134 civilians killed, scores injured in Taliban attacks: MoI
Over 130 civilians were killed and 342 others wounded in the Taliban attack in the past one month, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Thursday.
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5 civilians killed, 13 wounded in Herat blast
Five civilians were killed and another 13 wounded as a result of a bomb blast in the Kosh Kohna district of western Herat province on Wednesday, an official said. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Aryan told Pajhwok Afghan…
67 civilians killed, 179 wounded in Taliban attacks’
The Ministry of Interior on Saturday said at least 67 civilians have been killed and another 179 wounded in Taliban attacks during the past one week across the country.
80 civilians killed, 95 wounded in Taliban attacks
KABUL attacks during the past week across the country. Tariq Aryan, MoI spokesman in a video clip said the causalities resulted from Taliban’s coordinated attacks and explosions. The Taliban have not yet commented about the government’s claim, but in the…
Taliban inflict casualties on 420 civilians: NSC
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…
Taliban killed 23 civilians, wounded 45 last week: NSC
The insurgents inflicted casualties on 68 civilians during the week.
51 civilians killed, wounded by Taliban last week: NSC
KABUL last week. In a statement, NSC said that as usual the Taliban continued their violence against the Afghans. Most of last week’s civilian casualties happened in Takhar province. Last week, the NSC had said that at least 79 civilians…
25 civilians killed by Taliban in 2nd week of Ramadan
KABUL, the government says. The militants continued to target the ordinary Afghans even in the holy month, the National Security Council (NSC) said in a statement on Saturday. In the second week of the fasting month, it added, the civilian…
Kandahar: Killing of father, daughter being probed
A high level Ministry of Defense delegation is investigating the killing of a father and his daughter by Afghan security forces in Shah Walikot district of southern Kandahar province. Chief of Army Staff Gen. Bismillah Waziri is…
In 7 months, blasts kill 72 civilians in Ghazni
Bomb blasts killed at least 72 civilians and injured 187 others during the past seven months in southern Ghazni province, an official said Tuesday. Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman, told a press conference in Ghazni City,…
15 killed, 1,100 wounded in Herat incidents
Fifteen civilians have been killed in as many days in western Herat province during separate incidents that left another 1,100 wounded, an official said Tuesday. Dr. Arif Jalali, the Herat zonal hospital head, told a press conference here that…
’10 civilians killed in Badghis airstrikes’
A public representative in Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament on Saturday said 10 civiliasn were killed and two others injured in two airstrikes in northwestern Badghis province. Ziauddin Akazai, a lawmaker from Badghis told Pajhwok…
3 brothers among 6 civilians killed in Ghazni drone strike
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 gathering demands halt to civilian casualties
Speakers at a gathering in Kabul on Monday said airstrikes and night raids often resulted in civilian casualties, which had widened the existing gap between the government and the masses. A number of civil society activists and tribal…
Landmine kills 6 civilians in Laghman
At least six civilians have been killed in a roadside bombing in Qarghayo district of eastern Laghman province, officials said Tuesday. Governor’s spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a roadside bomb targeted a civilian vehicle near…
Donors urged to tie Afghan aid to cut in civilian casualties
KABUL with reducing civilian causalities. A statement from the group said international donors should put pressure on the Afghan government until civilian causalities significantly decreased. The statement said civilians indeed suffered causalities in wars but in Afghanistan the casualties were…
Civilians suffer casualties in Kunar airstrike: MP
Dozens of civilians suffered casualties in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, a lawmaker claimed on Saturday, but local officials said insurgents were the target of the Afghan forces-led night raid. The airstrike by Afghan and foreign forces…
32 killed, half of them civilians, in Helmand airstrike
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…
Taliban promises sparing civilians during elections
KABUL on Monday warned of attacking security forces during the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for October 20. However, the militant movement promised taking all possible measures to spare civilians and take care of their properties. The warning cams as US…
6 civilians killed in Nangarhar nighttime raid
Intelligence forces allegedly killed six civilians and arrested three suspects during a nighttime raid in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s spokesman said Friday. Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News that two fuel stations, 18…
Diplomat sees spike in attacks on Afghan civilians
There has been a significant spike in attacks on civilians, schools, mosques, hospitals, voter registration sites and other safe spaces, says am Afghan diplomat. “By systematically targeting our children, medical personnel, journalists, commuters and ordinary people, the…
