Afghanistan Times
AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces on Tuesday killed eight Taliban fighters in a clash erupted between them in southern Paktika province, security official said. The clash took place in Chali region Sharan, the capital city of Paktika, in which the Afghan National Police (ANA) killed eight Taliban insurgents, Ministry of …
Read More »Security forces hammer Taliban hideouts in Logar
KABUL: The Afghan security service (NDS) raided Taliban hideouts in southern Logar province as part of counterterrorism operation there to curb the militantmovement, officials said on Monday. The National Security Directorate said its operatives in a joint operation with the police raided several hideouts of the extremist Taliban in Khosi …
Read More »Trump’s ‘war’ remarks draw rebuke; Kabul demands Washington’s explanation
KABUL: Authorities in Kabul are castigating U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the country’s war as they on Thursday demanded Washington to provide explanation. President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday said that Russia and Pakistan should be fighting the war in …
Read More »Taliban expels families of pro-govt militia, employees from Faryab
KABUL: Taliban militants have expelled tens of families of government servants and those fighting with the insurgents in the framework of the government-funded public uprising forces from their houses and villages in the northern province of Faryab, provincial officials said Friday. The militants have also confirmed they had forced 30 …
Read More »Three die after fire blazed Kabul gas station
KABUL: Three people have died and 44 others injured after a fire tore through a gas station in Kabul, health officials said on Friday. The blaze broke out on Thursday midnight in a pump station along Abdulhaq square and spread to nearby buildings. The Health Ministry confirmed the fire killed …
Read More »Government frees militia commander on bail
AT-KABUL: A militia commander held in detention for several months, has been released on bail, attorney general office said. Nezamuddin Qaisari, a powerful militia commander in the northern province of Faryab and a close ally to first vice president Abdul Rashid Dostum was arrested by the National Directorate of Security …
Read More »Kabul hopes Khalilzad’s Islamabad trip be useful
AT-KABUL: Afghan government hopes that the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation to Pakistan be useful with practical achievements. Khalilzad started the third round of his trip to regional countries with the aim of persuading different states to help the Afghan peace process from Pakistan, where he met Tuesday with …
Read More »300 families stuck, starving as Taliban block roads to Faryab district
AT-KABUL: Officials in the northern province of Faryab say that Taliban fighters have blocked the roads leading to a village in the Pashtoonkot district, where 300 families have been stuck in a critical condition of starvation. Abdul Ahad Eilbik, a member of provincial council said Monday that the militants surrounded …
Read More »Taliban mine planters killed, explosives seized in Kandahar
KABUL: Two militant mine planters were killed by own bombs and several improvised explosive devices were seized in an operation in southern Kandahar province, according to authorities. The interior ministry said in a statement that two mine planters were killed by own bomb blast while they were planting it in …
Read More »78 militants killed in raids
Kabul: At least 78 insurgents were killed and 22 wounded in military raids across the country over past day, said officials. During operations one militant was arrested and handed over to judicial organs for further inquiry. Enemy hideouts and stations shelled and bombed with air strikes and artilleries by Security …
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