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Afghanistan: Taliban attack leaves two policemen dead

Mar 21, 2018, at 08:30 pm

Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least two policemen have been killed in an attack carried out by Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Helmand province, reports said.

Kabul suicide attack: Over 20 dead, 18 injured

Mar 21, 2018, at 07:31 pm

Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): Over 20 people have reportedly died in the Kabul suicide attack, while at least 18 people have sustained injuries.  

Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast kills four people

Mar 19, 2018, at 11:05 pm

Kabul, Mar 19 (IBNS): A blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Monday left at least four supporters of  Hizb-I-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) killed, media reports said.

Taliban attack kills five policemen in Afghanistan

Mar 19, 2018, at 02:21 am

Kabul, Mar 18 (IBNS): A Taliban attack on a police check-post in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Sunday left at least five cops killed, media reports said.

Kabul blast: At least two killed; Taliban claims responsibility

Mar 17, 2018, at 05:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 17 (IBNS): At least two people have been killed in an suicide explosion which rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday morning, reports aid.

Kabul suicide blast injures four

Mar 17, 2018, at 04:58 pm

Kabul, Mar 17 (IBNS): A suicide blast rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday morning, reports said.

Fire destroys 25,000 books in Afghanistan's Faizabad area

Mar 17, 2018, at 12:34 am

Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): A fire incident at a library in Afghanistan's Faizabad area left thousand of books burned, media reports said on Friday.

Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill seven IS militants

Mar 17, 2018, at 12:05 am

Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least seven Islamic State militants have been killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan air force in Afghanistan's Achin district, media reports said on Friday.

4 gunmen held with explosive-laden vehicle in Afghanistan's Khost province

Mar 14, 2018, at 11:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least four gunmen with two explosives-laden vehicles were arrested by the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Car bombing incident kills 2 border policemen in Nada Ali district

Mar 14, 2018, at 10:44 pm

Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): A car bombing incident in Afghanistan's Nada Ali district killed at least two border policemen on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Police arrest six robbers

Mar 14, 2018, at 02:51 am

Kabul, Mar 13 (IBNS): Police have arrested six alleged robbers from western Ghor and Herat provinces of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban claims killing dozens of policemen, seeks control of Anar Dara district in Farah

Mar 12, 2018, at 04:14 pm

Kabul, Mar 12 (IBNS): Sounding alert, officials in Afghanistan's Farah province said on Monday that Anar Dara district is virtually under Taliban control.

Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kandahar province, injures two

Mar 11, 2018, at 05:57 pm

Kabul, Mar 11 (IBNS): An explosion has rocked Kandahar province in Afghanistan on Sunday morning, reports said.

Afghanistan: Pakistanis among 10 militants killed during raid

Mar 10, 2018, at 04:33 pm

Kabul, Mar 10 (IBNS): At least 10 militants, including Pakistani nationals, were killed during an operation carried out by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, reports said.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 8 in Kabul

Mar 09, 2018, at 10:15 pm

Kabul, Mar 9 (IBNS): A suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday left at least eight people killed, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Kandahar attack kills at least four policemen

Mar 08, 2018, at 04:58 pm

Kabul, Mar 8 (IBNS): At least four policemen were killed after militants attacked a police base in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Wednesday night, reports said.

Four Pakistani nationals among 31 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

Mar 06, 2018, at 06:00 pm

Kabul, Mar 6 (IBNS): At least 31 insurgents were killed in various parts of Afghanistan in anti-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan forces on Monday.

Afghanistan: 70 Taliban insurgents ready to join peace process, say Herat officials

Mar 05, 2018, at 04:12 pm

Kabul, Mar 5 (IBNS): At least 70 Taliban militants are ready to lay down their arms and join the peace process, according to officials in Afghanistan's Herat province.

Afghanistan: Two key ISIS members arrested

Mar 05, 2018, at 03:18 pm

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): Two Islamic State militants, who were suspected to be involved in planning attacks on Imam Zaman mosque and some other areas of Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have been arrested, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: At least four Taliban militants killed in Helmand

Mar 04, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Kabul, Mar 4 (IBNS): At least four Taliban militants have been killed in an operation launched by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, local media reports said.

Kabul car bomb attack: Two Australian nationals wounded says Julie Bishop

Mar 03, 2018, at 05:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 3 (IBNS): At least two Australian nationals were wounded in a car bomb attack which rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday, Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop confirmed.

Afghanistan: At least 28 militants killed in anti-terrorism drive

Mar 03, 2018, at 03:56 pm

Kabul, Mar 3 (IBNS): At least 28 insurgents have been killed in anti-terrorism drive in Afghanistan carried out by the national forces, the Ministry of Defence said.

Afghanistan: Three killed, 22 injured in Kabul explosion

Mar 02, 2018, at 11:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least three people died in a car bomb explosion which rocked Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Friday morning, reports said.

Afghanistan: Five militants killed in Helmand raid, German fighter among three arrested

Mar 01, 2018, at 06:27 pm

Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): At least five militants were killed in a raid jointly conducted by Afghan and foreign troops in Helmand province of the country, local Tolo News reported.

Afghanistan: Four thieves arrested in Kabul

Mar 01, 2018, at 04:48 pm

Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): The police on Thursday said they have arrested four  armed thieves  from Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.

UN mission welcomes Afghan Government’s proposal for peace talks with Taliban

Mar 01, 2018, at 02:46 pm

New York, Mar 1 (JEN): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday welcomed the Government’s renewed call for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban and expressed strong support for its vision for peace.

Ghani extends amnesty for Taliban, says ready to open a new chapter with Pakistan

Mar 01, 2018, at 12:20 am

Kabul, Feb 28 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani announced on Wednesday that Taliban will be amnestied if the militants give up weapons and return to civilian life, while officially opening the peace process in Kabul.

Afghanistan : Fourteen militants killed in Helmand and Farah airstrikes

Feb 26, 2018, at 06:42 pm

Kabul, Feb 26 (IBNS) :  At least 14 militants were killed in a series of airstrikes in southern Helmand and western Farah provinces of Afghanistan.

Impact of Afghanistan’s fourth consecutive year of war on civilians 'far too high' – UN report

Feb 26, 2018, at 02:28 pm

New York, Feb 26 (JEN): More than 10,000 civilians have lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.

Motorbike-bomb blast in Afghanistan kills 3

Feb 25, 2018, at 10:30 pm

Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A  motorbike-bomb blast in the Yahyakhel district of Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika province left at least three people killed on Sunday, media reports said.