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17 militants killed in military attacks in Southern Afghan province

LASHKAR GAH - Muslimchronicle

Up to 17 militants were killed over the past 24 hours as the government forces backed by air force pounded Taliban positions in Nad Ali district of the poppy-growing Helmand province, provincial government spokesman Omar Zawak said Wednesday. The government forces, according to the official, targeted Taliban positions in parts of Nad Ali district from the ground and air overRead more

Taliban key commander among 5 killed in S. Afghan province

LASHKAR GAH - Muslimchronicle

A Taliban key commander Mullah Nasir is among five militants who have been killed in the troubled Helmand province of Afghanistan, a senior army commander in the southern region Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai said Sunday. "The security forces have killed Taliban's notorious commander Mullah Nasir with four of his armed men," Ahmadzai told Xinhua. Describing the physical elimination of MullahRead more

Taliban suicide bomber kills five in Afghanistan

Lashkar Gah - Muslimchronicle

A Taliban suicide bomber killed five people and wounded dozens of others, mainly children as young as five, after detonating a car packed with explosives at a police headquarters in southern Afghanistan Wednesday. It was the insurgents' first major attack since US President Donald Trump announced in Washington late Monday that he was committing American troops to the war-torn countryRead more

Taliban suicide bomber kills five civilians in southern Afghanistan

Kandahar - Muslimchronicle

A Taliban suicide bomber killed five civilians and wounded 25 others in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, an official said. "A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car in a parking lot near the main police headquarters in Lashkar Gah," Omar Zhwak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province, told AFP. Women and children were among the casualties, he said, inRead more

Afghan official: Taliban closing in on key city in the south

Kandahar - Arab today

Afghan troops are being deployed to the capital of the key southern province of Helmand amid intense fighting with the Taliban in surrounding areas and fears the city could fall to the insurgents within days, officials said Wednesday. According to Kareem Atal, the head of Helmand’s provincial council, Taliban insurgents have completely surrounded Lashkar Gah after weeks of intense fightingRead more

Afghan airstrike kills 7 militants

Lashkar Gah - ArabToday

A total of seven Taliban insurgents have been killed as aircrafts pounded Taliban hideouts in Nawa district of the restive Helmand province on Sunday, said a statement of 215 Miwand Corps released here on Monday. According to the statement, a mine manufacturing facility of the Taliban was also destroyed in the raid. Taliban militants haven't commented on the report. TheRead more

At least 1 killed, 2 injured during firing of 3 rockets in Afghanistan

Lashkar Gah - ArabToday

The city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan southern region witnessed firing of three rockets that claimed at least one life and injuring two others on Wednesday. source: XinhuaRead more

Afghan southern Lashkar Gah city at the range of Taliban rocket

Lashkar Gah - ArabToday

The city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan southern region witnessed firing of three rockets that claimed at least one life and injuring two others on Wednesday. The attacks, which claimed the life of a school student and injured two more civilians, took place amid the visit of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah to Lashkar Gah, causing panic among the locals. LashkarRead more

civilian killed, 2 injured as rockets hit Afghan southern Lashkar Gah city

Lashkar Gah - ArabToday

At least one person was killed and two others sustained injuries as three rockets fired by militants hit Helmand provincial Lashkar Gah city 555 km south of Kabul on Wednesday, spokesman for provincial government Omar Zawak said. "Three rockets fired by enemies today morning. One of them slammed next to Traffic Police department, martyring a school student and injuring twoRead more

5 UAE officials among 56 killed in Afghanistan bombings

Kandahar - Arab Today

Five UAE officials were among 56 people killed in a string of bombings across Afghan cities, authorities said Wednesday, as Taliban militants step up a deadly winter campaign of violence. The Emiratis were among 13 people killed when explosives hidden in a sofa detonated inside the governor's compound in southern Kandahar on Tuesday, while the UAE's ambassador to Afghanistan escapedRead more