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A number of assailants attacked headquarters of Police District 6 in Herat City, on Saturday night, leaving at least five security personnel killed and two wounded, officials confirmed. The provincial governor’s spokesman Jilani Farhad said that one assailant has been killed so far and that clearance operation is underway in …

Local officials say four villages of Faizabad district in Jowzjan Province have collapsed to the Taliban. The villages of Garjak, Shishakhana, Turkmania, Shirabad, and Khairabad are among the collapsed ones. Local public uprising commander, Sahib Khan, said to Ariana News the Shibighan-Balkh Highway would be closed to traffic unless reinforcement …

Four local police forces were killed and seven others wounded after the Taliban militants attacked their outpost in the northern Kunduz province, said local authorities. “The attack was carried out on Arbab Ramzani security outpost in Aliabad district of Kuduz province”, Ainamuddin Rahmani, spokesman of the provincial police chief said …

24 Afghan defense and security forces including 10 commandos or special operation forces were killed after militants attacked their outposts in the western Farah province , said local officials. Farid Bakhtawar, the provincial council chief told Ariana News that the attack was carried out by militants against Afghan forces overnight …

The director of human rights of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Danielle Bell has said that the terrorist groups, particularly the Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) groups have deliberately targeted civilians in their latest attacks in Afghanistan. “The United Nations, in particular the Human Rights Service of the …

An ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of Kabul City on Saturday, killing 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials said. The explosion took place at around 01:00 pm when an ambulance was detonated between two checkpoints outside the old Interior Ministry building close to Sedarat …

Afghan analysts say ineffective leadership and weak intelligence capabilities have allowed militants to get into the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. On Saturday night, at least four gunmen dressed in army uniforms stormed Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul City, and battled Afghan Special Forces for 15 hours in an overnight siege that …

Kabul Hotel Attack has been widely condemned by a number of national and international organizations as well as embassies in the capital. Taliban militants stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul on late Saturday night and set off a 16-hour gun battle with Afghan security forces in an overnight siege. At …

Two Afghan public order police forces were killed and 3 others severely wounded after one of their colleagues opened fire in a military base in Ghor province, said the local officials. The incident was reportedly occurred today’s morning, January 14, in a military base located in the capital city of …

The Taliban militants have reportedly launched heavy attacks on Afghan National Police (ANP) outposts in Lashkargah, the Capital City of the Southern Helmand province, sources told Arianan News. According to the source, both parties, Taliban and Afghan Forces, have suffered heavy casualties in the battles. Helmand provincial officials have yet …

At least 11 civilians were wounded in a suicide attack occurred in Pul-e Alam city of Logar province, local officials said. The spokesman of Logar governor, Salim Saleh told Ariananews that the suicide attacker wanted to target the security commander of the province. Saleh further added that the security commander …

The Afghan Taliban attacked a security checkpoint in Chakosh village of Aqcha district of Jawzjan province and held hostage at least four Afghan soldiers, local officials said. The Jawzjan Police commander, Faqir Muhammad Jawzjani claimed that the checkpoint was collapsed in coordination of an Afghan police officer with the Taliban …

The international troops’ convoy has come under suicide attack in Lise Barek area of Dand district of Kandahar province, local officials said. The spokesman of Kandahar governor, Qudratullah Khoshbakht confirmed the attack but did not give further details about the casualties. The Foreign forces’ officials in Afghanistan have also confirmed …

At least eight Afghan police officers were killed in Taliban attack on a security checkpoint in Ghazni province, local officials said. The spokesman of Ghazni governor, Muhammad Arif Noori said, “Afghan Police suffered casualties when Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in Shahbaz area of Ghazni city last night.” Noori …

At least three killed and 21 more wounded when militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the headquarters of Shamshad TV in Kabul on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry. Two gunmen disguised in police uniform carried out the bombing with a suicide attack at at around 10:25 am, killing at …

As many as 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed in Taliban’s attack on a military base in southern Kandahar province, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.  The Defense Ministry Spokesman Dawlat Waziri said that , 13 Afghan soldiers were injured in the attack which happened on Karzyali camp in Khakrez district on …

Afghan parliament members say government lacks effective plan to ensure security in capital Kabul and across the country. The escalations of violence and recent insurgent attacks against civilians in capital Kabul have followed strong reaction of Afghan parliament members. The MPs questioned the government’s plans against insurgent groups, particularly in …

Kabul Garrison said it had previous information about the funeral attack but the existence of large numbers of armed guards left nowhere for security forces. “After Wednesday’s protest we had information and informed the security commander. They also had their plans and went there and surrounded the area, but inside there …

Following the recent deadly Taliban raid on Kandahar’s military base, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) accepts the Taliban’s new war strategy that targets Afghan military bases. At least 15 Afghan soldiers have been killed and five others were injured in an attack by the Taliban assault on the facility in …

At least 18 people killed and 8 others wounded in a suicide attack in a crowded area of the Khost city, the capital of southeastern Khost province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said. A suicide car bomber has attacked Afghan police providing security to US forces at 8:30am (04:00 GMT) …