At least three civilians were killed and nine others injured in a mortar strike in Alishang district of eastern Laghman province, officials said Monday. Laghman governor’s spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News that clashes broke out between…
KABUL attacks in 30 different provinces last month, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Saturday. In violation of their commitments, the insurgents inflicted casualties on civilians through terrorist activities, especially attacks in cities and on highways, the NSC said…
Local officials say 79 Taliban militants and 15 Afghan security personnel have been killed during the last two weeks in southern Helmand province. Helmand governor, Mohammad Yasin Khan, talking to a press conference in Lashkargah, the provincial capital,…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Monday confirmed civilian casualties in airstrikes in Badghis and Farah provinces, asking security and judiciary organs for a comprehensive investigation into the attacks and compensation to the victims’ families. A statement from AIHRC…
Five businesspeople, travelling to a port in western Farah province, have been killed in an airstrike, officials said Sunday. Local officials said the businessmen, residents of Farah City, were killed while travelling to the Abu Nasr Farahi…
US forces have apologised for an airstrike that killed five members of a family in northeastern Kunduz province. The airstrike was carried out in Dasht-i-Archi district on January 30. The victims belonged to the Mamakhel area of…
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday said claims of civilian casualties as a result of an airstrike in Shindand district of western Herat province would be investigated. A statement from MoD received by Pajhwok Afghan News said…
National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday said President Ashraf Ghani has ordered an investigation about civilian casualties caused during an operation in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province. On the second day of Eid ul Adha, on August…
KABUL. In a report on Tuesday, UNAMA said more civilians were killed by Afghan and foreign forces than by Taliban and other militants over the last six months. At least 403 civilians were killed by Afghan forces and another 314…
Figures from Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) reveal civilian casualties have again surged in 23 provinces of the country. Civilian fatalities almost doubled in May, coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, compared to figures for March. CPAG…
A dozen Taliban insurgents and half a dozen civilians, including three brothers, have been killed in a drone strike in Andar district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday. A government official, who wished to…
KABUL Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Thursday demanded ceasefire between the warring parties without any conditions for what it called prevention of innocent lives of Afghan people and end to the conflicts in the country. AIHRC head Sema Samar,…
KABUL Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday said they were distressed by reports of civilian casualties in the war-torn country. In a series of tweets, Khalilzad said each casualty was an unnecessary victim of a war that has gone too long. “Sons…
At least 484 civilians have suffered casualties -- 184 martyred and 300 others wounded -- n 18 provinces of the country in March, the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) said on Tuesday. The group said 54 children and…
Three civilians and as many Taliban) forces in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Monday. Local officials said the operation was launched by a special unit of the NDS known as 02 Unit on Sunday night.…
Taliban militants killed at least 15 security forces and injured as many more after attacking security posts overnight in the Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, the district chief said on Friday. The Qaisar district administrative head, Rahmatullah…
Seventy-five people lost their lives and another 46 were injured in floods and snow avalanches across the country since January, the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said 620 homes…
At least 16,000 people were killed and 11,000 others wounded in 2,400 attacks in 2018, suggesting a seven percent surge in casualties over the previous year. Statistics show 73 people were killed and injured on average daily in…
At least six civilians have been killed in an Afghan forces airstrike in central Logar province, while the government officials claim those killed were militants. Logar provincial council deputy head, Abdul Wali Wakil, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
November saw around 1,982 people suffering casualties in Afghanistan 11 percent down compared to October’s casualties, with attacks reducing by 62 percent, a Pajhwok tally shows. According to available statistics, in October, six people were killed and injured…
A report from the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) shows decline in civilian casualties during the month of November. CPAG collected civilians’ casualty figures on monthly basis and use that statistics to press conflicting parties to end harming…
Sixteen civilians and as many Taliban insurgents have been killed in airstrikes by foreign forces in the Garamsir district of southern Helmand province, an official said on Wednesday. The airstrikes were carried out in Zanziri Darab area of…
KABUL have been killed and 14 wounded during security operations in northern Baghlan and Takhar provinces and northeastern Kunduz province, a statement from military corps said Saturday. The statement from 209th Shahin Military Corps received by Pajhwok Afghan News said…
One person died and 16 others were wounded when a passenger vehicle overturned due to high speed in western Herat province, an official said on Friday. The flying-coach vehicle was on its way from Herat City, the provincial…
