Tag: War in Afghanistan

Three killed in blast at Afghanistan’s Hekmatyar rally, eight injured

JALALABAD: A bomb planted on a motor bike exploded in Afghanistan on Monday outside a political rally being held by a veteran insurgent commander...

Taliban attack on security posts in Afghanistan kills five policemen

KABUL: An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked security positions northwest of the capital, killing at least five police. Mohammed Zaman, the provincial police...

Taliban take district centre in the Afghan province of Farah

LASHKAR GAH: Taliban fighters have captured a district centre in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, where they have battled government security forces...

Bahadur the brave: Afghan bomb disposal hero killed

KANDAHAR: Bahadur Agha, a bomb disposal technician wounded six times by the Taliban, joked the seventh would be his last. He was right: after...

Explosion in Jalalabad, casualties feared

JALALABAD: An explosion occurred in the Afghan city of Jalalabad at noon on Tuesday. At least three people are reported to have died, according to...