Afghanistan: 12 injured in magnetic bomb blast

Oct 30, 2017, at 10:05 pm

Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least 12 people were injured in a magnetic bomb blast on a vehicle in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.

Six cops, 8 militants killed in Afghanistan clash

Oct 29, 2017, at 10:22 pm

Kabul, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least six policemen and eight terrorists were killed during a clash at Afghanistan's Arghandab district, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan :US airstrike targets ISIS hideout in Nangarhar, 22 killed, wounded

Oct 26, 2017, at 06:48 pm

Afghanistan, Oct 26 (IBNS) : At least 22 militants were killed or wounded as the United States forces based in Afghanistan conducted a new airstrike on the hideout of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in eastern Nangarhar province.

Afghan airstrike targets gathering of Taliban militants in Herat

Oct 25, 2017, at 07:08 pm

Herat, Oct 25 (IBNS): A large gathering of at least 300 Taliban militants were targeted by Afghan military as scores of terrorists were killed during an airstrike on Tuesday, local Khaama Press reported.

Afghanistan: Gun and bomb attack in Kabul mosque kills 30

Oct 21, 2017, at 02:45 am

Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): Unknown gunman opened fire on people visiting a Shia mosque to worship before detonating explosives on Friday which left at least 30 people killed, media reports said.

12 terrorists killed in drone attack close to Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Oct 21, 2017, at 12:53 am

Peshawar, Oct 20 (IBNS): At least 12 suspected terrorists were killed in a drone attack close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: ISIS, Taliban militants engage in war, at least five dead

Oct 20, 2017, at 12:28 am

Nangarhar, Oct 19 (IBNS): At least five militants have died in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after the ISIS and Taliban faithfuls engaged in a gun battle, local Khaama Press reported.

Afghan army and Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Kandahar base attack

Oct 19, 2017, at 07:34 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS) : The Afghan army and Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualties in a coordinated attack by the Taliban insurgents on an army base in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber arrested in Kabul

Oct 18, 2017, at 10:36 pm

Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a suicide bomber on a bicycle in capital Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Grenade attack kills one in Kabul

Oct 18, 2017, at 08:13 pm

Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others were hurt in a grenade attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan, reports said.

Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 2 Taliban leaders

Oct 18, 2017, at 04:35 pm

Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Oct 18 (IBNS): Drone strike carried out by the US troops accounted for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press said.

Joshua Boyle discloses reason behind his and wife's decision to have children in captivity

Oct 18, 2017, at 04:48 am

Ottawa, Oct 17 (IBNS): Joshua Boyle, who has been released from the Taliban captivity along with his wife last week, disclosed the reasons behind their decision to have kids in the captivity, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Attack in Ghazni’s Andar district ends, 25 killed

Oct 18, 2017, at 01:15 am

Gardez, Oct 17 (IBNS):The fierce clash, which erupted after a car bombing in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, left at least 25 people dead on Tuesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing kills 20 people, 160 injured

Oct 18, 2017, at 12:05 am

Gardez, Oct 17 (IBNS): At least 20 people including Patkia police chief were killed, leaving 160 others injured as a massive explosion hit Gardez area of Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kills three members of a family

Oct 16, 2017, at 11:56 pm

Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): Three members of a family were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Shisht-i-Sharif district of western Herat province in Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.

Captors authorized the killing of my daughter, says freed hostage Joshua Boyle

Oct 14, 2017, at 11:26 pm

Toronto, Oct 14 (IBNS): In a major revelation, a man, who was freed with his family after five years in militant captivity in Afghanistan, has said that people who had captured them had authorized the killing of one of his children and raped his wife.

Afghanistan: 10 IS terrorists killed

Oct 14, 2017, at 09:23 pm

Kabul, Oct 14 (IBNS): At least 10 IS terrorists were killed during clashes in Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

American-Canadian family held hostage for five years by Taliban freed by Pakistan Army

Oct 13, 2017, at 11:09 pm

Islamabad, Oct 13 (IBNS): The Pakistani Army has said it has freed a North American family of five who were held hostage by the Afghan Taliban.

Afghanistan: 7 terrorists blown up by their own bomb

Oct 10, 2017, at 09:44 pm

Kabul, Oct 10 (IBNS): Explosion of their own bomb left at least seven Taliban insurgents killed and nine others injured in Alingar district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Airstrike kills at least four ISIS militants in Nangarhar

Oct 09, 2017, at 06:28 pm

Achin, Nangarhar, Oct 9 (IBNS): At least four Islamic State militants have been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.

Afghanistan: Intelligence operatives foil Taliban attack, four arrested

Sep 21, 2017, at 07:55 pm

Kabul, Sep 21 (IBNS): Operatives of National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghan intelligence wing, have arrested at least four Taliban militants, foiling an attempt to stage a coordinated attack in Samangan province, local Khaama Press reported.

Afghanistan: Blast rocks Khost province, 4 killed

Sep 17, 2017, at 11:21 pm

Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): At least four people were killed due to a landmine explosion in southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban attack on on checkpoint kills 6 cops

Sep 17, 2017, at 02:26 am

Kabul, Sept 16 (IBNS): Taliban insurgents have killed six policemen who were manning a check-post in Afghanistan's Badghis province, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Explosive blow up, 2 terrorists killed

Sep 16, 2017, at 01:20 am

Kabul, Sept 15 (IBNS): Two terrorists were killed as their own explosives blew up in central Kapisa province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack near ACB kills 3

Sep 14, 2017, at 12:51 am

Kabul, Sept 13 (IBNS): In a suicide attack close to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) headquarters, at least three people were killed in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Explosion rocks Afghanistan capital Kabul

Sep 13, 2017, at 11:28 pm

Kabul, Sept 13 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing near US base injures at least four

Sep 07, 2017, at 06:32 pm

Kabul, Sep 7 (IBNS): A suicide bombing near the US base in Afghanistan's Bagram left at four injured, local Khaama Press reported.

Afghanistan: At least 12 insurgents killed in separate raids in Kandahar and Paktika provinces

Sep 03, 2017, at 07:09 pm

Kabul, Sep 3 (IBNS): At least 12 insurgents were killed in separate anti-terrorists raids in Kandahar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 1

Sep 03, 2017, at 12:12 am

Kabul, Sept 2 (IBNS): Head-on collision between two cars on Kabul-Jalalabad highway in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan killed at least one person, media reports said on Saturday.

11,000 US soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan: Pentagon

Aug 31, 2017, at 08:16 pm

Washington/Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): The US defence headquarters, Pentagon, has confirmed that there are at least 11 thousand American soldiers currently stationed in Afghanistan.