At least six civilians, including five children. were wounded in a blast in southern Helmand province on Sunday, an official said. The explosion took place in the Momin area of Nawa district this morning, the governor’s spokesman, Omar…
A US airstrike ‘mistakenly’ killed 16 Afghan police in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province on Friday, officials said. Hayatullah Hayat, the Helmand governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News the airstrike targeted the police who had freshly captured…
Officials in southern Helmand province on Friday said the intensity of the conflict in Greshk district had reduced, but clashes continued. The governor’s spokesman, Omar Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News said the Taliban launched a group attack on…
Afghan security forces on Monday claimed killing and wounding more than 100 Taliban militants and completely clearing the Nawa district of southern Helmand province of their presence. They said at least 80 militants were killed and 25 others…
Security forces successfully recaptured Nawa district of southern Helmand province on Saturday besides inflicting heavy casualties on rebels, a statement from the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) said. Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) launched an…
Afghan security forces on Saturday launched a three-pronged operation to recapture the Nawa district of southern Helmand province, officials said. The joint offensive was fast progressing after being launched this morning from three directions, the governor’s spokesman, Omar…
Agriculture officials in southern Helmand province say the yield of melon and watermelon fallen by 50 percent due to insecurity. Plan and Programme Manager at Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department Rafiullah Qalam told Pajhwok Afghan News melon and…
More than 60 Taliban have been killed and 40 others wounded during an operation in the Nawa district of southern Helmand province, officials claimed on Tuesday. Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Ghafar Safi, told a press conference…
Fifteen Taliban militants were killed and nine others wounded in an airstrike by foreign forces in Nad Ali district of southern Kandahar province on Sunday, police said. Helmand police spokesman Abdul Salam Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
The Afghan army on Saturday claimed killing at least 40 Taliban militants during an operation in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province. Another 10 rebels were wounded in the operation in Bayab Banak area, about 70 kilometers…
Civil society activists and provincial council members on Friday demanded removal of the police chief for southern Helmand province following yesterday’s car bomb attack. They said the blast in front of a New Kabul Bank branch in the…
A roadside bombing killed six highway policemen, including a commander, in southern Helmand province on Tuesday, an official said. The governor’s spokesman, Omar Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the bomb exploded on the Kandahar highway in Nehr Siraj…
At least 11 Taliban militants have been killed by a suicide bomber sent by a rival faction in Greshk district of southern Helmand province, security officials said on Wednesday. A security official, who declined to be named, told…
Two security forces and 43 Taliban have been killed during a clash in four districts of southern Helmand province, officials said on Tuesday. The clashes happened during clearing operations launched by security forces in different parts of these…
A security operation has been launched in four districts of southern Helmand province to improve security situation there, the provincial governor said on Sunday. Hayatullah Hayat told a press conference in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, said the operation…
Journalists in southern Helmand province on Saturday criticized the government for not investigating the case of slain colleague Abdul Samad Rohani despite the passage of nine years. The journalists, who had gathered in Lashkargah, the provincial capital to…
A US forces’ airstrike killed two Afghan Border Police (ABP) personnel and wounded three others in southern Helmand province, an official said on Saturday. The governor’s spokesman, Omar Zwak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the US forces mistakenly targeted…
Civil society and the nation should foil the conspiracy. Helmand civil society groups coordination office head Khudai Noor Khanzada told a press conference in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, that some people for their own benefits had become part…
Three explosives-filled vehicles belonging to insurgents have been destroyed during a US airstrike in southern Helmand province, an official said on Sunday. Lt. Col. Mohammad Rasoul Zazai, spokesman for the 215th Maiwand Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Families, who fled violence in their home province of Helmand and migrated to southern Kandahar province, say they are leading a life full of miseries and no one has assisted them so far. Members of the displaced families…
NATO commander for eastern and central Asia, Gen. Walters, has said important decisions will be taken for strengthening security in southern Helmand province in line with local officials’ requests. Gen. Walters arrived late on Saturday in Lashkargah, the…
Hajj and Religious Affairs Director for southern Helmand province Abdul Hameed Qarizada has been referred to attorney’s office on charges of corruption and misuse of authority. Governor Hayatullah Hayat told a press conference in Lashkargah, the provincial capital,…
The police chief for southern Helmand province on Tuesday said around 110 Taliban militants have been killed last week in Nad Ali district. Brig. Gen. Aqa Noor Kentoz told reporters here that security forces had launched clearing operations…
At least seven Taliban militants have been killed and six others wounded in clashes with security forces in the Sangin district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Rasool Zazai, 215th Maiwand military corps spokesman, told…
