Violence in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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By Khaama Press - Sun Dec 31 2017, 9:17 am

https://www.khaama.com/deadly-suicide-attack-foiled-in-jalalabad-city-in-east-of-afghanistan-04154

The Afghan security forces have foiled a plot by the anti-government armed militant groups to carry out a deadly suicide attack in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province.

The provincial government media office in a statement said a suicide bombing vest packed with massive explosives and ball bearings was confiscated from a shop in Khogyani district.

The statement further added that the Taliban insurgents were looking to use the suicide bombing to carry out an attack in Jalalabad city.

According to the governor’s office, the suicide bombing vest was recovered from a shop and at least one person has also been arrested in connection to the bombing plot.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban and ISIS insurgents have started insurgency activities in some remote parts of the province.

The militants are attempting to carry out terrorist related activities in the key cities and provinces of the country as the security forces have stepped up counter-terrorism operations across the country.

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Explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif city leaves 12 people wounded
By Khaama Press - Sun Dec 31 2017, 11:14 am
https://www.khaama.com/explosion-in-mazar-e-sharif-city-leaves-12-people-wounded-04155

At least twelve people were wounded in an explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif city, the provincial capital of the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan.

According to the local officials, the incident took place late on Saturday night after explosives planted in a vehicle went off in a crowded part of the city.

Provincial police Chief Abdul Raziq Qaderi confirmed that the explosion took place in a taxi vehicle due to a magnetic bomb explosion and as a result ten people were wounded, including the taxi driver.

However, the provincial hospital sources are saying that twelve people were wounded in the explosion and a number of them are in critical condition.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

Balkh is among the relatively calm provinces in North of Afghanistan where terrorist-related incidents are rarely reported although the anti-government armed militant groups often try to stage attacks in some key parts of the province, including the Mazar-e-Sharif city.

The local officials had earlier said that the signs of ISIS activities were also noted in some remote districts of Balkh besides the Taliban insurgents are attempting to expand their insurgency in this province

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https://www.khaama.com/explosion-rocks-jalalabad-city-in-east-of-afghanistan-04158

An explosion rocked Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan this afternoon.

The incident took place during a funeral ceremony after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives among the participants of the ceremony.

The Nangarhar governor’s office in a statement said the incident took place in the outskirts of Behsud district close to Jalaabad city after explosives planted in a Rickshaw went off, leaving 18 dead and 12 others wounded.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani had earlier said at least 15 people were killed and around 14 others were wounded in the attack.

A local security official earlier had confirmed that ten people have been killed and several others have been wounded in the attack, citing the preliminary casualties toll.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the attack.

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The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani condemned the deadly bombing in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan targeting a funeral ceremony that left at least 18 people dead.

President Ghani further added that the attack on the funeral ceremony in Nangahrar shows that the enemies of Afghanistan do not have any respect to the religion of Islam, mosques, and to their religious ceremonies.

He said the recent attacks on civilians and public places shows the enmity of the terrorist groups with all the ethnic groups, religions, and the development of the country.

According to the local officials, the incident took place on Sunday afternoon in Behsud located on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar.

Provincial governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said the explosives were planted inside a Rickshaw vehicle and was detonated as a burial ceremony was underway in a cemetary.

Khogyani further added that twelve people were also wounded in the attack and there are concerns that the death toll will further rise as some are in critical condition.
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A deadly car bomb attack was foiled in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan a day after an explosion ripped through a funeral ceremony in this province leaving at least eighteen dead.

The provincial government’s media office in a statement said a Vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) was discovered and detonated in Khogyani district.

The statement further added that the militants were looking to use the car bomb to target the security forces during the operations.

In another operation, the Afghan security forces discovered eight mortar rounds from Sari Kala area of the district.

The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the reports so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS militants are attempting to expand their insurgency in this province lately.

At least five militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

According to the local government officials, the airstrike was carried out on Saturday in the vicinity of the restive Achin district.

The officials further added that the US unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the loyalists of the ISIS terrorist group in Mamand area of Achin, leaving five of them dead.

According to the officials, several light and heavy weapons belonging to the ISIS militants were also destroyed in the airstrike. The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.


Earlier, at least eleven militants affiliated with the terror group were killed in separate drone strikes conducted by the US forces on Thursday and Friday in this province.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in a statement said Saturday that the US military carried out an airstrike in Deh Bala district on Friday, targeting a group of insurgents carrying weapons on two horses, leaving three ISIS militants dead and as a result the two horses were also killed.

In the meantime, the 201st Silab in a separate statement said Friday that eight ISIS militant were killed and three others were wounded in a similar airstrike on Thursday.

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By Khaama Press - Mon Jan 01 2018, 2:06 pm
Militant leader who was in charge of the suicide attacks has been killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

According to the local officials, the Militant leader Ahmad Masroor, was killed along with fifteen others in Greshk district.

The airstrike was carried out as the insurgents were looking to shift six suicide bombers to Nahr-e-Saraj district, the statement added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the militants have not commented regarding the report so far.

Helmand is among the volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan where the insurgents are actively operating in its various districts and frequently carry out insurgency activities.

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A huge cache of heavy weapons and ammunition belonging to the Taliban group has been discovered in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan.

The provincial police commandment in a statement said the cache was discovered during an operation conducted in Syedabad district.

The statement further added that the cache includes several types of weapons and heavy ammunition including artillery rounds.

The provincial police chief Gen. Fahim Qayem said the militants were looking to use the weapons to carry out a series of attacks in Wardak province.

However, he said the Afghan security forces managed to thwart their attack plans by seizing the cache where heavy weapons were stored for the attacks.

 

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US drones target insurgents in Nangarhar province
By Khaama Press - Tue Jan 02 2018, 12:09 pm
https://www.khaama.com/us-drones-target-taliban-insurgents-in-nangarhar-province-04172

The US forces based in Afghanistan have carried new airstrikes on targets in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan with the local officials saying at least seven militants including two ISIS insurgents were killed during the raids.

The provincial government media office in a statement said Monday at least five insurgents were killed in an airstrike conducted in Bati Kot district.

The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out earlier today in the vicinity of Ambar Khan area of the district.

According to the provincial government, some weapons and ammunition belonging to the insurgents were also destroyed in the airstrike.

