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At least seven Taliban insurgents were killed in two separate ground and air operations conducted by the Afghan army commandos and foreign forces in Ghazni province, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday. In a statement released on Friday, MoD said the Afghan army commandos conducted an operation in Nawa …

At least 36 Taliban militants were killed in several air and ground operations conducted jointly by the Afghan and coalition forces in Ghazni province, a local official said on Tuesday. Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that the operations were conducted in the provincial capital …

A suicide bomber has blown himself only meters from reaching his intended target of Afghan security forces coordination center in Nawa district of the Helmand province, local officials said. The spokesman of Helmand governor, Omar Zawak said, “The suicide bomber in a Humwee blew himself up before entering an Afghan …

Twelve Afghan policemen were killed and nine more were injured on Friday night in a Taliban attack in northern Helmand province, a source told Ariana News.  The incident happened when the insurgents attacked security check posts in Nawa district of the province.  A security source on condition of anonymity said that …

Afghan security forces have taken control of Nawa district of southern Helmand province, following the two days  large-scale clearance operation against the Taliban insurgents in the district, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday. The district was seized on Monday morning at about 09:30 a.m., the statement said. The …

Afghan security forces have launched clearance operation to reclaim Nawa district of southern Helmand province from the Taliban, local officials said on Saturday. The operation being conducted on Saturday at 05:00 a.m. local time, the Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Omar Zwak said. Zwak said that the Afghan forces are moving toward …

At least 55 Taliban militants, including the group’s 12 senior commanders were killed in the past 24 hours in joint operations in southern Helmand province. The joint air and ground forces operations were conducted in Nawa and Marjah districts of the province that also wounded 38 Taliban insurgents, the Interior …

Afghan security forces have begun offensive for reclaiming Nawa district of southern Helmand province from the Taliban armed group, officials said Monday. The operation which conducted since Sunday night so far left 42 dead and 27 more injured to the Taliban armed fighters, the Provincial Police Chief’s Spokesman, Abdul Salam …