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4 troops killed in Balochistan bomb attack

Four paramilitary troops have been killed and two others wounded in a bomb attack in southeastern Balochistan province. The attack targeted a vehicle of the Frontier Corps in the Khosat area of Harnai district on Saturday, Dawn reported…

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3 killed, 5 injured in Jalalabad explosions, targeted attack

At least three people were killed and five others wounded in roadside bomb explosions and a targeted attack in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, officials said. Local officials said that the incidents took place…

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Taliban’s attack on Maimana city repelled: Officials

Local security officials on Wednesday said that the Taliban’s attack on Maimana city, capital of northwestern Faryab province was repelled with the militants suffered many casualties. Gen. Rohullah Khalil Oghli, Faryab police chief told Pajhwok Afghan News…

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Uruzgan: 10 soldiers killed in Taliban attack on ANA base

A car bombing hit a base of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in the Chora district of central Uruzgan province. A military officer in the district, wishing to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News the gun and bomb…

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3 civilians killed, 5 injured in Baghlan mortar strike

At least three civilians including a woman and a child were killed and five others wounded when a mortar shell hit a house in Dand Ghori area on the outskirts of Pul-i-Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan province on…

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Ismail Khan’s bodyguard killed in Herat

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a bodyguard of former jihadi leader Ismail Khan in front of his home in Herat city, the capital of western Herat province, sources said on Wednesday. Herat Police spokesman, AbdulAhadWalizada told Pajhwok…

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5 local army soldiers killed in Nangarhar gun-battle

Five local army soldiers have been killed and four others injured during an hours long gun-battle with Taliban insurgents in the Haska Mina district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Friday. Haska Mina district chief Zabit Khan…

Appellate court officer killed in Ghazni attack

An officer of the appellate court was killed by unidentified armed men in the capital of southern Ghazni province on Sunday, officials said. Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Wahidullah Jummazada, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the officer was killed…

6 security personnel killed, 4 wounded in Zabul insider attack

Six security personnel in a check-post have been killed and four others wounded in an in insider attack on Zabul-Kandahar highway while a National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel was killed and two other were wounded in southwestern…

3 wounded as Nangarhar governor’s convoy came under attack

Three soldiers were wounded in an attack of militants on a convoy of Nangarhar governor in Haska Mina district of the province on Thursday, officials said. Nangarhar governor, Ziaulhaq Amarkhel visited Chodri area of Haska Mina district of…

Commander among 5 security personnel killed in Takhar attack

TALOQAN (Pajwhok): Four Afghan soldiers and a company commander have been killed and six others wounded in a Taliban attack on a security post in Darqad district of northern Takhar province, local officials said Sunday. A security official in Takhar…

2 pro-govt fighters killed in Gardez gun attack

Two pro-government fighters have been killed and four others wounded in southeastern Paktia province, officials said on Sunday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on public uprising forces in Gardez, the provincial capital, late on Saturday night. The acting police…

Mullah Nuh Baba shrine blown up in Ghazni

Unknown gunmen have blown up Mullah Nuh Baba’s shrine in the Andar district of southern Ghazni province, local officials said on Wednesday. “The ceiling and other parts of the shrine were damaged in the bomb attack,” Wahidullah…

Mastermind behind Ghazni attack killed: MoD

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday claimed killing the organizer of a deadly attack on a military base in southern Ghazni province, in an airstrike. A day earlier, 31 soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded in…

31 security personnel killed in Ghazni suicide attack

At least 31 security personnel were killed in a suicide bombing in southern Ghazni province on Sunday morning. Twenty-four police personnel were wounded in the attack on the army base involving a Humvee vehicle, which was detonated…

Kabul rocket attack rekindles 1990s memories: MPs

A number of Meshrano Jirga or upper house members on Sunday said Saturday’s rocket strikes in Kabul resembled the 1990s civil war, saying the attack resulted from intelligence failure and weakness of security organs. The senators in today’s…

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6 workers gunned down near Bagram airfield

CHARIKAR gunman shot to death six workers and wounded three others near the Bagram airfield in central Parwan province last night, an official said on Friday. The attacker on motorcycle opened fire at the workers soon after they emerged from…

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