In another airstrike in Achin district of Nangarhar, at least two militants affiliated with the ISIS terrorist group were killed and some of their weapons were destroyed, the Nangarhar governor’s office added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban and ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the reports so far.

Earlier, at least five militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in a similar airstrikes in Achin district.

According to the local officials, the US unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the loyalists of the ISIS terrorist group in Mamand area of Achin on Saturday, leaving five of them dead.

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3 policemen slightly wounded in Kabul mine explosion
By Khaama Press - Tue Jan 02 2018, 10:37 am

At least three policemen sustained injuries in an explosion in Kabul city earlier today, the security officials said.

The incident took place in Bagh-e-Daud area located in the vicinity of the 5th police district of the city after explosives planted in a police vehicle went off.

An official in the ministry of interior confirmed that the blast was triggered by a magnetic mine and as a result three policemen have slightly been wounded.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

This comes as dozens of people were killed or wounded in a coordianted suicide attack in Kabul city last week.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group loyalists in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack on a cultural center and news agency in Kabul.

The Ministry of Interior says a group of insurgents launched the attack on Thursday mornign leaving at least 41 dead and nearly 90 others wounded.

Thursday’s attack was one of the deadliest attacks carried out in Kabul city since the group has unleashed a series of deadly raids mainly on civilian targets in the country.

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78 ISIS militants killed, wounded in Afghan-US airstrikes in Nangarhar
By Khaama Press - Tue Jan 02 2018, 10:58 am

At least seventy eight militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the joint airstrikes of the Afghan and US forces in Nangarhar province.

According to a statement by Nangarhar governor’s office, the airstrikes were carried out on Monday in Haska Mina district.

The statement further added that the militants were targeted in Gorgori, Shinkai, and Angor areas of the district, leaving sixty militants dead and eighteen others wounded.

Several light and heavy weapons including ammunition were also destroyed during the airstrike, the statement added.

In the meantime, the governor’s office in its statement said one civilian was killed and at least fourteen were also wounded during the airstrikes as the ISIS militants had used them as human shields during the operations.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has started to deteriorate during the recent years.

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https://www.khaama.com/senior-isis-leaders-among-dozens-killed-wounded-in-jawzjan-airstrikes-04177

At least twenty six militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during the operations in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday.

Several senior leaders of the terror group were among those killed during the operations conducted in Darzab district.

According to a statement by MoD, at least five senior ISIS local leaders including Qari Shuja the intelligence chief of the terror group were killed during the operations.

The other ISIS leaders killed during the operations have been identified as Raees Ghani, Sohbatullah, Mullah Hakim Arab, ad Agha Rahim.

The statement further added that two foreign insurgents were also among those killed and around 20 others sustained injuries.

The Ministry of Defense says the operations were conducted with the support of the close-air support to suppress the insurgents of the terror group in this province.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS militants have not commented regarding the report so far.

 

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http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/more-than-120-suspected-militants-killed-in-afghanistan/1020558

Latest offensives come days after 2 deadly Daesh-claimed attacks targeting civilians in capital Kabul, eastern Nangarhar

02.01.2018

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By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan

More than 120 suspected militants were killed during various counter-terrorism operations across Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, according to Afghan spy agency National Directorate for Security (NDS) and a regional governor.

The new offensives were launched following a string of Daesh-claimed attacks in the country.

The NDS said apart from 83 pro-Daesh fighters, 42 militants were killed in these offensives.

This comes days after pro-Daesh fighters killed 65 people, mostly civilians, in suicide attacks in eastern Nangarhar province and the capital Kabul.

Nangarhar Governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Anadolu Agency Daesh hideouts in Haska Maina district had been targeted in the offensives.

Similar raids were conducted in northern Jawzjan province bordering Turkmenistan.

According to the provincial police headquarters in Jawzjan, scores of suspected Daesh fighters, including at least seven foreigners were killed during air and ground offensives in the Darzab district.

Besides the eastern Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan’s tribal belt, Jawzjan in northern Afghanistan is said to be emerging as another strong bastion of Daesh in the war-riddled country.

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http://aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/afghan-senate-speaker-condemns-alleged-iran-s-intrusion/1020878

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan

The Senate in Afghanistan on Tuesday lashed out at alleged Iranian military intrusion in the bordering Afghan province of Nimruz in December.

A commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed about the operation on Sunday that has angered the Afghan lawmakers.

Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, the speaker of the Afghan parliament’s upper house, said such an operation by the IRGC inside Afghanistan is a matter of "disgrace".

“Whatever the Senators have said about the Sipah-e-Pasdaran (IRGC’s) operation in Nimruz province is a matter of shame for the foreign forces stationed here. The (Afghan) government and the international community should perform their due duties in this regard”, he stressed.

On Sunday, Mohammad Marani, the commander of IRGC’s Quds Base, said Hossein Hajmalek, an Iranian engineer working for a company cooperating with the IRGC, was kidnapped in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province two weeks ago.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency has quoted the IRGC’s Commander as saying the kidnappers took the Iranian engineer to Afghanistan.

According to the commander, the hostage’s father asked the IRGC Quds Base for help after the kidnappers demanded ransom and threatened to kill the hostage.

The IRGC fighters launched a special operation following intelligence activities and coordination with the authorities and freed Hajmalek on December 24, he added.

However, according to Mehr news agency, the deputy governor of Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province rejected the news reports regarding the cross-border operation.

“In the past few days, an operation to release a hostage was carried out in Nimruz city in Sistan and Baluchistan province, which some foreign hostile media outlets mistook Nimruz of Iran with a province in Afghanistan with the same name," Ali Asghar Mirshekari was quoted as saying by the news agency.

Officials in Afghanistan’s Nimruz and Farah provinces bordering Iran have long been blaming Tehran for supporting militants, a charge discarded by Iran.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...r-killed-fighting-Afghanistan-identified.html

• Sgt. 1st Class Mihail Golin was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday
• The 34-year-old was shot dead in the Achin district of Nangarhar province#
• The US soldier was from Fort Lee, New Jersey
• Four other soldiers were injured in the New Year's Day attack

The US military member who was killed fighting in Afghanistan has been identified as a 34-year-old New Jersey man.

The dead soldier was identified on Wednesday as Sergeant First Class Mihail Golin.

Golin, who was from Fort Lee, New Jersey, was fatally shot in the January 1 battle in the Achin district of Nangarhar province.

