Kabul police officials said that an explosion rocked Shashdarak area of Kabul PD 9th around 8:00 am today. Hashmat Stanekzai, media advisor at Kabul police, told Killid that the type of blast, target and casualties are yet to be known. He added that the area has been cordoned off by security forces. More to come… ...
Security officials reported that 35 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 40 injured in Afghan security forces’ operation codenamed ‘Walid 5’ in Charbolak district of Balkh province. They said that some 1,000 armed anti-government fighters have presence in the district. Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for Shaheen 209 Military Corps, told Killid that Taliban hideouts were destroyed in the district and a large amount of weapons...
At least four civilians were injured in an explosion close to a mosque in Nangarhar province on Sunday afternoon. The blast took place in PD4 of Jalalabad city of the province after explosives in a motorcycle were detonated. The victims have been taken to a nearby hospital in the city for treatment. However, no group including the Taliban has immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. ...
India and China on Saturday agreed on a joint economic project in Afghanistan, sources said after a two-day summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping. The two-day summit, which wrapped up on Saturday, was held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Indian media reported that China’s decision to team up with India in Afghanistan could upset Pakistan, which considers...
Sergey Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, has accused the US of trying to divide Syria while ignoring international law by launching missiles into the country. Lavrov made the accusations on Saturday while meeting his Turkish and Iranian counterparts in Moscow following their talks on the seven-year Syrian war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people. The meeting was meant to prepare the groundwork for the...
Local officials in Badakhshan said that six Taliban insurgents were killed in a Taliban attack on centre of Tashkan district. Brigadier Mohammad Naem Mujadadi, commander of Pamir 20 Division in Badakhshan, said that five policemen were also killed in the attack which happened on Saturday morning. He added that a number of Taliban insurgents were also injured in the attack. Taliban militants are yet to comment. ...
Security officials in Baghlan reported that Taliban militants sustained heavy casualties in clashes with Afghan forces over the past two days in the province. Gen. Ikramuddin Sareh, chief of Baghlan police, said that 18 Taliban insurgents were killed and 30 injured in clashes with Afghan security forces in different parts of the province. Sareh added that the insurgents were killed and injured in Barka district,...
The Taliban on Wednesday announced the launch of their spring offensive codenamed ‘Al Khandaq’ The movement’s military commission has planned the annual operations, a Taliban statement said, amid deadly attacks in the country. According to the group, the operations beginning with the melting of snow -- are aimed at killing and seizing Americans and their supporters. In part, the militant movement said, was a response to...
Unknown gunmen killed Abdul Manan Arghand, a journalist, this morning in Kandahar city. Arghand’s family said the incident happened at about 9am in Yarana Market in PD9 of the city. According to his family, Arghand, 31, had been driving in his car when gunmen, on a motorcycle, opened fire on him. His family said Arghand died immediately. Kandahar officials are yet to comment. Arghand had worked for Kabul...
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a new Iran nuclear deal that will build on the current agreement with Tehran, following talks with US President Donald Trump. Macron, speaking on Tuesday at a White House press conference alongside Trump, said the pair held "frank discussions" on the landmark 2015 pact, which the US president has previously described as "insane". The agreement between world powers...