Category: South East Asia

Two wounded in Kabul IED explosion

At least two people were wounded in a magnetic IED explosion in Kabul city Monday morning, Kabul police confirmed.

Read more ›

Roadside IED explosion in Kandahar leaves four dead

At least four civilians were killed in a roadside mine explosion in Kandahar province on Monday, officials confirmed.

Read more ›

Taliban using child soldiers on the battlefield: Paktia governor

Mohammad Halim Fedayee, governor of Paktia province, said Monday the Taliban is using children in a conflict capacity on the battlefields – which is in violation of Islamic principles and international rules of war.

Read more ›

District intelligence chief killed in explosion

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) head for Shulgar district has been killed in an explosion in northern Balkh province, an official said on Saturday.

Read more ›

Major US airbase comes under rocket attack

The largest US military base in Afghanistan came under rocket strike early Saturday morning, officials said. Several rockets struck the Bagram Airfield in central Parwan province, but details of possible casualties from the attack were not immediately available.

Read more ›

India’s attack on Pakistan to harm Afghan peace bid: FM

India’s surgical strikes against Pakistan would harm the Afghan peace process, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has warned.

Read more ›

Member of Parliament targeted in Kabul explosion

An explosion ripped through the Speen Square intersection in Khushal Khan in PD 5 of Kabul city on Sunday morning, leaving a number of people dead, sources have confirmed.

Read more ›

Interior Ministry confirms 8 killed in Kabul explosion

The Afghan Ministry of Interior has confirmed eight people were killed and 15 wounded in Sunday’s explosion that tore through Speen Square intersection in Khushal Khan in PD 5.

Read more ›

Five customs officials arrested in Nangarhar

Security forces have arrested five customs officials in Nangarhar province on charges of corruption, provincial police said Sunday.

Read more ›

Afghanistan: Armed forces kill 74 Taliban terrorists in Kandahar, says ministry

The terrorists were planning to attack positions held by the Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces. Afghanistan Ministry of Defense on Sunday that 74 Talibani terrorists were killed and 15 injured during clashes with the country’s armed forces in Kandahar province.

Read more ›