Afghanistan
Sent from Guantanamo to the UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen
October 27, 2020
Sent from Guantanamo to the UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen
The prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were promised that they were being sent to a Muslim country for rehabilitation that would help integrate them into society, opening the way to jobs, money and marriage, their lawyers and families…
At least 18 dead in suicide bomb attack in Kabul
October 27, 2020
At least 18 dead in suicide bomb attack in Kabul
At least 18 people have been killed and 57 wounded, including schoolchildren, in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre in Kabul, the Afghan interior ministry said. The explosion struck outside an education centre in a heavily Shia neighbourhood…
Five civilians killed in improvised bomb explosions in Afghanistan
October 21, 2020
Five civilians killed in improvised bomb explosions in Afghanistan
Five Afghan civilians were killed and nine others wounded after two improvised bombs tore apart two vehicles in eastern Wardak province on Tuesday, a provincial government spokesman confirmed.“The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosions occurred in span of short time in…
Several dead and wounded in armed clashes in northern Afghanistan
October 20, 2020
Several dead and wounded in armed clashes in northern Afghanistan
Six Afghan army soldiers and eight militants from the Taliban terrorist group were killed and four other soldiers were wounded in new clashes in Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan.Moheb Allah Sidi told Xinhua today, that gunmen carrying rifles and rocket-propelled grenades…
UN chief condemns attack on Afghan provincial police headquarters
October 19, 2020
UN chief condemns attack on Afghan provincial police headquarters
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday strongly condemned the day’s indiscriminate attack on a provincial police headquarters in Afghanistan’s province of Ghor.“The secretary-general strongly condemns the indiscriminate attack today on a provincial police headquarters in Afghanistan’s province of Ghor,…
12 killed, dozens wounded in car bomb attack in Afghanistan
October 19, 2020
12 killed, dozens wounded in car bomb attack in Afghanistan
A car bomb Sunday targeting an Afghan police headquarters in the western province of Ghor killed at least 12 civilians and wounded more than 100, officials said.The attack took place in Feroz Koh, the capital of Ghor, a province that…
Imam Shirazi Hospital in Afghanistan begins receiving patients
October 19, 2020
Imam Shirazi Hospital in Afghanistan begins receiving patients
Imam Shirazi Charitable Hospital, in the Afghan state of Ghazni, has begun to receive patients.The hospital includes a number of specialist doctors to practice its medical work and treat patients, especially those infected with Covid-19, and dozens of citizens are…
Over 70 Taliban terrorists reportedly killed in ongoing clashes in restive southern Helmand province
October 12, 2020
Over 70 Taliban terrorists reportedly killed in ongoing clashes in restive southern Helmand province
The Afghan government on Monday claimed to have repulsed a major Taliban onslaught on southern Helmand province, killing over 70 terrorists in the ongoing clashes.According to the country’s Interior Ministry, additional troops arrived in Lashkargah city and the air force…
Dozens of soldiers and civilians killed and wounded in bomb explosion in Afghanistan
October 11, 2020
Dozens of soldiers and civilians killed and wounded in bomb explosion in Afghanistan
Afghan media reported that dozens of soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded in an explosive device targeting a strategic road in Afghanistan.The Afghan “Tolo News” channel, citing its sources, said that ten Afghan National Army soldiers and three civilians…
38 dead and wounded in eastern Afghanistan bombing
October 6, 2020
38 dead and wounded in eastern Afghanistan bombing
At least eight people were killed, and 30 others were wounded, today, in an explosion targeting the convoy of the governor of Laghman Province, eastern Afghanistan.A spokesman for the state governor said, it was not clear whether the car bomb…