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Afghan Security Forces will soon clear Dahana-i-Ghori district of Baghlan province from the existence of Taliban militants, an official said Wednesday. Ghafoor Ahmad Javid, Spokesman of the Defense Ministry said that so far several districts have been freed from control of the Taliban insurgents. He added that government forces will …

Taliban militants have launched a coordinated attack over Jaghori district in Ghazni province since early Wednesday morning, a local official said. Khaliqdad Akbari, a member of Ghazni provincial council said that most of the militants have raided from neighboring Gilan district. Akbari claimed that no support was provided from the …

At least 20 soldiers were killed and 30 others were missing after Taliban militants attacked a border post manned by about 50 soldiers in western Farah province, local officials said on Tuesday. The Deputy of Farah Provincial Council, Shah Mahmoud Naimi, said that a large number of Taliban militants attacked …

Afghan commandos backed by the foreign forces have launched an operation a bid to retake the Dahan-i-Ghori and Dand Ghori districts in northern Baghlan province, officials said Monday. The provincial police chief General Ikramuddin Saray said the military operation was being conducted in three steps backed by NATO-led Resolute Support …

The Taliban in a statement have rejected the reports which said the armed group has sold dead bodies of chopper victims.  In the statement, the Taliban said that they have handed over only two dead bodies of women to their families.  They stressed that they will not hand over the …

The Taliban have taken the bodies of 15 Afghan militaries as hostage including Farah Provincial council Chief and deputy head of 207th Zafar Military Corps, following the helicopter incident in western Farah province, officials said Sunday.  Zakaria Mirza Zada, a commander of Afghan army said that efforts are underway to …

President Ashraf Ghani in a decree sets a delegation to probe the recent clashes in Khas Uruzgan district of central Uruzgan province. Describing the battle in Urozgan as “ethnic war”, the government has dispatched the delegation to probe and ease the recent clashes in the province in which dozens of …

President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday once again called on the Taliban armed group to enter an intra-Afghan dialogue.  “The Taliban should be ready for intra-Afghan dialogue because we will not let others take the authority of peace.” Ghani made the remarks during his meeting with tribal elders and religious leaders in …

Second Vice President Sarwar Danish on Thursday criticized security institutions for being unaware of a Taliban attack over people in Khas Urozgan district of Urozgan province. Speaking at an event in Kabul, Danish said that Afghan security forces must provide urgent support to residents of the area. “Hundreds of families …

A woman has allegedly killed her two sons in northern Takhar province of Afghanistan, police said Thursday. Nezamuddin Ghori, deputy police chief of Takhar province said the incident happened last night in Ganda village of Rustaq district after a domestic violence. According to police, the slain children aged 4 and …

At least eight people including two women were killed and four others injured in a traffic accident in Kabul-Parwan highway on Wednesday morning, an official said. Mohammad Nazir head of Parwan traffic department said the incident happened in Rabat village of Bagram district after two Toyota Corolla vehicles collided. According …

Twenty-five people were killed after an Afghan army helicopter crashed in western Farah province on Wednesday, officials confirmed. All 25 people on board were killed, including Farah provincial council chief Farid Bakhtawar, provincial council member Farida Amini and deputy commander of the 207th Zafar corps General Naimatullah Khalil, the governor …

Tight security measures were being taken on Saturday in southern Kandahar as voters cast their ballots in parliamentary elections that were delayed in the province for a week after a deadly attack which killed two senior government officials including General Abdul Raziq. The Interior Ministry Spokesman Najib Danish told Ariana …

Taliban militants have cut off the ink-stained fingers of 8 Afghan men in Farah, Badghis and Helmand provinces as a punishment for participating in the parliamentary election. Farid Bakhtawar, the provincial council head of Farah said Taliban insurgents stopped vehicles in Bala Bolok district and cut off the fingers of four …

The inhabitants of the Rodat district of Nangarhar province have claimed that at least 17 civilians including children were killed during Afghan National and Defense Security Forces’ operation. The families of victims’ staged protest and laid the bodies of the deceased next to the Jalalabad-Torkham route and closed the highway …

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says last week’s shooting in Kandahar which killed the provincial police chief Gen. Raziq was planned in Pakistan, asking the country to hand over the plotters of the attack to Kabul. Visiting Kandahar province on Tuesday to express sympathy with the family of General Raziq, Ghani …

A service member of NATO’s mission- Resolute Support in Afghanistan was killed in Herat province in a possible insider attack, Resolute Support said on Monday. “Two other Resolute Support service members were wounded in the incident. Initial reports indicate the attack was committed by a member of the Afghan security …

The inhabitants of Surkh-Rod district of Nangarhar province have claimed that five civilians were killed during an operation by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces. They warned to stage protest and called for serious investigation regarding the issue. The angry residents of Surkh-Rod have brought the corpses in front …

Intelligence Chief Massoum Stanekzai on Monday said that Kandahar provincial governor’s security guard who killed Kandahar Police Chief General Abdul Raziq last week made a phone call minutes before the attack to someone across the border.  Speaking at a press conference in Kandahar province, Stanekzai said the killer of Gen. …

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday telephoned his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani to condole the death of senior government officials in a shooting in Kandahar yesterday. The death senior officials included Kandahar police chief Gen. Raziq and the provincial intelligence chief Gen. Momin Hussian Khail.  According to a …