Head of the Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Friday expressed deep concern over the growing insecurity in capital Kabul and asked people to ensure their security themselves.

The Afghan National Army (ANA) has claimed killing more than two dozen Al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents in southern Helmand province.

Taliban insurgents have blown up the police headquarters of the Gizab district of central Uruzgan province, a source claimed on Saturday. A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok the Taliban used the tunnel they had dug up to target the police headquarters on Friday night.

Clashes between Taliban and public uprising forces have left five dead and six injured in northern Jawzjan province. Abdul Maroof Azar, the governor’s spokesperson, told Pajhwok Afghan News the predawn clashes erupted at about 4am and lasted three hours.

Four Al Qaeda members were among 15 militants killed during an airstrike in Nawa district of southern Helmand province last night, the Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.

The Afghanistan Meteorological Department has issued a rain, snow and flash flood warning for 13 provinces including Kabul for Saturday and Sunday.

The war in Afghanistan — the world’s deadliest ongoing conflict — enters a crucial phase in 2021. The United States is set to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May as part of a deal with the Taliban aimed at ending the 19-year war.

Kabul and several other provinces of Afghanistan have been rocked by deadly violence, including bombings, rocket attacks and targeted killings in recent months. Two Afghan policemen have been killed as three separate “sticky bombs” exploded in Kabul, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital.

Two security force members were killed and six more were wounded in the blasts, security sources and police said. Kabul started the first day of the week with four explosions that happened in less than three hours in various parts of the city, adding to the panic among the people who have been witnessing similar incidents nearly every day over […]

Afghan politicians said the government needs to implement proper security plans for Kabul and other parts of the country.