Category: South East Asia

Suicide bomber targets mosque in Paghman during prayer ceremony

At least one person was killed in Paghman district in Kabul province on Monday afternoon when a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a mosque.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Five customs officials arrested in Nangarhar

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

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