Afghan forces late on Wednesday foiled a car bomb attack in Dawlat Abad district of Balkh province after they identified the suicide attacker, said Tariq Arian, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior. The bomber was set to target police chief headquarters of Dawlat Abad district, he said, but the attempt was failed and the car was eliminated. According to the spokesman, the incident caused damages...
The country’s total caseload now stands at 29.70 million, health ministry reported cited by Reuters. India’s COVID-19 death toll on Thursday stood at 381,903-mark. The total deaths rose by 2,219 additional deaths in the past 24 hours....
Armed Taliban on Wednesday attacked on border forces of the 203rd Thunder Corps, but faced responsive attacks and airstrikes, said Aimal Khan Momand, spokesman for the army corps. As many as 11 Pakistani nationals and two key commanders were among the dead, according to the spokesman, and 12 others were wounded. A number of weapons were seized from the militants, he added. Three soldiers of Afghan...
According to Afghan health ministry, as many as 94 more patients have died after contracting the disease, pushing the toll of fatalities to 3,842. As many as 1,722 new cases of infection were reported in the country, bringing the nationwide case count to 96,531. The figures showed that 5,053 tests were carried out in the past 24-hour period. Also, 391 patients having been contracted with the...
In a Facebook post, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said that two arrests had been made in relation with destroying electricity pylons. A Special Forces’ member was killed and two others injured during the operation, he added. According to the power utility company—Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), as many as 30 power pylons have been damaged in several Afghan provinces in the past six months. At...
The policeman was assassinated in Deh Araban as armed men attacked around 7:30 Wednesday morning, the provincial police said. The source said the incident was under police investigation. No individual or armed group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Targeted attacks, often unclaimed, have seen a rapid increase in Afghanistan. The attacks have prompted people’s outcry who accuse government of failing to protect its citizens....
An IED placed inside a flower plot went off last night around 9:00pm local time in Dar-al-Aman road, the sixth district of Kabul city, said the Afghan Ministry of Interior. The attack left one policeman injured, according to Ahmad Zia Zia, the ministry’s deputy spokesman. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. Mr. Zia, however, said the perpetrators will be hunted down and brought...
Afghan forces on Wednesday morning captured the district center following three-hour long clearance operation against Taliban, said Hanif Rezaiee, spokesman for the army in country’s north. He did not comment on casualties. The Taliban officials have not commented yet. It comes as several districts have fallen to Taliban in the past few weeks. Meanwhile, Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan’s high council for national reconciliation, which oversees talks...
Gunmen opened fire and killed three members of a family last night around 10:00 local time. The family had gone to a garden in Nawbadam village of the district, Ahmad Zia Zia, deputy spokesman for Afghan Ministry of Interior, said. Three members of the family, including two women and a child, were killed and eleven others wounded in the attack. The spokesman added that children and...
Afghan security forces on Monday night retreated following the Taliban escalation of attacks, evacuating the district and police headquarters, said Shah Mahmoud Naimi, deputy head of the provincial council. They deployed in an army outpost after they left the district and police headquarters, he said. According to him, initial reports indicated three policemen were killed and several others wounded in Taliban offensives. Mr. Naimi added that...