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At least 45 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack over an army base in northern Baghlan province, a security source confirmed Wednesday. The incident happened after Taliban fighters attacked Allahuddin military base in Baghlan-e Markazi district of the province last night. The source added that as a …

Afghan security forces have repelled a Taliban attack over Qala-e Zal district of Kunduz province, security officials said Wednesday. According to police officials, Taliban fighters launched a coordinated attack over Aqtapa market, which is located in the center of Qala-e Zal district, last mid-night, but faced with resistance from government …

NATO-led Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Spokesman Lt. Colonel Martin O’Donnell said on Tuesday that Ghazni City remains under the Afghan government control. In a statement, he said that “no reported enemy activity has occurred thus far today” in the city. “The Afghan National Army’s 203rd Corps, the Afghan National Police’s …

Afghanistan’s Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali said Tuesday that Afghan security forces have full control of Ghazni City. He added that a clearance operation was underway in the city and it will expand to the districts of the province later. At the same time, Deputy Interior Minister …

Security officials say the operation was underway against the Taliban in Ghazni City from different directions and that the city was in control of the Afghan security forces. The Taliban attack on Ghazni has continued for a fourth day – with intense fighting and conflicting claims over who controls Ghazni …

More than six hundred Special Forces of the Afghan intelligence agency have been deployed to Ghazni province, security sources said Monday. According to the sources, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) has taken the lead of the ongoing military operation in the province after three days of fierce fighting between …

A 65-year-old man allegedly has sold his 18-month-old granddaughter for 70,000 AFN in Balkh province to overcome poverty, but luck wasn’t on his side as a stealer robbed the money while he was on his way to home. Balkh is one of the provinces, located in the north of the country. It is …

More than a thousand of commando forces have arrived to Ghazni province to suppress the Taliban group, security officials said. The backup forces who were deployed to Ghazni city late on Friday night said they will change the city to a Taliban cemetery and the group has suffered heavy casualties …

The Taliban continued to engage in clashes with security forces after launching a major attack in Ghazni City, a provincial capital on the key highway between Kabul and Kandahar, officials said Friday. The Taliban stormed into the city at around 02:00 am on Friday from different directions to begin clashes …

At least three militants including Taliban’s shadow district governor for Shohada district were killed and two others wounded by Afghan forces in Badakhshan province, officials said Thursday. According to security officials in 209th Shaheen military corps, Taliban’s Shahdow district governor Hamdullah Sangaryar was traveling with his militants from Baharak district …

President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday inaugurated Gul Bahar sub-station in Mahmoud Raqi, the capital of Kapisa province. The Presidential Palace in a statement said that the sub-station will provide electricity for 30,000 families in the province. The statement added that President Ghani inaugurated the project in the presence of local …

At least eight people were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Sholgara district of Balkh province, police said Wednesday. Provincial police spokesman Shir Jaan Durrani said that eight people lost their lives after a car and a motorbike were hit by a roadside bomb in Qushi Qezel village of …

At least 27 Afghan forces have been surrounded by Taliban militants in Shirin Tagab district of Faryab province. A security personnel reached by phone told Ariana News that 27 personnel of the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) have been surrounded by Taliban insurgents in an area between Shirin Tagab …

An American airstrike killed more than ten Afghan security forces during intense fighting with the Taliban in Azra district of Logar province, official said Tuesday. The chief district of Azra, Hamidullah told Ariananews that the security forces were killed after they called for air support from foreign forces. Shamshad Larawi, …

At least 15 Afghan army soldiers were killed in an attack by the Taliban insurgent group in Farah province, a local official said Tuesday morning. Jamila Amaine, a member of Farah provincial council said that Taliban militants attacked an army outpost in Bala Buluk district last night that left 15 …

Residents claim the Islamic State (IS) militants make forceful Nikah (Islamic marriage) with young girls and underage boys in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. Abdullah, an underage boy who was from Jawzjan’s Darzab district said that IS or Daesh militants have kidnapped and held him at their main stronghold to sexually …

A suicide attack hit Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday evening, killing at least one and wounding four others, local officials said. The attack took place in Behsood Pul square, Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor said.  A security source told Ariana News that …

At least 44 Afghan National Army Soldiers were killed in Taliban’s attack on Chenarto district of central Urozgan province, local officials said on Sunday. The Chenarto district Police, Akhtar Muhammad declared that hundreds of Taliban militants have gathered near the district and are attempting to collapse the district. According to …

Three Resolute Support service members were killed by a suicide bomber during a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, NATO said in a statement. According to the statement, another Resolute Support service member, which U.S. Forces-Afghanistan acknowledged was an American, and two Afghan National Army soldiers were also injured …

Suicide bombings targeted a mosque in Gardiz City, the provincial capital of eastern Paktia province on Friday afternoon, killing at least 34 people, local officials confirmed. The attack was carried out by two suicide bombers inside Sahib-ul-Zaman mosque in Khwaja Hassan area in PD2 of the city.  The provincial police …