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US Senator to demand strikes in Afghanistan

Feb 02, 2022, at 02:11 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jim Inhofe, promised to press US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a classified briefing scheduled for Wednesday on any plans to carry out over-the-horizon strikes against terrorist targets in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Taliban shadow governor for Nimruz killed during airstrike

Aug 09, 2021, at 05:05 am

Kabul: Afghanistan security forces recently killed the Taliban shadow governor for Nimruz province as Afghanistan Air Force targeted a gathering of the terrorists in Zaranj city recently, officials said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 15 Taliban militants in northern Samangan province

Aug 02, 2021, at 11:17 pm

Aybak/UNI/Xinhua: A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Sunday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday.

Airstrike kills 60 Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan

Nov 02, 2020, at 09:36 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: Sixty Taliban insurgents have been killed and 40 injured in an airstrike in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, a source told Sputnik on Monday.

Afghanistan: Key Taliban leader killed in airstrike 

Oct 31, 2020, at 09:25 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence on Saturday said the deputy head of the Taliban military commission for Helmand province has been killed during airstrike.  

Nine civilians killed, 11 others injured in airstrike in N Afghanistan - eyewitnesses

May 12, 2020, at 04:30 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI:  An airstrike in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh has left at least nine civilians killed and 11 others injured, local residents told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Airstrikes kill 8 civilians in E. Afghan province: official

Feb 15, 2020, at 05:20 pm

Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eight local villagers, including a child, were killed following airstrikes in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, a provincial official said on Saturday.

Air raids kill 7 militants in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan

Feb 02, 2020, at 08:42 pm

Pul -e- khumri, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Seven militants have been confirmed dead after fighting aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province in Afghanistan, said an army statement released here Sunday.

Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan air strike

Jan 12, 2020, at 07:02 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A key Taliban commander, who was a citizen of Pakistan, was killed during an airstrike in Kunduz province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Airstrike destroys car bomb, 2 suicide bombers killed

Oct 25, 2019, at 03:24 pm

Kabul: Two suicide bombers were killed as a car bomb was destroyed during an airstrike in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Pakistani suicide bombers among 16 killed in Ghazni strike

Aug 25, 2019, at 08:21 pm

Kabul, Aug 25 (IBNS): The Afghan and U.S. forces conducted airstrikes in different parts of Ghazni province of Afghanistan and killed at least 16 Taliban terrorists, media reports said on Sunday.

Nine civilians killed in airstrike in E Afghanistan

Jul 22, 2019, at 06:26 pm

Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan, July 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least nine civilians were killed and six others wounded in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar overnight, sources said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill more than 20 Taliban militants

Jul 18, 2019, at 02:43 pm

Kabul, July 18 (IBNS): At least 20 terrorists were killed in a series of airstrikes in Helmand and Badghis provinces of Afghanistan on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill Taliban’s Red Unit commander for Takhar

Jul 06, 2019, at 04:06 pm

Kabul, July 6 (IBNS): Airstrikes conducted by Afghanistan security forces in Takhar province of the country killed the Red Unit commander of the Taliban group, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Four Pakistani ISIS members killed during US conducted airstrikes in Nangarhar

May 28, 2019, at 03:23 pm

Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): During US conducted airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, four Pakistani members of Islamic State terror group were killed, media reports said on Tuesday.

At least 15 militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

May 19, 2019, at 04:56 pm

Kabul, May 19 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 15 militants were killed following airstrikes in southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, the government said Sunday.

Afghanistan: Airstrike kills Taliban leader in charge of media activities

Apr 02, 2019, at 03:22 pm

Kabul, Apr 2 (IBNS): In an airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's  southern Helmand provinc, at least five Taliban militants including a local leader of the group who was in charge of media activities ave been killed, media reports said.

Airstrike in Afghanistan kills ISIS-K commander Sardar Wali

Mar 30, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Kabul, Mar 30 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted by security forces in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) Sardar Wali killed, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Kunduz airstrike kills 13 civilians

Mar 25, 2019, at 03:25 pm

Kabul, Mar 25 (IBNS): An airstrike conducted by international military forces on the night of Friday to Saturday in Kunduz in support of pro-Government forces on the ground killed 13 civilians and injured three more, according to preliminary findings of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

Sixteen militants killed in N Afghan airstrikes

Mar 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Maimana, Afghanistan, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 16 militants were killed and 15 others wounded after Afghan Air Force launched airstrikes against Taliban positions in the country's northern province of Faryab, authorities said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Coalition airstrikes lead to killing of five suspected IS, Taliban terrorists

Feb 02, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Kabul, Feb 2 (IBNS): At least five suspected Taliban and ISIS Khurasan terrorists were killed during separate airstrikes conducted by the coalition forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.

11 Taliban terrorists killed close to Afghanistan's Farah City

Dec 01, 2018, at 03:33 pm

Kabul, Dec 1 (IBNS): At least 11 Taliban terrorists, including three commanders, were killed during an airstrike conducted by foreign forces on the outskirts of Afghanistan's Farah City, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Airstrike kills four people in Maroof district

Oct 05, 2018, at 04:05 pm

Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): An airstrike in Afghanistan's Maroof district in Kandahar province killed at least four people on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: UNAMA expresses concern over increasing number of civilian casualties from airstrikes

Sep 25, 2018, at 04:58 pm

Kabul, Sept 25 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday expressed its concern about the rising number of civilian casualties from airstrikes this year in Afghanistan, with credible reports of the latest incident occurring late Saturday in Kapisa province.

Afghanistan: Airstrike kills ISIS leader

Sep 03, 2018, at 03:38 pm

Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The US on Monday confirmed the killing of an Islamic State leader in Afghanistan during an airstrike carried out by the coalition forces in the Asian nation.