A suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into an Afghan National Army (ANA) post, killing two soldiers and wounding four others on Friday in the Greshk district of southern Helmand province, police said. The car bombing took place…
Families displaced by the conflict from southern Helmand Province to the capital of central Ghazni province have been living in a bad condition and are in need of serious help. Nine of the replaced families have been…
The provincial government of southern Helmand province on Monday confirmed those killed and wounded in recent NATO and children. At least 25 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed on February 9 and 10 airstrikes by international troops in Sangin…
Residents of Sangin district of southern Helmand province on Sunday claimed eight more civilians, including women airstrike. Haji Ahmad, a resident of the district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that four members of his brother’s family were killed in…
The governor, while not denying civilian casualties in an airstrike in Sangin district of southern Helmand province, on Saturday said the foreign troops targeted Taliban’s hideouts. Governor Hayatullah Hayat told a joint news conference with military officials here…
At least six people were killed and 21 others injured in a bomb explosion in front of a Kabul Bank’s branch in the capital of southern Helmand province on Saturday, officials and eyewitnesses said. An eyewitness said the…
At least 54 Taliban fighters and 11 soldiers have been killed during a clash in the Garmser district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Saturday. A well-placed government official based in Helmand told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Nineteen Taliban fighters have been killed and 25 others wounded during two days of clashes with security forces in the troubled Sangin district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Tuesday. The clashes erupted on Monday morning when…
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday directed security officials to defeat insurgents before the arrival of spring in southern Helmand province. A statement from his office said Abdullah on Tuesday visited Helmand province in compliance with…
A fierce clash continued on Monday between security forces and Taliban militants in the Sangin district of southern Helmand province. The clash erupted after dozens of armed militants stormed security posts in the troubled district, with each side…
At least 21 Taliban militants have been killed and 10 others wounded in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province, the governor’s house said Saturday. A statement from the governor’s house to Pajhwok Afghan New said more…
Local officials on Wednesday said healthcare services in southern Helmand province were short in supply as only half of the province’s population accessed such facilities. Addressing a press conference here, provincial public health director, Mawladad Tobagar, said the…
Four Taliban militants and a local police commander have been killed in separate incidents in southern Helmand and northern Sar-i-Pul provinces, officials said on Saturday. 215th Maiwand Military Corps spokesman, Lt. Col. Mohammad Rasoul Zazai, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Nearly 50 Taliban militants, including some notorious commanders, have been killed and scores of others wounded during security forces’ operations in central Uruzgan and southern Helmand provinces, officials said on Sunday. The governor’s house of Helmand province in…
Local officials on Thursday said 12 militants including a commander have been killed in an airstrike in Garamser district of southern Helmand province. The district chief, Ayub Omar Omari, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan forces conducted the…
Sixteen Taliban gunmen were killed and another eight wounded during separate clashes with security forces in southern Helmand province, police said Tuesday. Nearly 200 Taliban fighters stormed the centre of Greshk district on Monday night, sparking battles with…
Some security officials have been arrested over their alleged involvement in drug trade and other illegally activities in southern Hemand province, the police chief said Monday. Brig. Gen. Aqa Noor Kintoz told a press conference here that ‘crucial’…
The police chief for the Garmser district of southern Helmand province has been arrested on allegation of sending four vehicles that allegedly entered Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. An official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Several commanders were among 52 Taliban militants killed in southern Helmand province during operations over the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Brig. Gen. Wali Jan Ahmadzai, 215th Maiwand Military Crops commander, told a press conference here…
One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and three others, including a district official, were wounded as clashes entered a second day on Sunday in southern Helmand province. Haji Baz Gul, the administrative chief of Marja district,…
Taliban militants have blown up another bridge, a seventh, with explosives on the Helmand-Kandahar highway that remained blocked for a fourth day on Thursday, an official said. Afghan National Army’s 215 Maiwand Military Corps spokesman Cap. Ahmad Shkil…
Local officials on Wednesday said Taliban militants had blown up half a dozen small bridges on the Helmand-Kandahar highway in southern Helmand province. The culverts were destroyed at night three days ago, bringing traffic to a halt, the…
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials on Tuesday said the construction of a cricket stadium would begin soon in southern Helmand province. ACB chiefShukrullah Atif Mashal, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, said a contract for the…
Local security officials on Sunday rejected reports that said the Marja district of southern Helmand province had been lost to the rebels. Few days back, some local media outlets said the 215th Maiwand Military Corps commander in Helmand…
