Kandahar

A suicide car bombing targeted a convoy of foreign forces in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Friday noon, sources said. The attack took place in Khoshab area located in Daman district of Kandahar province. Officials say the target was a Romanian forces convoy in the area near the Kandahar …

Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested a group of militants related to Quetta Shura in southern Afghanistan. A statement released by the National Directorate of Security (NSD) on Sunday said,” during an operation, the NDS special forces have arrested a group of six Taliban terrorists who were busy in destructive and …

At least 30 Taliban militants have been killed in Shah Wali Kot district of southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, officials said. Provincial police chief said that Afghan special forces conducted an airstrike in Chenarto area of the district which killed 30 militants and wounded dozens of others. According to the …

Officials in Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said contract of 220 Kilo Watt Electricity cable extension from Ghazni to Kandahar province worth $113 million was signed between Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat and an Indian company (KEC), and the project will be funded by the USAID. Chief of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat …

Twin bomb blasts occurred on Tuesday night in the southern city of Kandahar when a meeting was going on between senior Afghan local officials and diplomats from United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing 11 and injuring 18 others. Early reports suggest that the ambassador of the UAE to Afghanistan Juma Mohammad …

Five female Kandahar airport workers along with a driver were killed after two gunmen attacked their vehicle in Kandahar city on Saturday, local officials said. Provincial governor spokesman Samim Ikhpalwak told Ariana News, two unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Deh Khoja area, police district fourth of Kandahar …

Afghan forces have killed 50 militants in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, an Afghan army statement read on Saturday. According to a statement released by 205th Attal Corps, the Afghan army special forces have killed 50 Taliban militants during a special operation under the name of “Shafaq 2” in Nesh …

Eight Taliban militants, including a local commander, were killed after Afghan army launched an operation in the southern provinces of Uruzgan, Kandahar and Zabul, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “Eight insurgents including a Taliban local commander named Mullah Bismillah were killed and 14 others were injured during a …

Ariana News findings indicate that due to ongoing war nearly 1000 schools were closed in 24 provinces of Afghanistan where most of the schools shut were in Zabul, Helmand, Kandahar, Kunduz, Baghlan, Ghazni, and Urozgan comparing to last year. According to the documents the schools under the Taliban control are …

A suicide bomber killed one Afghan policeman and injured four others including a senior police commander in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Saturday. Provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani said a patrol of Afghan police was targeted at around 10:30 am by a suicide bomber who was driving a vehicle-laden …

At least 3 civilians were killed and 14 others wounded in a suicide car bombing in the capital of southern Helmand province, a local official said on Monday. Provincial governor spokesman Omar Zwak told Ariana News that the attack happened in the city of Lashkar Gah which left three civilians …

Taliban fighters overran a district in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, killing the district police chief and threatening strategically important province in the south, a member of parliament said on Saturday. Abdul Wadod Popal, a member of parliament from Helmand province said Taliban fighters have taken the control of Nawa …

At least 13 people including four children and three women were injured in a car accident in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, an official said. Samim Ikhpelwak, the provincial governor’s spokesman, told Ariana News a 303 passenger bus crashed in Maiwand district, causing the casualties. According to …

A Taliban roadside bomb has killed two Afghan civilians in Shah Wali Kot district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Sunday. The blast targeted a civilian van on Sunday morning and killed both its driver and a passenger on the vehicle, said Samim Ikhpelwak, the spokesman for the …

Heavy clashes have been erupted between the Afghan security forces and Taliban militants in Tarinkot City, the capital of Urozgan province in south of Afghanistan since Tuesday, local officials said. Provincial governor spokesman Dost Mohammad Nayab said currently the insurgents are threatening the areas around the City, but Afghan  security  …

At least 35 people were killed and 25 others wounded after a passenger bus crashed with a fuel tanker along a highway in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan on Sunday, local officials said. Provincial governor Besmillah Afghanmal told Ariana News that the accident took place in Kabul – Kandahar highway …

Security officials in Kandahar province have reported that 6 Pakistani Nationals whom were working in Kandahar without proper documentations were expelled and sent back to Pakistan. Security police Spokesman Zai Durani said,” 60 Pakistani workers were expelled from Kandahar province for having no documents and this process will continue to …

Afghan security officials have reported about the foothold of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Helmand battlefields. Lashkar-e-Taiba is an active terrorist organization based in Pakistan whose goal is to challenge India’s sovereignty over Jammu and Kashmir. Afghan authorities who are battling Taliban insurgency to win Helmand province in south of Afghanistan …

36 militants were killed and six others wounded in Afghan Air Forces (AAF) air attacks in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, Afghan ministry of defense said in a statement released on Tuesday. According to the statement the attacks were performed by Afghan forces in Sangin, Nahr-e-Saraj, Marja, and Gershk districts …

12 Taliban militants including two Pakistani nationals were killed in a drone strike in Gailan district of Ghazni province, police says. Provincial police chief general Aminullah Amarkhail said a group of Taliban had entered from Nawa district to Gailan planning to perform suicide attacks in Ghazni city. According to report …