Afghan Air Forces on Saturday conducted air raids on Taliban militants in Panjwai, Zhari and Arghandab districts of the province, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Sunday. At least 13 Taliban fighters were killed and seven others injured in the raids, it added. A number of weapons and ammunition were also demolished. The Taliban has yet to comment. ...
The explosion took place in the seventh district of Jalalabad city, in Jangal Bagh area. The nature of the blast wasn’t clear. Security officials in the province have yet to disclose. Gulzada Sangar, a spokesman for the provincial health department, however, confirmed to TKG that Malik Hashim was killed in the attack. There was no claim of responsibility....
Two suspected men attempted to place a bomb in a bicycle in Bagh-e Dawood area of the Afghan capital of Kabul, police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said. They changed direction after noticing a police check post in there, he added. The explosive device went off on the way, according to him, killing one of the bombers and wounding another. Police investigations were underway, Mr. Faramarz continued. No armed...
At least 24 people tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic within the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry’s data published Thursday. The country lost two COVID-19 patient during the same period. The new cases of infection were registered in Kabul, Kandahar and Helmand provinces. The total deaths related to the disease has hit 2,449, according to ministry’s figures. The toll of coronavirus recoveries has stood...
At least five military personnel and 31 civilians, including three children, who were injured during the clash were taken to hospital, Mohammad Rafiq Shirzay, spokesman for provincial health department, said. According to the spokesman, some of the victims were in critical health condition. A statement released by media outlets of the local government said that clashes erupted after Afghan forces launched operation to arrest Habibullah...
In an overnight incident in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, unknown armed men killed as many as seven laborers who had been working for a gypsum factory in Sorkh Rod district of eastern Nangarhar province. Jumagul Hemat, the provincial police chief, confirmed the attack took place in Marghondi area of the district, adding investigations were underway. Four arrests were made in relation to the matter,...
A sticky bomb attached to a rickshaw blew up near the third district of Jalalabad city today morning around 8:30 local time. Gulzada Sangar, spokesman for the regional hospital in the province, said a female medical doctor working for maternity unit of the hospital was killed and a child wounded in the bomb attack. Meanwhile, in an overnight incident, unknown armed men shot and killed...
Three women working at dubbing department of the Inikaas television network were killed Tuesday evening in two separate but coordinated attacks in Jalalabad city. Another two people were wounded in the attack, according to provincial police chief. Afghan President condemned the attack on female media workers, pointing the blame at Taliban. The Taliban cannot silence the voice advocating for the Republic and the gains achieved...
At least 10 rockets hit Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province on Wednesday at 7:20a.m., military Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) Col. Wayne Marotto took to Twitter. The military base in western Iraq hosts U.S.-led coalition troops. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties. Later, the Iraqi military released a statement saying the attack did not cause significant losses and that security...
Following his meetings with Afghan leaders, Ambassador Khalilzad on Tuesday met with Salahuddin Rabbani, Leader of Jamiat-e Islami party of Afghanistan to discuss the Afghan peace process, Mr. Rabbani took to his Facebook account. Mr. Rabbani reiterated on role of Jamiat-e Islami and other influential figures from political spectrum in success of Afghanistan’s peace process. He added that the Jamiat-e Islami political party along with...