In its report released on Twitter on Thursday, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said that as many as 20 civilians had been killed and another 11 wounded within 18 to 23 of March, 2021 in sticky and roadside bombings as well as armed attacks. Four women and four children were among the dead, according to the report, while one woman and a...
Pakistani forces on Thursday fired as many as 75 rocket shells targeting Afghan soil in eastern Kunar province, Younus Hamdard, a local resident spoke with TKG. The rockets landed in Gulab Parai area in Sarkanai district of eastern Kunar province, according to him, killing a man and wounding his son. Security officials have yet to comment. This was not the first time Pakistani forces along the...
Attaullah Afghan, head of provincial council for southern Helmand province, said unknown armed men shot and killed Haji Ghulam Jan Aka, a tribal elder in Lashkargah city, the provincial capital. He was an influential person among his people, according to Mr. Afghan. The provincial media outlets also confirmed the murder, saying the perpetrators managed to flee the scene. Investigations were underway, he said. There was no...
German lawmakers, according to Reuters news agency, late on Thursday approved a new mandate which allowed up to 1,300 of its troops to stay in Afghanistan until 31 January, 2022 as a part of NATO mission. It comes as U.S. new administration under President Biden is reviewing the peace deal inherited from former President Donald Trump administration so it is not clear whether or...
President Biden made the remarks at his first formal White House news conference, saying it would be hard to meet the deadline “just in terms of tactical reasons” but added that he did not think the troops still would be there next year. He was apparently referring to the logistical challenges associated with the troops withdrawal within such a short period of time. It comes...
Afghan forces on Wednesday found a three-wheeler rigged with explosives in Qambar square, the fifth district of the capital Kabul, said provincial police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz. The government forces defused the explosives, foiling a massive explosion which was set up to target civilians, he said. It wasn’t clear who had taken the vehicle at the area. ...
Afghan forces carried out air and ground attacks on Taliban gatherings in Qaisar and Khaja Sabzposh districts of Faryab province, said Shaheen army corps. At least 34 Taliban militants, including Qari Nabi a group leader, have been killed and 14 others wounded in the raids, it said. A number of weapons were also demolished, according to corps’ statement. The Taliban has yet to comment. ...
Kamal Khan Dam, located in southwestern Nimroz province and bordering Iran, is helping irrigate about 175,000 hectares of land and generate up to nine megawatts of electricity. Located on the Helmand River in Chahar Burjak district of Nimroz province, the Kamal Khan Dam was first conceived in the 1960s. But war hindered completion of the project until President Ashraf Ghani restarted work on it in...
Kamal Khan Dam is helping irrigate about 175,000 hectares of land and generate up to nine megawatts of electricity. Located on the Helmand River in Chahar Burjak district of Nimroz province, the Kamal Khan Dam was first conceived in the 1960s. However, war hindered completion of the project until President Ashraf Ghani resumed work on it in 2017. Afghan government officials have said during the...
According to police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz, a roadside bomb explosion on Wednesday around 9:00am targeted a police vehicle in Bagh-e Dawood area near Paghman district of the capital. The explosion wounded one policeman, the spokesman said, adding he was taken to hospital. An investigation was underway, he added. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. ...