, local sources confirm. He has been killed at a time while kidnapping and armed robberies have increased recently in the country. Click here to read more
8am: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former government soldier and his brother in Kunduz province. According to reports, the crime rate in Kunduz has recently increased and, some of the victims are soldiers of former security forces. Click here to read more (external link).
Akmal Dawi VOA News January 27, 2022 A survey of the Islamic State group’s attacks around the world in 2021 indicates the group killed and injured more people in Afghanistan last year than it did anywhere else, and experts warn the terror group is on the rise following the U.S. military withdrawal from the country.
Reuters: Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Saturday in the western Afghan city of Herat, it said in a post on Telegram on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 22, 2022 Seven Afghan civilians have been killed and nine injured in Herat city after a bomb attached to a packed minivan exploded. Sabet Herawi, a Taliban intelligence official in Herat Province, told RFE/RL that the cause of the explosion on January 22 was a magnetic mine attached to the vehicle’s
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 25, 2021 The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for a blast that took place near the gate of a passport office in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on December 23. IS made the claim on December 25 in a statement posted on a Telegram account affiliated to the
8am: A child has been mysteriously killed in the Qaisar district of Faryab province, local sources say. The cause of child murder is not clear yet, local Taliban authorities stressed. Meanwhile, three children were abducted in Herat province yesterday and the level of criminal offenses in the country has increased. Click here to read more