The slain soldier was was born in Riga, Latvia, before moving to the US in 2004. He enlisted in the US Army a year later.

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US soldier Mihail Golin, 34, of New Jersey, was killed fighting in Afghanistan on New Year's Day

Golin had already been on three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

He was the recipient of a Purple Heart.

'We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our own,' Gen. John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan, said.

'At this very difficult time our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of our fallen and wounded brothers.'

Four other soldiers were wounded in Monday's attack.

The soldlier was fatally shot in the January 1 battle in the Achin district of Nangarhar province. Four other US soldiers were injured in the attack

While Afghan security forces are conducting most of the fighting against the Taliban and other insurgent groups, US troops operate alongside them in a training capacity and are frequently on the front lines.

There are currently about 14,000 US troops in Afghanistan.

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At least five US soldiers were killed or wounded during the operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the US military said Tuesday.

“One U.S. service member has died and four U.S. service members were wounded during a combat engagement in Achin, Nangarhar province Jan. 1. Two wounded service members are being treated at a nearby medical treatment facility and are in stable condition. The other service members have returned to duty,” according to a statement by the US forces in Afghanistan.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of one of our own,” said General John Nicholson, commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. “At this very difficult time our heartfelt sympathies go out to the families and friends of our fallen and wounded brothers.”

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has started to deteriorate during the recent years.

At least seventy eight militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the joint airstrikes of the Afghan and US forces in this province earlier.

According to a statement by Nangarhar governor’s office, the airstrikes were carried out on Monday in Haska Mina district.

The statement further added that the militants were targeted in Gorgori, Shinkai, and Angor areas of the district, leaving sixty militants dead and eighteen others wounded.

Several light and heavy weapons including ammunition were also destroyed during the airstrike, the statement added.

The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), says the Afghan intelligence operatives have managed to foil a series of deadly attacks plotted by the ISIS terrorist group in Kabul city.

According to a statement released by NDS, a group of at least thirteen insurgents have been arrested in connection to the attacks plots by the intelligence operatives.

The statement further added that the ISIS suspects were rounded up during an operation in Kabul city as they were busy plotting the future attacks.

NDS also added that a number of foreign insurgents are also among those arrested but did not give any further information regarding their identities.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as dozens of people were killed or wounded in a coordianted suicide attack in Kabul city last week.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group loyalists in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack on a cultural center and news agency in Kabul.

The Ministry of Interior says a group of insurgents launched the attack on Thursday mornign leaving at least 41 dead and nearly 90 others wounded.

Thursday’s attack was one of the deadliest attacks carried out in Kabul city since the group has unleashed a series of deadly raids mainly on civilian targets in the country.

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The Afghan national army soldiers and the anti-government armed militants suffered casualties during a clash in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan, the local officials said Wednesday.

According to a statement released by the governor’s office, the clash took place late on Tuesday in the vicinity of Alingar district in Basram area.

The statement furhter added that two senior commanders of the anti-government armed militants identified as Abdul Rahman Muslima nd Tor Gul were killed along with another member of the group identified as Jalaluddin.

At least three militants were also wounded during the clash, the governor’s office added.

According to the provincial officials, the two senior militant commanders had a key role in the destructive activities in this province including roadside bombings, murder of the civilians, coordinated attacks on security check posts, and several other types of terrorist activities.

The officials are saying that Abdul Rahman had sustained injuries on several other occasions as well but had survived and resumed his insurgency related activities.

In the meantime, the local officials are saying that an Afghan soldier also lost his life during the clash and three other were wounded.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

 

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Deadly suicide blast hits Afghan capital

 

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Yh this thread will tell you why Trump wants to Gangbang Pakistan from all holes

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...to-pakistan/article22377890.ece?homepage=true

NEW DELHI: , January 05, 2018 19:34 IST
Updated: January 05, 2018 22:18 IST


“It is a welcome first step. [We] hope it will get Rawalpindi (Pakistan’s military) thinking,” a senior official told The Hindu, although the government issued no formal reaction to the development.

New Delhi and Washington have been in close touch over the decision, and Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar met with U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster early on Friday, hours after the U.S. administration announced that it would suspend all its security assistance to Pakistan unless it acts against terror groups targeting Afghanistan, as a part of its “South Asia strategy.”

“It is a welcome first step. [We] hope it will get Rawalpindi (Pakistan’s military) thinking,” a senior official told The Hindu, although the government issued no formal reaction to the development.

India had issued statements welcoming the U.S.’s South Asia strategy announced by President Donald Trump in August, and its new National Security Strategy issued in December, both of which called on Pakistan to take action against terror safe havens that target U.S. troops in Afghanistan, or face consequences. The MEA’s decision not to issue any statement on Friday, however, was attributed to several reasons.

Firstly, the U.S. announcement did not come as a surprise, as it came three months after the Trump administration notified the U.S. Congress that it would not disburse the 2016 tranche of its Foreign Military Funding (FMF) of $255 million. On January 1, the U.S. President made it clear that the action was imminent after he accused Pakistan of “lies and deceit” on the issue and threatened that the U.S. would continue to fund Pakistan “No More!”

Secondly, while officials hailed the move, it doesn’t at present include any specific words for groups that target India. Asked specifically if the U.S. action related to the release of Hafiz Saeed from house arrest, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said on Thursday that while the U.S. had expressed concern over the release, “To my knowledge, that has nothing to do with that.” As a result, it is understood India would rather not speak about what is essentially a bilateral action between U.S. and Pakistan, even as it strengthens its own counter-terrorism cooperation with the US. Last month’s India-U.S. counterterrorism designations dialogue was one such new effort.

Finally, experts say there is some scepticism about whether the U.S. action will effect the desired reaction from Pakistan, if it relates only to the military funding of about $255 million in (FMF) and possible $900 more in Coalition Support Funding (CSF), without further action.

In 1981, President Zia-ul-Haq had famously referred to a U.S. offer of $250 million for Afghan refugees as “peanuts”, said former Ambassador to Afghanistan and Secretary in the MEA, Amar Sinha, adding “If the figure was peanuts nearly four decades ago, think of what it would mean today.”

According to Mr. Sinha and other former diplomats, the U.S. move to cut aid to Pakistan on the issue of its support to terror has been made in the 1970s, 1990s, and more recently by the Obama administration in 2011 as well.

