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Islamic State claims responsibility for mosque attack in Afghan city of Kandahar -statement

CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack at a Shi'ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar which left dozens killed and injured, a…

Taliban takes over Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-biggest city

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): The Taliban has taken over over Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-biggest city, Sputnik reported citing regional authorities. The city was reportedly seized on late Thursday as the…

385 Taliban terrorists killed, 210 wounded in Afghan security forces operations in last 24 hrs

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7 (ANI): As many as 385 Taliban terrorists were killed and 210 others wounded in Afghan security forces operations across Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the…

Afghan former VP Dostum urges political leadership to unite as fighting with Taliban intensifies

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghan former Vice President Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has called on the country's political leaders to sideline their personal interests and unite as fighting between…

254 Taliban killed, 97 injured in operations conducted by Afghan forces

Kabul [Afghanistan] August 2 (ANI): At least 254 Taliban were killed and 97 others wounded in operations conducted by the Afghanistan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) in different provinces…

Several rockets hit Kandahar airport as Taliban-led violence rages

Kandahar [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): Several rockets struck Afghanistan's Kandahar airport overnight, RT reported. No casualties have been reported so far. Violence has escalated in Afghanistan in recent weeks as the…

33 people assassinated in Taliban-held areas in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): As many as 33 people were assassinated in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province over the past two weeks, TOLO News reported on Saturday citing a rights…

Afghanistan: Curfew imposed in Kandahar after deadly clashes

Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): A curfew has been enforced in the Afghan city of Kandahar to curb the violence that escalated due to clashes between the Afghan forces and…

Over 5000 families displaced by violence in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

Kabul [Afghanistan] July 13 (ANI): Increasing violence between Taliban and the Afghan forces has left more than five thousand families homeless in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, local media reported. These…

India closely monitoring security situation in Afghanistan, says MEA after evacuation of staff from Kandahar

New Delhi [India] July 11 (ANI): After India evacuated staff posted in its consulate in Kandahar in view of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the Ministry of External Affairs…

India evacuates staff from Afghanistan’s Kandahar consulate due to deteriorating security situation

New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Due to the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan's Kandahar, some staff of the Indian embassy has been evacuated, said diplomatic sources on Sunday. Meanwhile,…

Taliban takes control of key district in Kandahar amid US troop withdrawal

Kandahar [Afghanistan], July 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban on Sunday took control of a key district in their former bastion of Kandahar. Citing…