Tag Archives: Ghazni

Afghan Special Forces destroyed an important base of the Taliban in Muqur district of Ghazni, MoD said in a statement Wednesday. The statement added that the operation was conducted on Tuesday night in Muqur district as a result of which an important Taliban base, a depot of weapons and equipment, …

The Pentagon Wednesday released the names of two officers of U.S. Air Force who were killed in the crash of their Bombardier E-11A electronic surveillance plane in Ghazni province of Afghanistan. The officers were identified as Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, 46, of Yigo, Guam, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, …

The U.S. Forces recovered the remains of two personnel from the site where a U.S. Bombardier E-11A aircraft crashed in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan on January 27, U.S. Forces in Afghanistan said in a statement. The force also recovered what is assessed to be the aircraft flight data recorder. The statement …

The US military confirmed Monday that an American surveillance aircraft crashed in Ghazni province. Col Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for the US forces in Afghanistan said in a tweet that a US “Bombardier E-11A” crashed in Ghazni, but he did not provide any details on the casualties. The Bombardier E-11A …

At least eight people were rescued from a Taliban prison in central Ghazni province, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said. In a statement released on Saturday, the MoD said that Afghan forces carried out an operation in the Mushki area of Qarabagh district in Ghazni province. As a result, eight people …

Taliban Infiltrators attacked the Qara-Bagh district of Ghazni Province. The attack killed twenty-five soldiers, while two soldiers were wounded, according to local officials. This attack happened on Friday night at the Afghan Army checkpoint in Nawda village of Qara-Bagh District. Seven ‘Taliban Infiltrators’ attacked the checkpoint. Ghulam Habib Zeerak, the …

At least ten civilians were killed and six others were wounded in a mine blast in Ghazni Province, according to a statement issued by the Provincial Media Office. The incident occurred as a result of mine attached to a vehicle traveling to Ghazni City. The statement said that the car …

At least 15 Taliban insurgents were killed in an operation by Afghan Special Forces in Ghazni province, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said in a statement. The operation was conducted in Qal-e-Barakat, Zara Qala and Warsak villages of Khwaja Omari district in Ghazni. According to the statement, at least 15 militants …

At least 23 students were wounded in an explosion inside Ghazni University in PD3 of Ghazni city on Tuesday morning, local officials said. The blast happened inside the Literature Faculty of the University at around 9:40 am on Tuesday. The spokesman for the provincial governor, Arif Noori told Ariana News …

Afghan forces retook control of Ghazni’s Jaghato district after two years, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement. According to the statement released on Saturday, September 21, the district was cleared from the Taliban fighters during the second phase of “Operation Mobeen’. Moreover the statement added that districts of …

Afghan Forces have arrested the plotter of Zabul suicide attack in which dozens of people were killed, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, Nine Taliban fighters including three  suicide attacks facilitators were arrested in operation by Afghan forces in Ghazni province. Afghan …

At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in two separate traffic accidents in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said. A traffic accident happened in Kabul-Khost highway in Nader Shah district of Khost province early this morning, provincial police chief confirmed. Three people were killed and five others …

At least six people were rescued from a Taliban prison in an operation by Afghan Security and Defend Forces in central Ghazni province, the Defense Ministry said. In a statement released on Friday, the Ministry of Defense said that the operation was conducted in Giro district of the province on …

At least 64 Taliban insurgents were killed in several clashes with Afghan forces in Ghazni, Balkh, and Logar provinces of the country. The Provincial media office of Ghazni said in a statement on Saturday that the Afghan army conducted a clearance operation in Siyahgag area in Qarabagh district of the …

Three civilians were killed and three others wounded after mine went off in the central Ghazni province on Sunday, the provincial media office said in a statement. The incident has taken place at PD3 of the provincial capital, Ghazni city, at around 8:35 am on Sunday. The Taliban had planted …

At least three Afghan security forces were killed and 12 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in central Ghazni province, the provincial media office said in a statement on Saturday. The incident took place in Ab Band district of Ghazni at around 4:30 am after a suicide bomber detonated …

At least three Afghan security forces including the acting district police chief of Khogyani, Ghazni, were killed in Taliban attack on Khogyani police command, the provincial government media office said in a statement. According to the statement, the Taliban militants stormed Khogyani police headquarters at around 10:30 on Thursday night. …

Three suicide bombers were killed and a car bomb of them was destroyed in an airstrike by Air Forces in Ghazni province, Ministry of Defense said. The airstrike has taken place in Giro district of the province at around 8:40 pm on Monday night. According to the statement, three suicide …

President Ashraf Ghani in a statement condemned the Taliban attack in Ghazni, saying the group must understand that targeting civilians and children cannot earn them privileges in peace talks. Following the attack, Ghani’s office released a statement calling the attack “barbaric and gruesome act of terror” that deliberately targeted civilians, …

At least 12 people were killed and 179 others were wounded in a car bomb blast in the central Ghazni province, officials confirmed. The incident happened after a suicide car bomber targeted a provincial office of the intelligence directorate (NDS) at Shamir Sahib area in PD3 of the provincial capital, …