“Mr. Trump has shown he is different in many ways,” said Arvind Gupta, former Deputy NSA and director of think-tank Vivekananda International Foundation. “But follow-up action from the U.S. will have to be seen as well. The U.S.’s dependence on Pakistan for assistance in its operations in Afghanistan has not completely ended yet.”

 

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https://www.khaama.com/6-civilians-killed-wounded-in-helmand-ied-explosion-04187

At least two civilians were killed and four others were wounded in an explosion triggered by the roadside bomb explosion in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

The officials are saying that the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in the vicinity of Washir district.

According to a statement released by the governor’s office, a civilian hatchback type vehicle carrying passengers struck with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by the Taliban insurgents.

The statement further added that the incident took place at around 2 pm local time and as a result two civilians were killed and four others were wounded

The Helmand governor Hayatullah Hayat said he was saddened with the loss of the civilian lives in the explosion and condemned the use of IEDs by the Taliban on highways and roads.

He also instructed the relevant authorities to assist with the victims of the incident particularly with the treatment of those wounded in the explosion.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

The anti-government armed militant groups frequently use explosives materials for the roadside bombings and car bombings to target the government staff and security personnel.

However, in majority of such incidents the ordinary civilians are targeted besides such bombings incur casualties to the security personnel and in some cases the Taliban militants themselves are killed or wounded.

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At least eight insurgents were killed or wounded during the airstrikes in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.

The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan army said the latest airstrikes were carried out on Taliban hideouts in Pashtun Kot district.

According to the Shaheen Corps, at least five Taliban insurgents were killed and three others were wounded during the raids.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the reports so far.

The Shaheen Corps said last week that Afghan Air Force (AAF) has intensified airstrikes in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan in response to the growing threats of the terror groups who are attempting to expand insurgency in northern parts of the country.

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An explosion rocked Kabul city late on Thursday night leaving dozens of people dead or wounded, including security personnel.

The incident took place in the vicinity of the 9th police district of the city.

The Ministry of Public Health said at least eleven people have been killed and more than twenty others were wounded in the attack, citing the casualties information received by the ministry.

A security source confirmed that a suicide bomber targeted the police forces in Bani Hesar area of the city and as a result at least 20 people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded.

No individual or group has yet claimed responsibility behind the attack.

This comes as dozens of people were killed or wounded in a coordianted suicide attack in Kabul city last week.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group loyalists in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack on a cultural center and news agency in Kabul.

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A series of airstrikes have been carried out on ISIS targets including a training camp of the terror group in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, leaving several militants dead.

The provincial government media office in a statement said Thursday at least six ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike conducted in Gorgori area of Haka Mina district during the counter-terrorism operations by the ground forces.

Teh statement further added that airstrikes were also carried out on ISIS training camp in Esta Karan and Gorgori areas, leaving ten ISIS militants as they were receiving training.

According to the governor’s office, airstrikes were also carried out on two ISIS compounds in Shabe area of the district, leaving at least five militants dead.

The security forces and the local residents did not suffer any casualties during the airstrikes which were carried out in the past 48 hours, the statement added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the reports so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has started to deteriorate during the recent years.

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The security officials in Kabul put the casualties toll in Kabul suicide attack at 13 dead and 18 wounded, including civilians and police personnel.

The deputy spokesperson for the ministry of interior Nasrat Rahimi told reporters in Kabul today that 13 policemen lost their lives in the attack.

He said at least 16 policemen and 2 civilians were also wounded after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives among the police personnel and civilians.

The head of the Criminal Investigation Department Salim Ehsas said the security forces have closed 24 shops selling drugs in the area.

However, he said the security forces fierce resistance from certain residents of the area during the operations.

This comes as the local residents and eyewitnesses in the area had earlier said that the suicide attack took place at the end of a demonstration in the area.

The blast took place late on Thursday night in Bani Esar area of the city located in the 9th police district of the city.

Security sources in the area had earlier said that 20 people have been killed and more than 20 others have sustained injuries in the attack.

According to reports, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) loyalists have claimed responsibility behind the attack.

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At least four militants were killed in a premature bomb explosion inside the residence of a local Taliban leader in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said Saturday that the incident took place late on Friday in the vicinity of Nari district.

The statement further added that the militants were busy in making of Improvised Explosive Devices when the incident took place, leaving four dead, including the local Taliban leader.

No further details have been given regarding the identity of the Taliban leader killed in the explosion but MoI says the slain militant leader was involved in major terror-related activities.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as a senior leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was killed in an explosion triggered by own explosives in this province.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Army said late in December that the Taliban leader Jan Wali who was also famous as Ahmad Sheena was killed in Shaltan district.

A statement by Silab Corps said Sheena was killed as a number of insurgents were busy planting roadside bombs and one of them went off prematurely, leaving the senior Taliban leader dead.

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At least twenty militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in a statement said the airstrike was carried out on Friday in the vicinity of Alingar district.

The statement further added that a compound belonging to the terror group was hit during the airstrike in Noor Lam area of the district.

According to the Silab Corps, two key ISIS leaders identified as Mawlavi Turab and Musa Khan were also among those killed.

The local residents and other people did not suffer any casualties during the airstrikes, the statement added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS militants have not commented regarding the report so far.

Laghman is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militants are attempting to expand their insurgency activities in this province lately.

The local officials said last week that two senior commanders of the anti-government armed militants identified as Abdul Rahman Muslima and Tor Gul were killed along with another member of the group identified as Jalaluddin during the clashes with the Afghan forces in the same district

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A key Taliban leader who was in charge of financial deals and providing logistics for the militants was killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan.

According to a statement released by Helmand governor’s office, the Taliban leader was killed in an airstrike conducted in Nade-e-Ali district of Helmand but no further details were given regarding his identity.

The statement further added that the Taliban leader was in contact with the group’s leadership in Quetta and was arranging weapons and other military kits for the insurgents.

In another operation conducted in Garamser district of Helmand, at least ten insurgents were killed and two more insurgents identified as Mullah Fazil and Abdul Raziq from Mullah Naeem group were detained while one of their vehicles was destroyed.

The Helmand governor office also added that eight insurgents were killed, 6 others were wounded, and 2 PKM machine gun, 3 Ak-47s, and one vehicle were destroyed during an airstrike conducted in Greshk district.

