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Qandahar

Several rockets hit Kandahar airport as Taliban-led violence rages

Violence has escalated in Afghanistan in recent weeks as the Taliban have intensified their offensive

01 Aug 2021 10:31 AM

Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan

Siddiqui was killed covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters

16 Jul 2021 2:36 PM

Airstrikes kill 9 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan

The Afghan government forces have been fighting the Taliban for almost two decades.

14 Oct 2019 4:36 PM

US airstrikes in Helmand kill Afghan security forces

US defence spokesperson said the US and Afghan security forces were examining the

17 May 2019 8:52 PM

Bomb kills Afghan election candidate, wounds seven: officials

Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, which takes number of candidates killed so far during campaign season to at least 10.

17 Oct 2018 3:05 PM

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Afghan media safety in question as gunmen shoot journo dead on way to work

Abdul Manan Arghand, who worked for Kabul News TV, was shot by gunmen as he was driving his car, police spokesman Zia Durani said.

25 Apr 2018 4:38 PM

Taliban suicide bomber kills 13 in Helmand: Afghan official

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a WhatsApp message sent to journalists. 

28 Aug 2017 8:40 AM

Taliban leader was urged by Pak ISI to destroy Afghanistan schools: media report

His fake identity, Muhammad Wali, was known in intelligence circles, according to a former Afghan intelligence chief.

10 Aug 2017 3:31 PM

26 soldiers killed, 13 injured as Taliban storms Kandahar army base

Casualties among Afghan security forces soared by 35 % in 2016, with 6,800 soldiers and police killed, according to US watchdog SIGAR.

26 Jul 2017 4:23 PM

Afghanistan: 9 killed as suicide bomber targets breakaway Taliban faction

Mohammad Saleem Rohdi, chief of the Gareshk district, says 6 other militants from a breakaway Taliban faction were wounded in the attack.

14 Jun 2017 12:50 PM

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Taliban militants kill 15 Afghan soldiers in Kandahar

A provincial official who spoke on the condition of anonymity gave a higher death toll of 20.

26 May 2017 7:30 PM

Afghanistan: Taliban militants attack security outposts, kill 20 policemen

A district official said that at least 15 others were wounded in the fighting.

21 May 2017 1:08 PM

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