Skip to content
Thursday 12 Nov 2026 · Kabul 4:17 PM
10° — weather in every province
Cloudy · ↑11° ↓7°
Air quality: moderate
Members

Court holds open trial for suspects in airport attack

· 2 min read · 241 views

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A local court on Thursday held an open trial for seven people allegedly facilitating a coordinated Taliban attack on the airport in southern Kandahar province, an official said.

On December 8, 2015, at least 50 people, including 14 Taliban attackers, were killed after the insurgents stormed the airport in a brazen attack that lasted 20 hours.

The attackers were laced with suicide vests, hand grenades and guns, killing 38 civilians, 10 Afghan soldiers and two policemen.

The attack also left 35 shops . . .

Members

You need to subscribe to view the full article. Please login or register a new account.