The Afghan security forces also discovered and defused 22 improvised explosive devices during the operations, the statement added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

 

[Mikesingh]

US drones target insurgents in Nangarhar province
By Khaama Press - Tue Jan 02 2018, 12:09 pm
https://www.khaama.com/us-drones-target-taliban-insurgents-in-nangarhar-province-04172

The US forces based in Afghanistan have carried new airstrikes on targets in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan with the local officials saying at least seven militants including two ISIS insurgents were killed during the raids.

The provincial government media office in a statement said Monday at least five insurgents were killed in an airstrike conducted in Bati Kot district.

The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out earlier today in the vicinity of Ambar Khan area of the district.

According to the provincial government, some weapons and ammunition belonging to the insurgents were also destroyed in the airstrike.

In another airstrike in Achin district of Nangarhar, at least two militants affiliated with the ISIS terrorist group were killed and some of their weapons were destroyed, the Nangarhar governor’s office added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban and ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the reports so far.

Earlier, at least five militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in a similar airstrikes in Achin district.

According to the local officials, the US unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the loyalists of the ISIS terrorist group in Mamand area of Achin on Saturday, leaving five of them dead.

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3 policemen slightly wounded in Kabul mine explosion
By Khaama Press - Tue Jan 02 2018, 10:37 am

At least three policemen sustained injuries in an explosion in Kabul city earlier today, the security officials said.

The incident took place in Bagh-e-Daud area located in the vicinity of the 5th police district of the city after explosives planted in a police vehicle went off.

An official in the ministry of interior confirmed that the blast was triggered by a magnetic mine and as a result three policemen have slightly been wounded.

No individual or group has so far claimed responsibility behind the incident.

This comes as dozens of people were killed or wounded in a coordianted suicide attack in Kabul city last week.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group loyalists in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack on a cultural center and news agency in Kabul.

The Ministry of Interior says a group of insurgents launched the attack on Thursday mornign leaving at least 41 dead and nearly 90 others wounded.

Thursday’s attack was one of the deadliest attacks carried out in Kabul city since the group has unleashed a series of deadly raids mainly on civilian targets in the country.

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78 ISIS militants killed, wounded in Afghan-US airstrikes in Nangarhar
By Khaama Press - Tue Jan 02 2018, 10:58 am

At least seventy eight militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the joint airstrikes of the Afghan and US forces in Nangarhar province.

According to a statement by Nangarhar governor’s office, the airstrikes were carried out on Monday in Haska Mina district.

The statement further added that the militants were targeted in Gorgori, Shinkai, and Angor areas of the district, leaving sixty militants dead and eighteen others wounded.

Several light and heavy weapons including ammunition were also destroyed during the airstrike, the statement added.

In the meantime, the governor’s office in its statement said one civilian was killed and at least fourteen were also wounded during the airstrikes as the ISIS militants had used them as human shields during the operations.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has started to deteriorate during the recent years.

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https://www.khaama.com/senior-isis-leaders-among-dozens-killed-wounded-in-jawzjan-airstrikes-04177

At least twenty six militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed during the operations in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday.

Several senior leaders of the terror group were among those killed during the operations conducted in Darzab district.

According to a statement by MoD, at least five senior ISIS local leaders including Qari Shuja the intelligence chief of the terror group were killed during the operations.

The other ISIS leaders killed during the operations have been identified as Raees Ghani, Sohbatullah, Mullah Hakim Arab, ad Agha Rahim.

The statement further added that two foreign insurgents were also among those killed and around 20 others sustained injuries.

The Ministry of Defense says the operations were conducted with the support of the close-air support to suppress the insurgents of the terror group in this province.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS militants have not commented regarding the report so far.

How come this ain't making news in our media which only highlights Afghan Army and Civ casualties?

 

[Mikesingh]

The reason why Pakistan is reluctant to act against Taliban

Pakistan seems to be reluctant to act against the leadership councils of the Taliban and Haqqani network which the Afghan and US officials believe are based in the key cities of Pakistan.

The foreign minister of Pakistan Khwajah Asif has told the Wall Street Journal that Islamabad would not allow the Afghan war to be fought on Pakistan’s soil.

“We have relative calm in Pakistan at the moment,” Asif said. “But if we go against these people [Afghan insurgents], then the war will again be fought on our soil, which will suit the Americans,” he added.

https://www.khaama.com/pakistan-reluctant-to-act-against-taliban-hqn-amid-us-pressures-04212

So that's why terrorist organizations are mushrooming in Pak as action against them by the Islamist Paki Army and other security agencies will invite a blowback which they will not be able to handle! This is an outrageous excuse for not taking any action against them!

 

[Illusive]

The reason why Pakistan is reluctant to act against Taliban

Pakistan seems to be reluctant to act against the leadership councils of the Taliban and Haqqani network which the Afghan and US officials believe are based in the key cities of Pakistan.

The foreign minister of Pakistan Khwajah Asif has told the Wall Street Journal that Islamabad would not allow the Afghan war to be fought on Pakistan’s soil.

“We have relative calm in Pakistan at the moment,” Asif said. “But if we go against these people [Afghan insurgents], then the war will again be fought on our soil, which will suit the Americans,” he added.

https://www.khaama.com/pakistan-reluctant-to-act-against-taliban-hqn-amid-us-pressures-04212

So that's why terrorist organizations are mushrooming in Pak as action against them by the Islamist Paki Army and other security agencies will invite a blowback which they will not be able to handle! This is an outrageous excuse for not taking any action against them!

But for how long, this is like a bubble, one day it will burst. I think it's already out of hand for paki establishment.

 

[Haldiram]

The reason why Pakistan is reluctant to act against Taliban

Pakistan seems to be reluctant to act against the leadership councils of the Taliban and Haqqani network which the Afghan and US officials believe are based in the key cities of Pakistan.

The foreign minister of Pakistan Khwajah Asif has told the Wall Street Journal that Islamabad would not allow the Afghan war to be fought on Pakistan’s soil.

“We have relative calm in Pakistan at the moment,” Asif said. “But if we go against these people [Afghan insurgents], then the war will again be fought on our soil, which will suit the Americans,” he added.

https://www.khaama.com/pakistan-reluctant-to-act-against-taliban-hqn-amid-us-pressures-04212

So that's why terrorist organizations are mushrooming in Pak as action against them by the Islamist Paki Army and other security agencies will invite a blowback which they will not be able to handle! This is an outrageous excuse for not taking any action against them!

