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Heavy casualties after overnight battle at Kabul hotel

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night killed more than 30 people and wounded many more, although the final toll of dead and wounded may still be higher. Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said that 19 bodies had been brought into cityRead more

Afghan forces kill 50 militants, recapture 10 villages in northern province

KUNDUZ - Muslimchronicle

Up to 50 militants have been confirmed dead and 30 others injured as the Afghan forces wrapped up crackdown against Taliban fighters in northern Kunduz province, an army spokesman in the northern region said Monday. The security forces, according to spokesman Ghulam Hazrat Karimi, launched cleanup operations against Taliban fighters in Char Dara district one week ago which concluded onRead more

Clash between Taliban, IS kills 1, wounds 2 in N. Afghan province

SHIBERGHAN - Muslimchronicle

At least one militant loyal to the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed and two others injured as clash flared up between the radical IS outfit and Taliban fanatic group in Darzab district of the northern Jawzjan province on Sunday, provincial governor's spokesman Mohammad Reza Ghafori said. The clash, according to the official, took place after the IS groupRead more

Suicide bomber strikes Afghan funeral, killing 15

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeting the funeral of a local official has killed at least 15 people and wounded 13. Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of the eastern Nangarhar province, says the bomber set off his explosives vest among people gathered in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, to mourn a former district chief. No oneRead more

ISIS claims Kabul suicide bomb attack that killed 35

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

ISIS claimed a suicide bomb attack carried out on Thursday on an office of the Afghan Voice news agency and a neighboring Shi'ite cultural centre in Kabul, the group's Amaq news agency said in an online statement. The suicide attack was carried out by one bomber wearing a vest and followed three other bomb blasts in the same area, theRead more

At least 40 dead in multiple Kabul blasts

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

At least 40 people were killed and many others wounded in multiple blasts at a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on Thursday, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital. "The target of the attack was the Tabayan cultural centre. A ceremony was being held to mark the 38th anniversary of Soviet-invasion in Afghanistan when the explosionRead more

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly blast in Afghan capital

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

ISIS claimed responsibility for an explosion on Monday carried by a suicide bomber near a compound of Afghanistan's national intelligence agency in the capital, Kabul, the group said on its Amaq news agency. The blast, close to the entrance of the security agency compound, killed at least six people and wounded one, Afghan government officials said. The attacker struck atRead more

Saudi Arabia condemns Kabul attack

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned a bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday. The ministry offered its condolences to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s government and people on behalf of the Kingdom and wished all injured a speedy recovery. Saudi Arabia reiterated its stand with the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan against terrorism and extremism of allRead more

IS claims deadly attack near Kabul spy agency

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

The Islamic State group claimed a suicide attack which killed six civilians on Monday near a training centre run by the Afghan intelligence agency in the capital Kabul. "A martyrdom operation targeted a National Directorate of Security base... in the city of Kabul," its Amaq propaganda arm said. Source: AFPRead more