Kandahar

Hundreds of Kandahar residents on Thursday staged a rally in the capital of the province, calling for a ceasefire and intra-Afghan dialogue between the government and the Taliban group. “We want a peace agreement, we have gathered here for peace and we are calling for a ceasefire,” said Abdul Saboor, …

A group of 11 Taliban militants has been arrested by the Afghan intelligence agency in Kandahar province, the agency said on Wednesday. According to a statement released by the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the militants were plotting to carry out coordinated suicide attacks in Kandahar city. The group was …

Taliban militants blow up an Afghan army outpost in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, killing at least five soldiers, officials said on Wednesday. Provincial governor spokesman Aziz Ahmad Azizi said the incident happened last night in Maiwand district as a result of the explosives planted in a tunnel below the …

An Afghan army helicopter has been crashed in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, officials confirmed Saturday. The Spokesman for the Defense Ministry, Ghafoor Ahmad Javid said that two soldiers were killed and two others wounded in the incident. Taliban claim that the helicopter was shot down by the group’s fighters. …

Tadeen Khan, the Police Chief of Kandahar vows to revenge the assassination of his brother General Abdul Razeq. In his first public interview on Wednesday, Khan emphasized that he will follow the way of late Gen. Raziq and will not allow any country including Pakistan, Iran, and Russia to interfere …

Gunfires heard inside Kandahar governor’s office. A security source tells Ariana News that an assailant has opened fire on participants during a meeting. The source further said that the meeting was underway between Kandahar governor and UNAMA officials. (This is a developing story.)

Five members of a demining team were killed by insurgents in southern Kandahar province on Monday morning, officials confirmed. According to the local officials, the incident took place at around 9 am in Malang Kariz area of Maiwand district. Zia Durrani, spokesman for the provincial police chief said the deminers …

Taliban fighters attacked border police checkpoints in Ghorak and Rigestan districts of southern Kandahar province last night, an official said. Provincial governor spokesman Zia Durrani told Ariana News that at least 30 Taliban militants were killed and 45 others wounded when Afghan forces responded to the militant’s attack. He also …

A car bomb targeted a convoy of foreign forces in Daman district of the Southern Kandahar province in which 11 children were killed and nine other civilians wounded. The incident took place around today around 12:30 PM in Mullah Abdullah Khil area of the district. “Five Romanian soldiers and two …

An Afghan TV journalist was shot dead by unknown gunmen in PD9 of southern Kandahar City on Wednesday morning, local officials confirmed. Abdul Manan Arghand, 31, who reported for Kabul News television network was killed by unknown motorcyclists while he was going to a market with his friends. The assailants …

Janan, commander of Afghan border police forces in Spinboldak district of the Southern Kandahar province was killed this morning as the result of a magnetic bomb blast, local official said. “Three security men of the police commander were also injured in the incident,” Zia Durani, spokesperson of Kandahar Police Chief …

30 armed militants were killed and 10 others wounded as the result of an operation conducted by Afghan Defense and Security Forces in Kandahar, according to General Raziq, the provincial police chief. He said that the operation was carried out last night in Sira Baghal area of Maiwand district, where …

Seven people were confirmed dead and 22 others wounded after a 303 commuter bus collided with a car on Kabul-kandahar in Maiwand district of Kandahar, said local authorities. Qudratullah Khoshbakht, spokesman of Kandahar governor told Ariana News that the traffic incident took place around noon, today, in an area along …

The U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, John R. Bass, had a two-day visit to southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan aimed at meeting with local officials and military leaders based there, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement Monday. “The representatives of Kandahar with whom I met showed me great hospitality, and …

25 militants were killed and 14 others wounded as the result of airstrikes conducted by Afghan Air Force in the southern Kandahar province, said local security officials. “The airstrikes were carried out last night after the militants attacked a security outpost in Surkhbed area of Meyaneshin district”, said Zia Durani, …

An explosion has occurred in Daman district of Kandahar province near the provincial airport and has allegedly targeted a convoy of foreign forces in the area. Zia Durani, spokesman of the provincial police chief confirmed the blast and added that the explosion targeted a convoy of foreign forces in the …

Afghan security forces have killed at least 50 Taliban insurgents during military operations in southern Kandahar province, a senior police official said Thursday. Provincial police chief, Gen. Abdul Razeq said the operations were conducted last night in Maiwand and Panjwayi districts of Kandahar province at a time when Taliban insurgents …

At least six policemen were killed and five others wounded in a suicide car bombing in southern Kandahar province early Friday morning, officials said. The suicide bomber has detonated his explosives-packed Humvee at the entrance to the police headquarters in Maiwand district of the province. Taliban group claimed responsibility for …

President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly fired Zalmay Wisa, the governor of Kandahar province and NDS chief of the province after a large meeting of many Afghan politicians who are the critics of the National Unity Government (NUG), was not prevented in the southern Kandahar Province. However, Shahussain Murtzawi, the acting …

Kandahar meeting organizers on Friday warned President Ashraf Ghani that they will remove him from power based on the law after the plane of Atta Mohmmad Noor, the governor of Balkh province, was barred to take off from Mazar-e-Sharif City to Kandahar airport. In reaction, the organizers of the meeting …