There is some minuscule truth that there are some groups that have become so brazen that they have gone out of the hands of the ISI too. If the administration takes action, they'd rather fight the Pakistani army to death than comply with a surrender request. Siege of Lal Masjid is one such example.

It is a failure on our part that we haven't been able to use this to our advantage. There should have been at least a dozen more Lal Masjids by now.

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.khaama.com/16-taliban-and-isis-militants-killed-wounded-in-nangarhar-operations-04209

At least sixteen insurgents and ISIS militants were killed or wounded during separate operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army said a militant affiliated with the ISIS terrorist group was killed and another militant was wounded during an airstrike in Deh Bala district.

The Silab Corps officials the airstrike was carried out by the US forces using the unmanned aerial vehicle.

In the meantime, the provincial government media office in a statement said at least three Taliban insurgents were killed and eleven others were wounded during the clashes in Momand Dara and Ghani districts.

The statement further added that a local commander of the group was also among those wounded and another militant was arrested alive and some weapons were also confiscated.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan but the security situation of the province has started to deteriorate during the recent years.

The provincial government media office in a statement said Thursday at least six ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike conducted in Gorgori area of Haka Mina district during the counter-terrorism operations by the ground forces.

The statement further added that airstrikes were also carried out on ISIS training camp in Esta Karan and Gorgori areas, leaving ten ISIS militants as they were receiving training.

According to the governor’s office, airstrikes were also carried out on two ISIS compounds in Shabe area of the district, leaving at least five militants dead.

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At least seventeen anti-government armed militants were killed or wounded during the latest airstrikes conducted in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan.

The ministry of defense of Afghanistan said the new airstrikes were carried out in the vicinity of Tarinkot city, the provincial capital of Uruzgan.

A statement by MoD said at least ten militants were killed, seven were wounded, and some of their weapons and ammunition were destroyed during the airstrike.

 

[Hindustani78]

By Khaama Press - Mon Jan 08 2018, 3:29 pm

https://www.khaama.com/over-40-isis-militants-killed-wounded-in-afghan-army-raids-in-kunar-04219

Over 40 militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed or wounded during the Afghan army artillery and airstrikes in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in the East said the ISIS militants launched a coordinated attack on public uprising and Afghan local Police forces in Soki district.

A statement by the Silab Corps said the Afghan armed forces launched artillery and airstrikes in response to the ISIS attacks in Deriwa Gul valley.

The statement further added that twelve ISIS militants were killed and around thirty others were wounded during the operations.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as a senior leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was killed in an explosion triggered by own explosives in this province.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Army said late in December that the Taliban leader Jan Wali who was also famous as Ahmad Sheena was killed in Shaltan district.

A statement by Silab Corps said Sheena was killed as a number of insurgents were busy planting roadside bombs and one of them went off prematurely, leaving the senior Taliban leader dead.

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.khaama.com/afghan-woman-killed-8-civilians-wounded-in-pakistani-artillery-shelling-04229

A woman was killed and eight other civilians were killed in artillery shelling from the other side of Durand Line in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan.

According to the local officials, the incident took place on Monday after the Pakistani military opened artillery shelling on Sarkano district.

The district administrative chief of Sarkano Hanif Khairkhwa confirmed that several rounds of artillery shells landed in Shongari valley on Monday.

He said a woman was killed and eight other civilians from a local village were wounded in the shelling.

This is not the first time the eastern and some southern provinces of Afghanistan comes under rocket attack from the other side of the Durand Line.

The Pakistani officials are saying that the security forces of the country are only responding to the militants attack.

However, the local officials in Kunar province saying that thousands of rounds of artillery and rockets have been fired on different parts of Kunar province since the start of the current Afghan year.

The Pakistani forces have also carried out artillery shelling on some parts of Nangarhar and Kandahar province where a brief clash also took place earlier last year between the Afghan and Pakistani forces.

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https://www.khaama.com/airstrikes-leave-3-isis-militants-dead-in-kunar-province-of-afghanistan-04230

At least three militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in airstrikes conducted in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan.

The 201st Silab Corps in the East said the airstrikes were carried out on Monday in the vicinity of Suki district.

According to Silab Corps, a Dshk heavy machine gun, a PKM machine, and a rocket launcher belonging to the terrorists were also destroyed in the airstrike.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS militants have not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in the East said Monday that the ISIS militants launched a coordinated attack on public uprising and Afghan local Police forces in Suki district.

A statement by the Silab Corps said the Afghan armed forces launched artillery and airstrikes in response to the ISIS attacks in Deriwa Gul valley.

The statement further added that twelve ISIS militants were killed and around thirty others were wounded during the operations.

Kunar is among the relatively volatile provinces in East of Afghanistan where the anti-government armed militants including the Taliban and ISIS insurgents are actively operating in some of its and often carry out insurgency activities.

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The Afghan national defense and security forces have arrested three key members of the Taliban group during an operation in Southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said Tuesday that the militants were arrested from the vicinity of Zeruk district.

“Yesterday, three senior members of armed Taliban were arrested during an Afghan National Police ambush in the Zirok district, southeastern Paktika province,” the statement.

MoI further added “One vehicle, one radio handset and some amount of ammunition seized as well.

The group was the main planner and organizer of terrorist and destructive activities, armed assault and explosions in different parts of Paktika province.”

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Paktika is among the relatively restive province in southeastern parts of the country where the Taliban insurgents and militants belonging to the other groups including the notorious Haqqani terrorist network are actively operating in some of its remote and restive districts.

Earlier, at least one insurgent was killed and six others were wounded during an airstrike in Barmal district of Patkika.

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.khaama.com/foreigners-among-21-militants-killed-in-farah-airstrikes-04235

At least twenty one militants including foreign nationals were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted in western Farah province of Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan in a statement said the new airstrikes were carried out in the vicinity of Khak-e-Safid district.

The statement further added that seven Pakistani nationals were among those killed and at least three vehicles and several weapons were also destroyed.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Farah is among the relatively restive provinces in West of Afghanistan where the anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents are actively operating in some of its districts.

