“Operation Shafaq-2” earlier postponed due to some tactical issues will be launched soon, the army chief said on Thursday. Talking to reporters here, Gen. Qadam Shah Shahim said militants suffered huge casualties this year compared to the past…
At least 20 militants have been killed in Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province during a clearing operation codenamed ‘Thunder-15,’ an official said on Tuesday. The governor’s spokesman, Syed Mahmood Danish, told Pajhwok Afghan News the fresh…
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…
Security officials on Wednesday said operations against militants were successfully underway in Khanshin and Garamser districts, but they called as precarious the situation in Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province. Afghan National Army’s 215 Maiwand Militry Corps…
Forty-two militants, including Daesh affiliates, have been killed during security forces’ operations in 10 provinces since yesterday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday. The operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Ghazni, Paktika, Maidan Wardak, Herat, Samangan, Jawzjan,…
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday claimed 46 militants were killed in a dozen provinces during security forces operations during the past 24 hours. In a statement, the ministry said the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Kandahar,…
KABUL fighters have been killed and 18 others wounded during an operation in the Nirkh district of central Maidan Wardak province, officials claimed on Sunday. The militants, however, rejected the assertion as baseless. Operations were launched by Afghan security personnel…
Security forces on Tuesday launched a clearing operation in the Dand-i-Ghori area on the outskirts of Pul-I-Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province. Dand-i-Ghori, having a population of 30,000 people, is located two kilometers from the provincial capital.…
The governor on Sunday said five Taliban insurgents had been killed and seven others wounded during clearing operations in some areas of northern Sar-i-Pul province. Governor Mohammad Zahir Wehdat, donning a military uniform, has been leading the operations…
The Afghan military has started conducting operations at night against insurgents in southern Helmand province and the raids are said to have “considerable gains.” Gen. Mobin Faqir, the Afghan National Army’s Maiwand Military Corps commander in Helmand, on…
An operation has been launched to rescue the 18 Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel who were captured by Taliban, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The soldiers and crew were seized after the helicopter carrying them made…
A senior Afghan military official on Monday said operations were being launched in insecure areas in eastern provinces. Gen. Mohammad Ali Shujai, the 201 Selab Military Corps deputy commander, told this to Pajhwok Afghan News on the sidelines…
The National Movement and Change Council on Monday asked the government to conduct operations to prevent possible infiltration of armed militant groups into the Shinwari zone of eastern Nangarhar province. Clashes that erupted between Taliban and Islamic State…
Eight Taliban have been killed during an ongoing offensive in the Dangam district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Friday. Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Haseeb Syedkheli said the offensive featuring Afghan security forces…
