Two people were killed and a third wounded when a roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle in the capital of central Logar province on Tuesday, an official said. ShapurAhmadzai, police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Hino model…
Five civilians were killed and ten others sustained wounds after a roadside bomb ripped through their vehicle in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, a tribal elder said. The early morning blast took place…
Several civilians have suffered casualties and financial losses in an operation in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province, residents claimed on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghan Special Forces’ Unit “02”…
One civilian was killed and six other were wounded as a result of violent incidents in different parts of the country on Sunday, officials said. Nangarhar governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News three civilians were injured…
KABUL. Prior to the 2nd meeting of the Kabul Process on February 28, Al-Othaimeen said: “There can be no justification for any violent action and killing under the pretext of Holy Quran and Islam…” In a statement to the Saudi…
Seven members of a family were killed during an operation of Afghan security forces in Alishir district of southeastern Khost province, an official said Thursday. Ali Jan Kochi, a member of the victim’s family, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The year 2017 saw violence killing 114 civilians and wounding 1,781 others, mostly children, in southern Helmand province, an official said Monday. The civilians suffered casualties in landmine explosions and airstrikes, said Afifi Marouf, Independent Human Rights Commission…
Taliban militants have killed two civilians in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. Governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Markikhel area of Sherzad district on Sunday night. He said…
KABUL (Pajhwok) A report from the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) shows decline in civilian casualties during the month of September generally while two-fold decline happened compared to previous months. CPAG collected civilians’ casualty figures on monthly basis and use…
United States forces in Afghanistan have rejected claims that sixteen civilians were killed in two airstrikes by foreign forces in the Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province during a joint operation with Afghan forces on Thursday. On…
Officials and residents in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday said 10 people were killed and eight others wounded in yesterday’s US drone strike in Haska Mena district. They also confirmed the killing of 25 Daesh or Islamic State…
Taliban insurgents have killed seven of the 70 civilians they kidnapped on Thursday in Shah Walikot district of southern Kandahar province. The rebels set free 30 and were still holding 33 in captivity, officials said on Saturday. The…
All those killed, wounded and arrested during an Afghan special forces’ operation in Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province were civilians, a source said on Sunday. The raid was carried out by the Afghan Special Forces in Shpagwistama…
Sixty-one people, including elders and youth, were still in Islamic State (IS) captivity in the Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official claimed on Tuesday. The district chief, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said…
Thirteen civilians were wounded when a mortar shell fired by Taliban militants hit a residence in Manogi district of eastern Kunar province on Sunday afternoon, an official said. Deputy provincial police chief Col. Syed Maqsud Pacha told Pajhwok…
One civilian was killed and six others wounded during a clash between security forces and Taliban militants in Tagab district of central Kapisa province on Friday, an official said. The governor’s spokesman, Qais Qaderi, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Two civilians have been killed and five people, including security personnel, wounded during a clash in the Zazai Aryub district of southeastern Paktia province, officials said on Saturday. Zazai Aryub police chief, Mamoor Hassan, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Public representatives and local residents on Thursday claimed 20 civilians including tribal elders had been killed in two drone strikes in southeastern Paktika province, but security officials said the slain individuals were militants. The victims were traveling in…
Two civilians were gunned down and a third injured when two motorcyclists opened fire at them in Kandahar City, the capital of southern Kandahar province, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon in…
KABUL militants in northern Baghlan province, calling for a ceasefire. They told a press conference in Kabul orchards were cut down and houses, schools, clinics and mosques were destroyed in in airstrikes as part of the operations against Taliban, displacing 17000 families. “We…
An official of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) was wounded along with his colleague in western Nimroz province while a civilian was killed in a roadside bombing in northern Faryab, officials said on Wednesday. The NDS personnel…
The unity government leaders, condemning a deadly suicide attack in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, on Sunday said the government would not talk peace with those killing civilians. At least 11 civilians were killed and another 13…
A local official on Wednesday said accused the Taliban militants of taking a dozen civilians hostage in the Sayed Karam district of southeastern Paktia province. Niaz Mohammad Khalil, the district’s administrative head, told Pajhwok Afghan News the civilians…
Six civilians, half of them children, have been killed during separate incidents of violence in northern Kunduz and northwestern Badghis provinces, officials said on Monday. Gunmen linked to an illegal armed group ambushed a vehicle carrying their…