A senior Taliban leader who was in charge of the Red Unit command of the group for western Farah province was killed during a counter-terrorism operation in the same district late last year.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) spokesman Gen. Dawlat Waziri said the Taliban leader Daud Muzamil was initially injured in an airstrike conducted in Khak-e-Safid district and subsequently died of his wounds.

Gen. Waziri further added that Muzamil was in charge of the Red Unit command of the Taliban besides he was appointed as the military commission chief of the group for Farah.

He said at least eight people were killed in the airstrike and eight others including commander Muzamil were wounded.

According to Gen. Waziri, commander Muzamil died of the wounds he had sustained during the airstrike.

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https://www.khaama.com/15-isis-and-taliban-group-members-join-peace-in-east-of-afghanistan-04238

At least fifteen militants affiliated with the ISIS and Taliban groups joined peace process in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

According to the local government officials, at least two local leaders of the militants are also among those who reconciled with the government.

The Nangarhar governor’s spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told reporters that the Taliban and ISIS groups joined peace process due to the efforts of the Afghan intelligence operatives.

Khogyani further added that a group of 8 ISIS militants led by commander Abdul Manan and a group of 7 Taliban insurgents led by commander Faridullah laid down their arms and joined peace process.

He said the militants were previously conducting insurgency activities in Khogyani, Pacher Agam, and Chaparhar districts of Nangarhar.

According to Khogyani, the militants have also handed over a rocket along with 15 different types of weapons to thhe security forces.

Khogyani said the reconciled militants have promised that they will not join the militants ranks again.

The provincial governor’s spokesman also added that 166 militants including 44 ISIS insurgents have so far joined peace process in Nangarhar due to the efforts of the intelligence operatives.

The Nangarhar governor’s office meanwhile says that around 861 militants have joined peace process since the efforts were launched many years ago by Afghan intelligence to encourage the militants to reconciliation process.

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https://www.khaama.com/perpetrator-...bombing-arrested-by-afghan-intelligence-04241

The Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested the main perpetrator involved behind a deadly explosion in Herat city in West of Afghanistan that left nearly fifteen people dead or wounded.

The local officials said Wednesday that a suspect was arrested during an operation of the Afghan intelligence operatives from Herat city in connection to the incident.

The officials further added that the explosion in the city took place on Saturday of last week in Jabraeel town.

According to the officials, at least four people including a woman were killed and eleven others including women and children were wounded in the explosion.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the incident so far.

Herat is among the relatively calm provinces in West of Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militants often carry out insurgency activities in some of its remote districts as well as the central Herat city.

The Taliban insurgents are active in some remote districts of the province bordering some of the restive provinces in the West and South of Afghanistan.

In the meantime, the Afghan officials are saying that the national security and defense forces are busy conducting operations to suppress the insurgency activities of the militants across the country.

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https://www.khaama.com/us-military-investigating-afghanistan-shooting-video-04242

The US military officials have said they are investigating a video which purportedly shows a shooting incident in Afghanistan involving a US service member.

The commander of the US Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel in a statement has told Fox News “I have reviewed the video and I am disappointed and also concerned that the American people, our Coalition partners, the Afghan government, and the Afghan people will believe that American service members are callous and indifferent to the horrors of war or the suffering of innocent people trapped in conflict,” said Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command.

Gen. Votel further added “I can assure you that this video does not represent the professionalism or humanity of the men and women of U.S. Central Command. We reject the unprofessional and callous message this video conveys.”

According to the report, the US defense secretary James Mattis has also been briefed regarding the video and an investigation is underway regarding the incident.

The video which recently went viral on internet purportedly shows heavy clashes in some parts of Afghanistan although the authenticity of the video has not been verified independently so far.

In one part of the video, a soldier is seen opening fire on a truck driver as he is sitting in his parked trucked on a roadside.

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According to a statement released by the governor’s office in Nangarhar, the operation was conducted late on Wednesday night in Khogyani district.

The statement further added that the Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence (National Directorate of Security) carried out raids on two compounds of the Taliban in Surdag area.

At least twenty Taliban insurgents including four of their commanders were killed during the operation, the statement added.

The provincial government also added that the Taliban commanders killed during the operation have been identified as Qari Hedayatullah who was also famous as Mudasir, Qari Khalid and Ismail.

The Afghan security forces also detained fourteen suspects during the operation and are currently in custody of the intelligence operatives for further investigations.

The statement by Nangarhar’s office also added that three vehicles, four motorcycles, seven landmines, twelve remote controls, and some explosives were also destroyed during the operation.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

The Afghan security forces continue to their counter-terrorism operations in Nangarhar province where the anti-government armed militants are continuously attempting to expand their foothold and insurgency activities.

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https://www.khaama.com/taliban-ied-kills-4-year-old-girl-in-east-of-afghanistan-04247

A small child was killed in an explosion triggered by the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The provincial government media office in a statement said the incident took place on Wednesday in the vicinity of Khogyani district.

The statement further added that an Improvised Explosive Device planted by the Taliban insurgents went off Aabko area, leaving the 4-year-old child dead.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban militants have not commented regarding the report so far.

The anti-government armed militant groups frequently use explosives materials for the roadside bombings and car bombings to target the government staff and security personnel.

However, in majority of such incidents the ordinary civilians are targeted besides such bombings incur casualties to the security personnel and in some cases the Taliban militants themselves are killed or wounded.

Earlier, at least three militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were blown up by own explosives in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The local security officials said the incident took place late on Sunday in the vicinity of the restive Achin district.

The officials further added that the militants were looking to plant an Improvised Explosive Device in Ghani Khel area when the incident took place, leaving three of them dead.

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The Afghan Air Force continues to pound the ISIS targets in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan in response to a large scale attack which was repulsed earlier this week.

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army said the latest airstrikes were carried out in the vicinity of Suki district.

A statement by the Silab Corps said at least three ISIS militants were killed and a 82mm rocket launcher, 2 Ak-47s rifles were destroyed in the airstrikes.

The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the reports so far.

Kunar is among the relatively volatile provinces in East of Afghanistan where the anti-government armed militants including the Taliban and ISIS insurgents are actively operating in some of its and often carry out insurgency activities.

This comes as the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army in the East said Monday that the ISIS militants launched a coordinated attack on public uprising and Afghan local Police forces in Suki district.

A statement by the Silab Corps said the Afghan armed forces launched artillery and airstrikes in response to the ISIS attacks in Deriwa Gul valley.

