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Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts

Saturday 30 June 2018

Afghan president ends 18-day cease-fire with Taliban

unarmed Taliban fighters were seen on the streets of Kabul
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday ended his government's cease-fire with the Taliban, ordering security forces to resume operations.

Friday 2 February 2018

Afghan President Ghani Demands Pakistan Act against Taliban

mountainous Waziristan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday accused neighboring Pakistan of failing to move against the Taliban and pledged a new security plan for Kabul after hundreds of people were killed and wounded in two deadly attacks on the capital last month.

Friday 10 November 2017

Moscow calls on Kabul to investigate into death of civilians from US airstrikes

death of civilians from US airstrikes
Moscow calls on Kabul and the global community to investigate into the death of civilians in northern Afghanistan in the US airstrikes, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on its web site on Friday.

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Kabul air strike: US attack causes civilian casualties

US attack causes civilian casualties
A US air strike against militants in the Afghan capital Kabul caused civilian casualties after a missile malfunctioned, officials said.

Wednesday 2 August 2017

Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan convoy attack

a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy
Two U.S. service members died Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy near Kandahar, Afghanistan, military officials said.

Saturday 10 June 2017

US troops killed in 'insider attack' in Nangarhar

An Afghan commando has killed two American soldiers and wounded two others during a joint operation in eastern Nangarhar province, according to a government official.

Saturday 22 April 2017

Day of mourning declared as scores of Afghan soldiers killed

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has declared a national day of mourning after scores of soldiers were killed by Taliban fighters disguised as fellow soldiers, in the deadliest attack of its kind on an Afghan military base.

Friday 21 April 2017

More than 50 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan army base, US says

Taliban "fighters" have probably killed and wounded more than 50 Afghans in an ongoing attack on a mosque and dining facility inside an Afghan military base, a U.S. military spokesman said, describing it as a "significant" strike.

Thursday 13 April 2017

U.S. drops 'mother of all bombs' on rural Afghan ISIS compound

The U.S. Air Force dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb for the first time in combat on Thursday, targeting an underground Islamic State complex in a desolate portion of eastern Afghanistan, military officials said.

Saturday 12 November 2016

Taliban bomber kills four Americans at NATO base in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a labourer blew himself up at the NATO air base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul today, killing four Americans and wounding at least 17 people in one of the bloodiest attacks against US forces since US President Barack Obama took office.

Thursday 3 November 2016

NATO-Afghan anti-Taliban operation in Kunduz kills 30 civilians, injures 25

At least 30 civilians were killed and 25 others injured late Wednesday during NATO-Afghan Army airstrikes and land combat operations in Kunduz province, north Afghanistan, official sources told EFE.

Thursday 28 July 2016

US Commander: Five US Troops Injured in Afghanistan

Five U.S. special operations troops in Afghanistan have been wounded in combat with Islamic State fighters, according to the top U.S. commander in the country.

Saturday 23 July 2016

The number of victims of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan increased

According to specified data, at least 80 people were killed and more than 230 were injured varying degrees of severity in the result of the triple attack in Kabul to protest the Shiite minority.

Friday 29 April 2016

Kunduz hospital bombing "not a war crime" says Pentagon

A US air strike that destroyed a medical charity's clinic in northern Afghanistan, killing 42 people, was not a war crime, the Pentagon has said.

Thursday 3 March 2016

Pentagon Approves to Sell Around $700 Million of Smart Bombs to Turkey

The BLU-109’s tail fuse delays the bomb’s detonation until the bomb has penetrated the targeted bunker, ensuring complete destruction of the location...

Monday 21 December 2015

Taliban suicide bombing kills six US soldiers in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden motorbike into a joint NATO-Afghan foot patrol near the Bagram air base in Afghanistan Monday killing six US soldiers. The attack was claimed by the Taliban.

Monday 26 October 2015

Death toll from earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan rises to over 200

A major earthquake that struck the remote Afghan northeast this morning has killed more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, while sending shock waves as far as New Delhi in India, according to officials.

Saturday 3 October 2015

Airstrike Kills 19 at Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan

An air strike in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 19 people, including three children, at a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the charity group said Saturday.

Saturday 8 August 2015

51 dead, hundreds wounded in lethal wave of Kabul bombings

Fifteen more fatalities were confirmed Saturday from a barrage of bombings in Kabul, taking the toll to 51 in the deadliest day in the Afghan capital since the NATO combat mission ended in December.

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