The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday said Afghan security forces arrested a German rebel in western Helmand province. MoD spokesman, Maj. Gen. Dawlat Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan forces launched an operation in Mirmandab area…
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Wednesday said Afghan security forces arrested a German rebel in western Helmand province. MoD spokesman, Maj. Gen. Dawlat Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan forces launched an operation in Mirmandab area…
Militants have torched two trucks and taken their drivers hostage in northern Samangan province, an official said on Tuesday. Ahmad Ali Husni, the administrative chief for Dara-i-Sauf Bala district, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban had set alight…
Some nine insurgents have been killed and another four injured separately during special operations on the outskirts of Khogyani district in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Saturday. The Nangarhar governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
More than 90 Taliban insurgents have been killed and scores of others injured during an ongoing operation that was launched two weeks back in Greshk district of southern Hemand province. Greshk district police chief Capt. Mohammad Ismail Khpalwak…
A NATO airstrike killed four insurgents in Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province, the governor’s house said in a statement on Wednesday. A Humvee vehicle the insurgents had stolen was also destroyed during the air raid that took…
At least 10 insurgents were killed and six others injured in an airstrike in Andar district of southern Ghazni province on Wednesday, officials said. Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Arif Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News foreign forces conducted…
At least 15 Taliban and Daesh militants have been killed in airstrikes in eastern Lagham and Nangarhar provinces, officials said on Saturday. Nangarhar police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News that seven Daesh or Islamic State…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday asked the insurgents to either put down their weapons or Afghan commando forces would make them surrender. The president was addressing a gathering here, in which the commando forces division was elevated to…
At least nine insurgents have been killed and seven others wounded during a security forces’ operation in Ghormach and Dawlatabad districts of northern Faryab province. Ahmad Javed Baidar, the Faryab governor’s spokesman, said an armored tank and 16…
At least 13 militants have been killed and 19 others wounded during separate clashes with security forces in northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Sunday. The governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Javed Baidar, told Pajhwok Afghan News hundreds of rebels…
At least 32 insurgents have been so far killed and another 31 wounded during an ongoing military operation launched 10 days back in northern Balkh province, officials said Saturday. However, residents complained the operation has forced many people…
The Pentagon on Tuesday said Pakistan actor affecting Afghan stability and the military alliance’s mission. “Pakistan views the outcome of Afghanistan to be in its vital national interest and thus remains driven by its India-centric regional policy objectives,”…
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…
Forty-three militants have been killed, 18 wounded and two captured alive during operations over the past 24 hours in various provinces, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. The dead militants included three commanders, the ministry said in…
New Afghan Army chief Lt. Gen. Mohammad Sharif Yaftali on Sunday asked the insurgents to either reconcile with the government or face defeat. Addressing a graduation ceremony for soldiers and sergeants at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC)…
At least 13 militants have been killed and eight others wounded during a newly-launched mopping-up operation in northern Sar-i-pul province, local authorities said on Saturday. Sar-i-pul Governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat told reporters that 13 militants were killed…
KABUL militants who wanted to plot terrorist attacks have been nabbed in eastern Laghman province, spy-network said on Tuesday. A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) received by Pajhwok Afghan News said NDS Special Forces detained the two…
Three policemen have been killed and four others wounded during overnight militants’ attacks on police check posts in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Monday. Police chief, Col. Ghulam Farooq Sangari told Pajhowk Afghan News, around 15…
At least 24 insurgents have been killed and 11 others wounded as Afghan forces recaptured Ganahgan area of the capital of western Farah province, local officials said on Sunday. The Governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Nasir Mehri, told Pajhwok Afghan…
As many as 112 insurgents and four Afghan National Army (ANA) troops have been killed during clashes over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. The insurgents suffered casualties during clashes with security forces…