The statement further added that twelve ISIS militants were killed and around thirty others were wounded during the operations.

 

[Hindustani78]

https://www.khaama.com/local-uprising-forces-clash-with-us-special-forces-in-nangarhar-04248

A clash broke out between the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the US Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Thursday, the local officials said.

The incident took place in the vicinity of Achin district where an operation is underway to eliminate the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.

Achin district administrative chief Ismail Shinwari confirmed the incident but did not elaborate further saying still there is no information available regarding the cause of the incident and possible casualties.

However, another security official in the area said the clash broke out after a verbal clash and as a result at least eight public uprising forces members have been killed.

On the other hand, the Taliban group claims that the attack was carried out by one their fighters who had managed to infiltrate among the public uprising forces ranks.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan where fewer incidents have been reported since the fall of the Taliban regime.

However, since the year 2014, reports continue to emerge regarding the growing insurgency activities of the ISIS terrorist groups in some remote parts of the province, including Achin.

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The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan military informed regarding the new airstrikes by releasing a statement covering the operational update of the Afghan national defense and security forces.

The statement further added that the latest airstrikes were carried out in the vicinity of Qaisar district of Faryab province.

According to the Shaheen Corps, at least two insurgents were killed and three others were wounded in the airstrikes.

The militants are also active in some districts of Nangarhar and often carry out insurgency activities despite operations underway to suppress their activities.

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[Hindustani78]

https://www.khaama.com/large-scale-...ainst-militants-in-north-of-afghanistan-04257

The Afghan armed forces launched a large-scale operation against the militant groups in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan to suppress the militants who are attempting to expand their activities in this province.

The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan military in the North said the operations, Alburz-22, were launched earlier today in Dand-e-Shahabuddin area.

A statement by the Shaheen Corps said the Afghan forces are currenly conducting clearance and search operations in Baba Nazar and Khalazayi villages.

In the meantime, the Shaheen Corps said the anti-government armed militants have suffered heavy casualties during the operations in Kohistan district of Faryab.

According to the Shaheen Corps, several militants were killed or wounded during the airstrikes and efforts are underway to obtain further information regarding the casualties of the militants.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the reports so far.

This comes as the Shaheen Corps said Saturday that at least two Taliban insurgents were killed and three others were wounded in the airstrikes in Qaisar district.

Faryab is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern parts of the country where the anti-government armed militants are actively operating in a number of its districts.

Several militants including key members and commanders of the anti-government armed militants were killed in similar operations in this province earlier this month.

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https://www.khaama.com/isis-and-tal...-in-nangarhar-air-and-ground-operations-04258

At least six militants belonging to the Taliban group and ISIS were killed during separate operations conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Saturday a least three Taliban insurgents were killed during the Afghan army operations in Ghani Khel and Mohmand Dara districts.

A statement by MoD said at least one insurgent was also detained and one of their vehicles, a motorcycle, and some weapons and ammunition were also destroyed.

In another statement, the Ministry of Defense said at least three ISIS militants were killed after their hideout was targeted in an airstrike in Achin district.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS and Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan where fewer incidents have been reported since the fall of the Taliban regime.

However, since the year 2014, reports continue to emerge regarding the growing insurgency activities of the ISIS terrorist groups in some remote parts of the province, including Achin.

The Taliban group militants are also active in some districts of Nangarhar and often carry out insurgency activities despite operations underway to suppress their activities.
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https://www.khaama.com/haqqani-network-not-isis-behind-recent-deadly-kabul-attacks-mod-04262

Officials in the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) have said that the recent attacks causing massive casualties in capital Kabul have been carried out the Haqqani terrorist network.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense General Mohammad Radmanish has told VOA that the intelligence findings reveal Haqqani Network’s hands behind the attacks and not the ISIS terrorist group.

“Based on our intelligence, they [IS] do not have the ability to carry out such attacks in the capital or its suburbs,” he said.

Gen. Radmanish further added “Unfortunately, regional intelligence agencies are trying to portray them as a powerful group. And it is very clear that Haqqani terrorist group is carrying out these activities [attacks] under the name of IS.”

He also ruled out that the ISIS terrorist group has such capabilities to carry out large-scale atacks in capital Kabul and its suburbs, insisting that the group has been hardly suppressed during the ongoing counter-terrorism operations.

This comes as the ISIS terrorist group has long been claiming responsibility for the attacks in capital Kabul which have left scores of people dead or wounded.

The ex-Afghan intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil had also said earlier that the Afghan government is well aware that the Haqqani terrorist network is behind the string of deadly attacks that rocked Kabul city during the recent months.

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The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have arrested a suspect who was actively involved in recruiting militants for the ISIS terrorist in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The provincial police commandment officials said Sunday that the suspect was arrested during an operation from the vicinity of Haska Mina district.

The officials further added that the detained individual has been identified as Mohammad Gul and was arrested from Ahmad Khel area of the district.

According to the Nangarhar police officials, the detained individual was also involved in recruiting militants for the terror group in Rodat district.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

This comes as operations are underway in some restive parts of Nangarhar province to suppress the ISIS militants as well as insurgent belonging to the militant groups.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan where fewer incidents have been reported since the fall of the Taliban regime.

However, since the year 2014, reports continue to emerge regarding the growing insurgency activities of the ISIS terrorist groups in some remote parts of the province, including Achin.

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https://www.khaama.com/several-isis...us-drone-strikes-in-east-of-afghanistan-04265

Several militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

Officials in Nangarhar police commandment said the US forces carried out airstrikes in two districts using unmanned aerial vehicles, leaving at least 17 IS militants dead.

The officials further added that 14 militants were killed in Haska Mina district while another three were killed in Achin district.

However, the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan army said at least eight militants were killed in Deh Bala district in a US forces airstrikes and another militant was killed in Achin district.

According to the Silab Corps officials, a compound of the terror group was also eliminated during the airstrikes.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the ISIS insurgents have not commented regarding the reports so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in East of Afghanistan where fewer incidents have been reported since the fall of the Taliban regime.

However, since the year 2014, reports continue to emerge regarding the growing insurgency activities of the ISIS terrorist groups in some remote parts of the province, including Achin.

The US forces often carry out airstrikes against the loyalists of the terror group in this province as clearance operations are also underway by the Afghan forces in the restive districts of Nangarhar.