Afghanistan: Explosion in Balkh province leaves 18 hurt
Dec 17, 2019, at 03:24 pm
Balkh/IBNS: At least 18 people were injured in an explosion that rocked Afghanistan's Balkh province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Three cops killed in gunmen attack
Dec 16, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Herat/IBNS: A gunmen attack incident in Afghanistan's Herat city on Sunday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan people hold vigils for killed Japanese doctor
Dec 06, 2019, at 09:21 am
Kabu/IBNS: People in Afghanistan on Thursday held nationwide candlelight vigil prayer ceremony in remembrance of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, the head of Japanese NGO Peace Japan Medical Services (PJMS), who was killed during an attack on him in Jalalabad city of the country recently.
Afghanistan: Terrorists attack security forces vehicle in Kabul, 2 killed
Dec 03, 2019, at 03:21 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least two security personnel were killed and three were hurt when gunmen attacked an Afghan security forces vehicle in Pul-e-Charkhi area in Kabul city, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Premature car bomb explosion leaves 13 hurt
Nov 29, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least 13 people were hurt as a Taliban planted car bomb went off prematurely in a residential area in northern Sar-e Pul province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Terror threat in Afghanistan may lead to attacks in neighboring states - SCO Chief
Nov 20, 2019, at 10:04 am
United Nations/Sputnik/UNI: The terror threat in Afghanistan and its border area is worrying and can spread instability and terrorist activities throughout Central and South Asian countries, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Vladimir Norov said in a UN-SCO high-level meeting.
Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast leaves 8 killed in Baghlan
Nov 04, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Baghlan/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province on Monday left at least eight people killed, media reports said.
At least 53 Taliban fighters killed in airstrikes in northern Afghanistan - Military
Oct 27, 2019, at 08:56 pm
Kabul, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) The Afghan security forces carried out airstrikes in the province of Faryab, leaving 53 militants of the Taliban Islamist group dead, the country defense ministry said Sunday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen assassinate the police chief of Badghis
Oct 25, 2019, at 09:23 am
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown gunmen killed police chief of Badghis province in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:03 pm
New York: “Multiple” airstrikes by the US military on alleged methamphetamine drug labs in a remote area of western Afghanistan earlier this year, killed or injured dozens of civilians who should not have been treated as military targets, the UN said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill suicide bomber before he reaches target
Sep 02, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Kabul, Sept 2 (IBNS): A suicide bomber was killed before he could reach the target in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Student among 6 rescued from a Taliban prison
Aug 30, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Kabul, Aug 30 (IBNS): During an operation conducted in Afghanistan's south-eastern Ghazni province, Afghan Special Forces released six people from Taliban prison, media reports said.
Afghanistan bloodshed mars 100 years of independence
Aug 20, 2019, at 10:27 am
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): Afghanistan is at a “crucial moment” in its history as it marks 100 years of independence, the head of the UN Mission there said on Monday, following a series of terror attacks in recent days.
Two civilians killed in car bomb blast in Afghan province
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Afghanistan, Jul 23 (Xinhua/uni) Two civilians, including a 10-year-old child, were killed and three police officers wounded after a car bomb explosion ripped through a dusty road in eastern province of Paktika on Tuesday, local police said.
Civilian, 22 militants killed in E Afghan counter-terrorism operation
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Jul 16 (Xinhua/UNI) One child and 22 militants were killed following a counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province overnight, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves 2 children killed
Jul 15, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): At least two children were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device blast in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast kills 5 policemen
Jul 14, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Kabul, July 14 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan on Saturday left at least five policemen killed, media reports said.
Attackers storm hotel in Northwestern Afghanistan, 5 police officers injured: authorities
Jul 13, 2019, at 06:41 pm
Kabul, Jul 13 (Sputnik/UNI) A group of attackers carrying explosives stormed a hotel in the northwestern Afghan province of Badghis on Saturday, Afghan authorities said, adding that five police officers had been injured.
Afghanistan: 40 hurt in Taliban mortar attack on Faryab market
Jul 05, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Kabul, July 5 (IBNS): At least 40 people were hurt when the Taliban militants shelled a local market in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan calls for regional cooperation to counter terrorism
Jun 15, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Jun 15 (Sputnik/UNI) Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday urged Asian leaders to step up cooperation to fight terrorism, in an address to a major regional conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Afghan forces target Lashkar-e-Taiba compound in Afghanistan, three foreign terrorists killed
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:35 pm
Kabul, June 14 (IBNS): At least three foreign terrorists were killed as Afghan security forces targeted a compound of Lashkar-e-Taiba group in Kunar province , media reports said on Friday.
Jun 11, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The United Nations has urged all parties to the “ongoing intense conflict” across Afghanistan to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm, denouncing a spate of attacks by militants which killed more than 100 civilians in Kabul alone during Ramadan.
Afghanistan: Security forces destroy Taliban headquarters in northern Kunduz province
Jun 09, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Kabul, June 9 (IBNS): The Taliban headquarters in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province was destroyed during an operation conducted by the security forces on Sunday, media reports said.
Four police officers killed in Taliban attack in East Afghanistan
May 27, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Gardez, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Up to four Afghan police officers were killed and four others wounded after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in eastern province of Paktia overnight, local police said Monday.
Militants attacks repulsed, seven dead in Afghanistan clash
May 23, 2019, at 01:18 pm
Taluqan, Afghanistan, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least seven militants loyal to the Taliban group have been killed and three others wounded, following a fierce clash erupted in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar on Thursday, a local official said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks western Herat, 25 killed or hurt
May 18, 2019, at 04:08 pm
Kabul, May 18 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's western Herat province on Saturday and left at least 25 civilians killed and injured, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Seven Taliban militants killed in southern province
May 15, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Moscow, May 15 (Sputnik/UNI) At least seven Taliban militants were killed in a series of airstrikes in the Afghan southern province of Zabul and southeastern province of Ghazni over the past 24 hours, local media reported on Wednesday, citing military sources.
Afghanistan : Twelve people injured in Kabul blast, says Afghan ministry of public health
May 08, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The Afghan Ministry of Public Health told Sputnik on Wednesday that at least 12 people were injured in the explosion in Kabul, which targeted the office of the Counterpart International in Afghanistan, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
3 police, 14 militants killed in clashes in S. Afghanistan
May 04, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Kandhar, Afghanistan, May 4 (Xinhua) About three police officers and 14 militants were killed in checkpoint clashes in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, provincial police chief said.
At least 30 militants, 7 security forces killed in clash in Afghanistan
May 03, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Pul-e-Khumri, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 30 militants have been killed as Taliban offensive to overrun Burka district in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province was repulsed on Friday, provincial government spokesman Mahmoud Haqmal said.