KABUL: Clearing operation of the Afghan security forces has entered its second day on Friday with killing of at least 15 Taliban insurgents in the Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said. Foreign fighters were among those Taliban insurgents killed in the offensive. Scores of militants were also …
Read More »Mirza-Olang carnage will be investigated seriously: AGO
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Attorney General Office (AGO) on Thursday said that Mirza-Olang brutally massacre by Taliban and Daesh will be investigated seriously in Northern Sar-e-Pul province. “We and our colleague declare to start a serious, broad and exact investigation for Mirza-Olang cruelly civilian bloodshed,” said Attorney General of Afghanistan …
Read More »51 insurgents killed in raids
AT-KABUL: At least 51 militants were killed and 34 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …
Read More »Mohaqqeq expects Loya Jirga would solve problems
AT-KABUL: Mohammad Mohaqqeq, deputy chief executive and a jihadi commander expects two options would save the country if the political situation is worsening. “If the government does not accept reforms in its policies and acts, the people’s dissatisfaction will increase,” he said. “In this regard, an interim administration would be …
Read More »‘Insurgents use children in Paktia battles’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The insurgents have been using children as their fighters in battles with security forces in southeastern Paktia province, a human right official showed concern over the practice, calling for end. Saifur Rahman Niazai, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) head for Paktia, said on Wednesday that the …
Read More »Paktika clashes leaves 11 Taliban dead
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Eleven Taliban insurgents have been killed and half a dozen others received injures in a clash with Afghan security forces in Gomal district of southeast Paktika province, officials said on Wednesday. Border Police Commander in Gomal, Raz Mohammad Tofan, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the clash broke …
Read More »Operation kicks off to recapture Mirza-Olang
235 trapped civilians rescued from Taliban, Daesh captivity in Sar-e-Pul By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: A large army combatant convoy arrived in Sayyad district of Sar-e-Pul province to recapture the Mirza–Olang village that fell to Taliban and Daesh on Saturday. “The big combatant convoy of 209 Shaheen army corps reached to Sayad …
Read More »Unknown armed men kill two female employees of Bagram airbase
AT-KABUL: Unknown armed men attacked the female employees of the US-administered Bagram military airbase, killing two Afghan female employees and wounding two others, said officials. “Two armed men riding motorbike opened fire at female employees of Bagram airbase in Parwan, which as result two of the employees killed and two …
Read More »235 civilians rescued from Taliban, Daesh captivity in Sar-e-Pol
By Mohammad Sadiq Yousufi-KABUL: At least 235 civilians were rescued from Taliban and Daesh captivity today afternoon, who had been trapped in Mirza-Olang village of Sayad district of Sar-e-Pol province, after it fall to the militants Saturday, officials said. The villagers, mostly children, women and elderly people, who spent four …
Read More »Taliban ban work on development projects in Logar
AT Monitoring Desk-PUL-I-ALAM: The Taliban have ordered stopped work on some development projects in Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province, residents complained on Tuesday, a claim the insurgents confirmed. A tribal elder in the district, Siraj Ahmad, told Pajhwok Afghan News that reconstruction work on the Sorkhab-Pul-i-Kandahari, Dehno-Pul-i-Kandahari and …
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