Andarabi said that a serious investigation is underway into the incident in collaboration with the NDS. Security forces have arrested three suspects for involvement in the Nov. 7 blast that killed three people, including former TOLOnews anchor Yama Siawash, the interior minister Massoud Andarabi said in a meeting on Sunday.

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a military helicopter crash in the northern parts of the country on Sunday, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

Residents of 315 area of Khair Khana, in Kabul city, said on Sunday that Afghan security forces arrested about 280 people between Saturday and Sunday in connection with suspected terrorist activities, armed robberies and other crimes.

Preliminary findings from the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) show that between 2 to 9 December there were nine IED & armed attacks in Khost, Kapisa, Kandahar and Kabul – 9 civilians killed and 17 others injured.

At least four security personnel were killed and three others, including a civilian, wounded on Saturday when three explosions rocked different parts of Kabul, officials said.

Two security personnel were killed and three others, including a civilian, wounded on Saturday when three explosions rocked different parts of Kabul, officials said.

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.