At least seven Taliban insurgents were killed and four injured during clashes with Afghan forces in Sangen and Nahr Saraj districts of Helmand province. A press release from Maiwand 215 Military Corps stated that the clashes happened last night in which a large amount of Taliban weapons were also destroyed. Taliban militants are yet to comment. ...
The governor of Ghor province scotched speculation that Taliban may launch a massive attack on Feroz Koh, the provincial capital. Ghulam Nasir Khazeh, during a meeting with residents, said the security forces were striving to maintain security across the province. He spurned rumours of a Taliban attack on the provincial capital as baseless, saying all entry points were under control. No group would be allowed...
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in his speech at the Council of Ministers’ Meeting today criticized the government leadership after a wave of deadly attacks and soaring violence that claimed the lives of scores of people across the country. Abdullah said the ordinary people and security forces have been massacred in the past few days. Abdullah also slammed the government’s political and security leadership for their...
A husband and wife used their four children in a string of deadly suicide attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya that left seven people dead, according to the country's ranking police official. The family included two daughters, aged 9 and 12 years old, said Head Gen. Tito Karnavian. The young girls were present when their mother detonated one of the bombs,...
At least nine people have been killed and 30 injured after unknown gunmen attacked Jalalabad's customs finance department this afternoon. According to them clashes are ongoing. Nine people have been killed and 30 others were injured in the attack, provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said. The attack happened in Jalalabad city after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives close to the gate of the finance department....
At least nine people have been killed and 38 others wounded in explosions at three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya. A spokesperson for the country's intelligence agency said Sunday's bombings were suspected to have be carried out by the ISIL-inspired group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD). Wawan Purwanto, communication director at the agency, also told Metro TV that the attacks were likely to be...
An Afghan Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing due to technical issues in Helmand province today. A press release from Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated that the incident happened early Sunday in Nahr-e-Siraj district of the province. The helicopter was then destroyed in an airstrike, the statement said, adding that “the crew members of the helicopter had been transferred safely to Shurab air...
Police recovered 88 kilograms of opium from two men now in custody in the capital city of Jawzjan province yesterday. Jawzjan police chief Brig. Gen Faqir Mohammad said the detainees had skillfully placed the opium in a vehicle and wanted to smuggle the substance from Chahar Bolak district to the provincial capital Shiberghan early on Saturday morning. He said further details about the case would...
National Security Advisor (NSA) Hanif Atmar and Commander of United States Central Command, General Joseph Votel discussed the ongoing fighting season in Afghanistan and neutralizing terrorists’ plans. A press release from National Security Council (NSC) stated that both security officials talked about terrorism and capabilities of the Afghan ground and air forces. Eradication of terrorist plans for the ongoing fighting season and enhancing capabilities of...
Security officials in Faryab said that 30 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 20 injured in clashes with Afghan security forces in Gorzewan district. Karim Yorish, spokesman for Faryab police, told Killid that Taliban militants sustained heavy casualties in clashes with Afghan forces in Ghoeban area of Gorzewan yesterday evening. Yorish added that Taliban insurgents control 25 percent of the district and clashes are still...