An armed assailant’s assassination plot to kill a policeman was foiled late Saturday, said provincial governor’s spokesman Wahidullah Jumazada.
The incident took place late Saturday in the fourth district of Ghazni.
The attacker managed to escape, according to the spokesman, while his gun and car were seized by police.
No armed group has commented yet.
Targeted attacks, often unclaimed, have seen a rapid increase in Afghanistan, prompting...
India has the world's second-largest number of coronavirus infections after the United States with total cases at 28.8 million, according to health ministry data. The country has suffered 346,759 deaths.
A second wave of the coronavirus that has largely battered the rural interiors of the country is yet to abate but New Delhi and other cities are working towards allowing more businesses to operate...
According to members of the provincial council of northern Faryab province, armed Taliban had placed an IED beneath the Qaisar district police headquarters.
The police chief and a number of soldiers were killed and several others wounded as the IED went off, the source added.
The Taliban digging a tunnel and placing an IED beneath the district headquarters, destroyed the police HQs, Manan Qati, member...
Armed Taliban last night stormed security outposts in Band-e Sharam area, killing Besmillah Daizangi, commander of local army with his two soldiers, said provincial governor Hisamuddin Shams.
According to the governor, more than six members of the Taliban were killed and over a dozen wounded in exchange of fire between government forces and the armed group.
Other sources have put the toll of casualties inflicted...
As many as 50 more patients have died after contracting the disease caused by the coronavirus, pushing the toll of fatalities to 3,195, health ministry’s data showed.
Also, as many as 1,379 new cases of infection were reported in the country, according to health ministry’s data, bringing the nationwide case count to 80,615.
As many as 357 patients recovered from the disease in the past...
A U.S. inter-agency delegation, including the National Security Council, Department of Defense, and USAID will accompany him, according to a statement by U.S. State Department.
“In Kabul, the delegation will meet with the Afghanistan government, other political leaders, and civil society representatives, including women’s groups, to hear their views on the peace process” it read.
“The delegation will underscore enduring U.S. support for Afghanistan’s development...
The incident took place in Gandab village of Ab Kamari district after a Taliban roadside bomb struck a passenger bus, the provincial governor Hisamuddin Shams spoke with TKG.
Three children, four women and four men were the dead, according to him.
The bus plunged off the road into a valley, the governor said, the casualties toll could rise.
There was no claim of responsibility for the...
Taliban last night stormed security outposts in several villages of Badghis’ Jond district, provincial governor Hisamuddin Shams spoke with TKG.
Five army soldiers were killed and two others wounded in the attack, he said.
A dozen Taliban fighters were killed and 12 more wounded as clashes erupted between government forces and the Taliban, according to the governor.
Badghis Province is located in the isolated hills of...
In a message Rahmatullah Andar, spokesman for the office of national security council, said that Taliban have ramped up their attacks since foreign troops have begun the pullout and have carried out 1,455 attacks during this period.
He added that the armed group has suffered heavy casualties as Afghan forces pushed back their attacks.
Government forces have succeeded to foil 63 bomb attacks planned by...
Rains have been pounding six districts of the Indian Ocean island nation since Thursday night, and many houses, paddy fields and roads have been inundated, blocking traffic.
Two people died in floods while another two lost their lives in mudslides, according to the government’s Disaster Management Center. Another seven people are missing in floods and mudslides.
A mound of earth crashed onto a house and...
