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Afghanistan: Taliban publicly chops off hands of four people in Kandahar stadium

Jan 18, 2023, at 02:28 pm

Kandahar: Former Policy Advisor to Minister for Afghan Resettlement & Minister for Refugees in the UK, Shabnam Nasimi, has said the Taliban chopped off the hands of four people at a stadium in Kandahar region of Afghanistan recently.

Afghanistan: Taliban authorities flog nine people in public

Jan 18, 2023, at 12:33 am

Kabul: The Taliban authorities of Afghanistan recently flogged in public nine people who were allegedly accused of committing “adultery and theft” in Kandahar.

Afghanistan: Staff at Kandahar airport resigns due to non-payment of salaries

Jun 21, 2022, at 08:25 pm

Kabul: Staff at the Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province have resigned due to non-payment of salaries, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Businesses in Kandahar planning to move to Iran, Pakistan

Jan 04, 2022, at 11:23 pm

Kandahar, Afghanistan: Kandahar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said factory owners, who are currently operating from Afghanistan, are planning to move their business operations to Iran or Pakistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Roof of school building collapses in Kandahar, 1 dies

Dec 31, 2021, at 11:57 pm

Kandahar, Afghanistan/IBNS: At least one student was killed as the roof of a religious school collapsed in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Armed men claiming to be Taliban members harass Kandahar residents

Nov 23, 2021, at 02:16 am

Kandahar: Some residents of Kandahar city in Afghanistan have complained that armed men, who are claiming themselves to be Taliban members, are harassing them.

Afghanistan: Taliban launches large-scale ops against IS-KP in Kandahar

Nov 16, 2021, at 04:13 am

Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban have conducted operations against the fighters of Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-KP), a regional affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) group, in four districts of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, media reports said on Monday.

Kandahar girls open art centre in their home after school shut down

Nov 13, 2021, at 10:37 pm

Kabul: Hit by the closure of their school, two girls in Afghanistan's capital city  Kandahar have opened a painting and drawing center in their homes.

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance, negates death claims

Nov 01, 2021, at 06:15 am

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada recently addressed his supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, negating all headlines about his death, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Taliban leader Akhundzada gives first public address in Kandahar

Oct 31, 2021, at 10:25 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/IBNS: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made a public appearance for the first time in the Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Afghanistan: At least 32 dead, dozens injured in Shiite mosque blast in Kandahar

Oct 16, 2021, at 12:43 am

Kabul: A powerful explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar during prayers on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 50 others wounded, AFP reported citing local health officials.

Afghanistan: Blast hits Shia mosque in Kandahar, 16 die

Oct 15, 2021, at 10:43 pm

Kandahar: At least 16 people died and 32 others were injured as a blast rocked a Shia mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Thousands demonstrate against Taliban in Kandahar

Sep 15, 2021, at 02:57 pm

Kandahar: Thousands of people, including women, demonstrated in Afghanistan's Kandahar city on Tuesday against Taliban's latest decision by which the families of late Afghan security forces should evacuate their residence.

Taliban terrorists claim to capture Afghanistan's second largest city Kandahar

Aug 13, 2021, at 02:40 pm

Kandahar: Taliban terrorists have claimed to have captured Afghanistan's second largest city Kandahar, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan: Rights groups blame Taliban for recent civilian deaths in Kandahar

Aug 02, 2021, at 04:09 am

Kandahar: Several human rights organizations have blamed Taliban terrorists for the  death of dozens of civilians in Kandahar's Spin-Boldak district.

Afghanistan: Kandahar airport closed temporarily after rocket strikes

Aug 01, 2021, at 09:45 pm

Kandahar/IBNS: At least three rockets struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan overnight, AFP reported, as Taliban intensified offensive to capture more areas and counter military action by Afghan forces to contain and eliminate the armed group.

Taliban terrorists killing civilians 'mercilessly' in Spin Boldak

Jul 30, 2021, at 04:51 pm

Kabul: The Taliban  terrorists are bringing out civilians from their homes in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak region and killing them mercilessly, reports said.

Pak backing Taliban with critical support, says Afghan vice-president

Jul 16, 2021, at 11:00 pm

Kandahar: Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of providing crucial support to Taliban as the federal forces are locked in fierce fighting with the insurgents to reclaim the lost territories.

Taliban increases pressure on provincial capitals Kandahar and Ghazni

Jul 14, 2021, at 02:29 am

The Taliban, the Afghan insurgent group, has intensified attacks on the central city of Ghazni and Kandahar, the capitals of Ghazni and Kandahar provinces respectively, in the last week, raising fear about the fall of provinces among the security forces.

Tribal leaders participate in Kandahar rally amid rise in violence in Afghanistan

Jul 02, 2021, at 04:37 am

Kandahar: Several prominent tribal leaders of Afghanistan's Alokozai Tribe recently organized a rally in  Kandahar in support of the democratic system and peace process.

Afghanistan: Kandahar blast leaves five dead

Jun 23, 2021, at 10:12 pm

Kandahar:  At least five civilians died and 20 more, including women and children, were injured as a  roadside bomb blast rocked Afghanistan's  Kandahar region on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Suspected terrorists kill religious scholar

Jan 31, 2021, at 10:58 pm

Kabul: Suspected terrorists killed a religious scholar inside his home in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Blast in Kandahar leaves three civilians dead

Jan 30, 2021, at 09:54 pm

Kabul: At least three civilians died in a blast that rocked Panjwayee district of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghan Army Pilot shot dead in Kandahar

Dec 30, 2020, at 10:52 pm

Kabul: An Afghanistan military helicopter pilot was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in PD14 of Kandahar city of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Car blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar leaves 18 people injured

Nov 25, 2020, at 10:25 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: At least 18 people were injured as a result of an explosion in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's 1TV News reported on Wednesday, citing health authorities.

Car bomb blast in Kandahar kills at least 4, injures two dozen others: Local sources

Nov 09, 2020, at 03:24 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: A car bomb has exploded in Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, leading to several deaths, including among civilians, local sources told Sputnik on Monday.

Two civilians killed, 3 injured in roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's South: Official

Nov 09, 2020, at 02:31 am

Kabul/Sputnik: Two civilians were killed and three others were injured as a roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Sunday, a security official told Sputnik.

Blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province kills three police officers, injures two

Nov 06, 2020, at 10:36 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: Three police officers have been killed and two more injured by an explosion in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a security source said on Friday.

Car bomb explosion occurs in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province

Oct 04, 2020, at 02:01 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: A car bomb has exploded at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar Province, a military spokesman said on Sunday.

Afghanistan:  Roadside mine blast leaves one dead in Kandahar

Sep 07, 2020, at 09:51 pm

Kandahar: At least one person was killed as a roadside mine exploded in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Monday, media reports said.