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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 …

Following the gunfire attack in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan which killed one of the country’s most powerful security officials, Pentagon says the incident will not change the U.S. resolve in its South Asia strategy. One of the most powerful Afghan commander General Abdul Raziq was killed on Thursday when …

At least three people have been arrested in connection to the deadly incident in southern Kandahar province that left the provincial Police Chief and Intelligence Chief dead, the Interior Ministry said in a short statement on Friday. The statement added that the detained individuals are in the custody of the …

The provincial police chief, Gen. Abdul Raziq and the province’s intelligence chief Abdul Mohmin were killed on Thursday when a bodyguard opened fire following a meeting in the governor’s compound in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said. According to the security officials, the governor of Kandahar, Gen. Zalmay Wesa …

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.)

A Taliban suicide bomber has targeted a NATO military convoy near Bagram airfield, local officials confirmed. Waheda Shahkar, spokeswoman for the provincial governor in Parwan, said the attack took place late on Wednesday in Sey Dukan area of Bagram district. The official further said that at least two Afghan civilians …

At least five family members of a Taliban commander were killed after a house explosion in Posht Koh district of Herat province on Wednesday, local officials confirmed. The spokesman of Herat governor, Jilani Farhad said, “The explosion took place during the transfer of unexploded mines and ammunition in Kah village …

Samangan’s police security chief, Khawani Tahari among 11 killed in clashes with Taliban on Monday night in Dara-e-Sof Payeen district of the province, local officials said Tuesday. Samangan provincial council member, Naqibullah Tatar said that at least 10 security forces were wounded and 30 soldiers surrendered to Taliban, following the …

At least four people have been killed and seven others wounded when an explosion targeted a wedding ceremony in Logar province, officials said Saturday. The Provincial Police’s Spokesman Shahpoor Ahmadzai said that the blast took place on Friday night in Safed Sang region of Mohammad Agha district of the province. …

At least 11 people were killed and 18 wounded when a motorcycle bomb blast hit an election campaign rally in northern Takhar province on Saturday, local officials said. The explosion targeted candidate Nazifa Yousufi Beg’s rally in Rustaq district of the province, the Provincial Police Chief Nizamuddin Ghori The official …

At least 21 Taliban insurgents were killed following an Afghan Special Operations Forces-related airstrike in Maidan Wardak province on Thursday, the command of Special Forces said in a statement. According to the statement, the airstrike targeted a Taliban meeting which was held for planning to disrupt the upcoming election process. …

At least eight people were killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the office of a candidate running for upcoming parliamentary elections in southern Helmand province on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The incident took place at around 02:00 p.m. at the office of Mohammad Saleh Achakzay which also wounded 11 …