Afghanistan: Explosion in Paktia kills one, injures four

Local sources in Paktia province report that a 12-year-old child was killed and four others injured in a mine explosion. The incident occurred in the village of Hasan Khil in Dand-e-Patan district on Sunday. According to reports, the children were Read More …

Afghanistan: Mortar shell explosion leaves 2 children killed and 2 others injured in Paktia province

Two children were killed and two others injured after an unexploded mortar shell exploded in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, said local Taliban officials. A mortar shell struck the Zazi district of Paktia province on Saturday, October 22, killing Read More …

Afghanistan: Four civilians killed in Paktia explosion: police

At least four civilians – including two women and a child – were killed in a roadside mine explosion in the Paktia province, local officials said Sunday. Hayatullah Nizami, a spokesman for Paktia police, said that the incident took place Read More …

Afghanistan: 3 NDS Personnel Killed in Paktia Blast

At least 3 members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were killed and 19 civilians were wounded in a blast that targeted a security patrol in Gardez city, local officials in the eastern province said on Thursday. Abdul Rahman Read More …

Afghanistan: ANP engineering teams discovered and defused IEDs in Kabul, Herat, Paktiya, Khost and Baghlan provinces

The engineering teams of ANP following point-to-point search operations, managed to discover & naturalize four roadside bombs in Herat province. Meanwhile, ANP detained two Taliban mine planters while they were planting roadside bombs in Gardiz City of Paktiya. The engineering Read More …

Afghanistan: 3 Security Force Members Killed in Taliban Attack in Paktia

At least three security force members were killed and five were wounded after gunmen stormed a public protection forces unit compound in Gardez city, capital of Paktia province, local police said on Tuesday. The police said that the attack started Read More …

Harsh weather kills 3 Taliban militants including an IED maker in Paktia

The local authorities in South-eastern Paktia province discovered the dead bodies of three Taliban militants who had frozen to death in a mountain in Zazai Aryoub district. The provincial government in a statement said the dead bodies of the three Read More …

Taliban mine planters blown up by own IED in Paktiya province

A premature Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion killed three mine planters of Taliban in south-eastern Paktiya province. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the explosion took place on a highway in Afzal Khel area of Ahmadabad district. Read More …