Local officials in Nangarhar said that 71 Taliban insurgents were either killed or injured in Afghan security forces’ operations in Bati Kot district over the past 24 hours.
Ataullah Khogyani, provincial governor’s spokesman, told Killid that 46 Taliban insurgents were killed and 25 injured over the past 24 hours.
Khogyani added that eight suspects were also arrested by Afghan forces.
“There were no civilian or military...
Farah Governor Abdul Basir Salangi told media that some 300 Taliban insurgents have been killed in the day-long attack in Farah province’s capital city.
The Taliban stormed the city in the early hours of Tuesday morning and were pushed back early Wednesday.
He said, “15 army soldiers, 10 policemen and five civilians were killed in the clashes.”
“First 1,000 Taliban insurgents attacked Farah districts on Tuesday...
North Korea said it was suspending high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for Wednesday because of US-South Korean military exercises, which it said threatened warming ties on the divided peninsula.
North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) also cast doubt on whether next month's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump would go ahead as planned, South Korea's...
The UNICEF executive director Tuesday voiced her deep concern over attacks on children in conflict zones the first four months of the current year.
From the Central African Republic to South Sudan, and from Syria to Afghanistan, attacks on children in conflict had continued unabated, Henrietta H. Fore said.
In a statement, she said, "With little remorse and even less accountability, parties to conflict continue...
Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) reported that commando forces have been deployed to Farah province.
Najib Danish, spokesman for MoI, told Killid that reinforcements from Herat and Kandahar province have been deployed to Farah to crack down on Taliban insurgents.
Residents of Farah meanwhile said that Afghan forces sustained casualties and lots of people were displaced.
“No family has been displaced; the situation is in favour...
Israeli troops shot dead dozens of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on Monday when the high-profile opening of the US embassy to Israel in Jerusalem raised the tension to boiling point after weeks of demonstrations.
In the bloodiest single day for Palestinians since 2014, Palestinian Health Ministry officials said 58 protesters were killed and 2,700 injured either by live gunfire, tear gas or...
Intense clashes have been ongoing between Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents in centre of Farah province.
Farid Bakhtawar, head of Farah provincial council, told Killid that Taliban militants launched coordinated attacks on the city last night.
He added that clashes are still ongoing in PD 4th of the city in provincial National Directorate of Security (NDS) department.
He further stated that Afghan security forces also...
The foundation stone for the construction of worth 10 million USD water filtration plant has been laid in the Pul-i-Charkhi Prison.
A press release from US Embassy in Kabul said that Interior Minister Wais Barmak and US Ambassador John Bass laid the foundation stone for the plant which will be completed in one year period.
The project would help provide water filtration facility for around...
A strong explosion rocked Kabul PD 9th around 3:20 pm today.
Besmillah Taban, police chief of PD9th, told Killid that the type of blast and target is yet to be known.
More to come….
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Pakistan's Former Military Ruler Pervez Musharraf admitted that Pakistan trained notorious international terrorists to fight against the Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
In an interview aired by a private channel, the ex-chief of the army staff acknowledged religious militancy had been initiated and terrorists trained by Pakistan.
"We trained Taliban and sent them to fight against Russia. Taliban, Haqqani, Osama bin Laden and Zawahiri were our...
