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A tanker caught fire after a magnetic bomb attached to it was detonated in the capital of Nangarhar Province late on Saturday afternoon, an official said. The Provincial Governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Ariana News that the incident took place in the PD7 area of Jalalabad City. Khogyani said initial …

At least three civilians have been killed and eight others wounded,  including three policemen in an explosion in Kapisa Province, an official said on Saturday. Abdul Shayeq Shoresh, the Provincial Police Spokesman told Ariana News that the explosion happened in a market in Alasay District on Friday. He said the …

Nine people were killed and five others wounded after two families clashed each other in east of Afghanistan, an official said on Thursday. The clash occurred in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province early on Thursday morning. Attaullah Khogyani, the Provincial Governor Spokesman, identified the two families, who have engaged in …

At least 10 Afghan forces were killed and 8 others were wounded in a Taliban attack on a joint security outpost in Kunduz province, a source told Ariana News. According to the source, the incident happened on Tuesday night in Arbab Khail village of Kunduz’s Imam Sahib District. However, local …

The NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, in a statement, announced that two U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Afghanistan. According to the statement, the cause of the crash is under investigation, but “Preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire.” The statement …

At least 10 people including three children wounded after a magnetic bomb went off in western Herat province late on Sunday afternoon, an official said. The sticky bomb was attached to the vehicle of traffic police near the Money Exchanger’s market in the city. The blast happened at around 4:30 …

At least ten civilians were burned after Taliban militants set several shops  ablaze in northern Jawzjan province, said Abdul Marof Azar, a spokesman for the Governor of Jawzjan. According to Mr. Azar, the shopkeepers were sleeping in their shops, fearing that Taliban fighters would not loot them during nights. Azar …

Local security officials confirmed that Mohammad Afzal Hakimi, the Police Chief for the Warsaj District of Takhar Province, was killed along with his three bodyguards, in a Taliban ambush in Baghlan Province. According to Ahmad Jawid Basharat, a spokesman for the Baghlan Police, the incident happened on Friday morning on …

Seventeen people, including women and children, died in a traffic accident in north of Afghanistan, a local official said on Tuesday. The incident happened when a minivan slid off an icy road in Khost District of Baghlan Province. Lutfullah Atefi, the District Governor, told Ariana News that 17 people, including …

A U.S. airstrike has accidentally hit Afghan Army outposts in Logar Province on Monday night, killing three soldiers and injuring four others. Shahpoor Ahmadzai, the Provincial Police Spokesman, told Ariana News that the incident happened in the outskirt of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital of Logar Province. According to Logar Police …

The Ministry of Defense (MoD), in a statement, announced that Mullah Hamdo, the Taliban’s military leader in Zabul’s Shinkay District, was killed in an airstrike early on Saturday morning. According to the statement, two of Hamdo’s bodyguards were also killed. In the statement, MoD describes Mullah Hamdo as a key …

A group of unknown assailants stormed a police camp in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, a local official said. According to Mohammad Qasim, Deputy Police Chief of the district, gunmen attacked a Highway Police camp on Saturday morning after a Humvee loaded with explosives went off nearby. Clashes between …

Officials confirmed that three judges and an administrative officer of the Paktia Appeal Court were shot dead by the Taliban militants early this afternoon. Abdullah Hasrat, the spokesman for the Governor of Paktia, told Ariana News that the four government employees were targeted on the Kabul-Gardez Highway in Logar Province. …

Unidentified gunmen set fire to a mosque in Logar Province late on Wednesday, a local official said. Hasib Stanekzai, the head of Provincial Council in Logar Province, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in the Qala-e-Qazi area of the Baraki Barak District. The fire resulted in the partial destruction …

Baghlan authorities reported that Aziz Ahmad Panjshiri, a professor at Kabul University, was killed on Wednesday by Taliban militants along the Baghlan-Kunduz highway. Provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat stated that Panjshiri’s body has been transferred to a local hospital in Baghlan’s Markazi District. Meanwhile, Khalil Narmgoi Chief Surgeon at …

Kalamudin, the police chief for Balkh’s Chahar Bolak district, was killed in a Taliban attack, local officials confirmed. The Provincial Head of Security Abdul Razaq Qaderi, told Ariana News that the Taliban fighters attacked the district at around 4:00 am on Wednesday, leaving at least three other policemen wounded. In …

Two people have been killed in an armed clash over picking the saffron harvest in west of Afghanistan. The incident took place on Monday in a village in the Ghourian district of Herat province. District Governor Farhad Khademi told Ariana News that two people were killed and another was wounded …

Eight members of a family, including women and children, have been killed in a roadside mine blast in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Monday. Provincial police spokesman Ahmad Javid Basharat told Ariana News that the explosion happened this morning in Aka Khail village in Dand-e-Shahabuddin, an area which …

Afghan security forces have destroyed around 80 residential houses in volatile Sayed Abad district of Wardak province, residents claimed on Sunday. According to local residents, security forces have destroyed houses in Milli Khail village along Kabul-Kandahar highway by using excavators and aerial bombs. “They are finding a safe place for …

At least seven civilians were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Paktika province, an official said. Provincial police spokesman Shah Muhammad Aryan said the incident happened early on Saturday in Sultan village in Sarawza district of the province. He told Ariana News that four of the victims …