Monthly Archives: March 2019

Roadside blast in Kandahar leaves 1 civilian dead, 4 injured

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): One person was killed and four others injured in a blast in the Shawalikot district of southern Kandahar province on Friday, an official said. Police Chief Brig. Gen. Tadin Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News a landmine bomb exploded on civilian vehicle in which members of a family were traveling. The driver was

Scores of insurgents killed in nationwide offensives: MoD

KABUL (Pajhwok): Twenty-nine militants have been killed, 11 injured and three others arrested in the past 24 hours nationwide, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement. The operation conducted in Baghlan, Logar, Paktia, Badghis, Balkh, Kunduz and Helmand provinces, the statement said. Security forces recovered weapons and explosives during the operation. Five security

2 US service-member killed in Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two US soldiers were killed during operation in Afghanistan on Friday, According to NATO Resolute Support mission. “In accordance with US Department of Defense policy, the name of the service members killed in action are being withheld until 24 hours after notification of next of kin is complete,” the statement said. The place

3 children killed in Kunar land sliding

KABUL (Pajhwok): Three children have been killed and five people injured as a result of a landsliding on a house in eastern Kunar province, an official said on Friday. Governor spokesman Abdul Ghani Musamim told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened on Thursday night in Asadabad, the provincial capital. Three children were killed in the

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