Violence has escalated in Afghanistan in recent weeks as the Taliban have intensified their offensive against civilians, Afghan defense and security forces. Full report
Danish Siddiqui, an Indian photojournalist working for Reuters, was killed on Friday during clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, sources confirmed.
Fifteen Taliban terrorists were killed in retaliatory attacks by the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) in the southern Kandahar province, the Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
At least six police force members suffered injuries when a car bomb exploded in the city of Kandahar on Wednesday, the interior ministry said.
A car bomb has exploded in Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Kandahar, leading to several deaths, including among civilians on Monday.
At least seven civilians sustained injuries after a bomb-laden motorbike exploded in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Wednesday, provincial police said.
Three people, including a child, were killed and seven others were injured in an explosion outside Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s office in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday night.
As many as 23 Taliban terrorists were killed in airstrikes carried out by Afghan security forces in the provinces of Kandahar, Ghazni, and Badghis.
At least five Taliban militants were killed during a clash with police force members in Kandahar province.