|
1. 17 Rebels Killed in Afghan Battle
November 08, 2009
The Afghan Defense Ministry says its troops, along with NATO forces, have killed 17 rebels in the southern region of the country. The ministry said Sunday the fighting erupted after militants fired several mortars at an Afghan army position in the province of Zabul. Officials say one wounded rebel was captured.On Saturday, NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said more than 25 international and Afghan National Security Force personnel were mistakenly killed or wounded during an operation in western Badghis province.A NATO statement said Friday's incident occurred when NATO and Afghan forc... (read more)
|
 |
|
|
|
2. 20 Militants Killed in Afghanistan Operations
October 12, 2009
Afghan and international forces say they have killed 20 suspected militants during operations in southern Afghanistan. Other suspected militants have been detained.NATO says one suspect was detained Monday in a compound in Kandahar province that was used by the Taliban to supply explosives, weapons and ammunition to other militants in the area. An Afghan border police commander says more than a dozen militants were killed and several detained Sunday in Kandahar's Shorabak district. Also Sunday, NATO says soldiers in Helmand province detained a suspected militant commander, Haji Khan Moh... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
3. 60 Taliban Killed in Afghanistan as US Deploys More Troops
June 08, 2009
Authorities in southern Afghanistan said local and foreign troops have killed as many as 60 Taliban militants in the past week, as part of a stepped up anti-insurgency operation. And about 7,000 additional U.S. troops have begun deploying across volatile southern Afghanistan. Top Afghan security officials said the past week has seen intense fighting in the southern province of Zabul where local and coalition forces have jointly killed dozens of Taliban militants, including some of their key commanders. Provincial Police Chief General Abdul Rehman Sarjang told VOA that security forces tar... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
4. 35 Militants Killed in Afghanistan
May 29, 2009
The U.S. military said late Thursday joint U.S. and Afghan security forces in Afghanistan killed 35 militants and wounded 13 others.The military statement says an Afghan-led patrol in Zabul province was ambushed by militants early Thursday morning.The soldiers returned fire and called in air strikes until the unhurt militants retreated. The statement says the soldiers then gave medical treatment to the wounded and took them into custody.No coalition troops or civilians were reported to be hurt in the clash.Also Thursday, an Afghan official and U.S. military said Afghan and NATO troops had att... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
5. Deadly Day in Afghanistan as US Investigates Shooting
May 17, 2009
Afghan authorities say militants attacked a police post and killed six officers in southern Helmand province Sunday.The Afghan Defense Ministry also says a roadside bomb in neighboring Zabul province killed an Afghan army soldier and wounded three others Sunday.Afghan and international forces have been fighting Taliban militants since 2001. U.S. President Barack Obama is sending an extra 21,000 troops to Afghanistan to try to crush the insurgency.The U.S. military said Sunday it is investigating a shooting incident involving four American contractors from a controversial private security firm ... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
6. Militants Kill 18 in Eastern Afghanistan
May 04, 2009
Afghan officials say a bomb blast and a separate militant attack in
southern Afghanistan killed at least 18 people Monday, including
children.Officials said the two incidents happened in Zabul province.Earlier
in eastern Lagham province, a suicide bomber attacked the provincial
mayor, killing the official, three of his bodyguards and three
civilians.Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai officially
registered Monday as a candidate in the country's upcoming presidential
election.Mr. Karzai announced he will run for his second term
with current Vice President Karim Khalili and former Vice Pres... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
7. Forces in Afghanistan Battle Militants in South
May 01, 2009
The U.S. military in Afghanistan says coalition and Afghan forces killed 15 militants during an operation in the southern province of Zabul.A military statement Friday said troops were on their way to a local village in the Arghandab district to talk to elders about security issues when they were attacked by armed militants. The forces killed one militant in that incident.As the troops were searching a nearby compound, they came under attack again. The military says the troops pursued the militants into a nearby cave complex, killing 14, and wounding 12 others.In a separate incident, the Afg... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
8. Four Militants Killed in Afghan Clash
April 12, 2009
Afghanistan officials say Afghan and U.S-led forces killed 22 Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan Saturday. However, U.S. military officials separately reported that Afghan and coalition forces killed four militants in the same area. It was not immediately clear if the reports referred to the same incidents.The U.S. statement said the troops were attacked by gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades while patrolling in Zabul province. Officials say the international forces called in air support after they were attacked. Authorities say no coalition forces were wounded... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
9. Violence Plagues Afghan Voter Registration
January 22, 2009
Afghanistan's electoral commission says it has delayed voter registration in some parts of the south over security concerns.Voter registration for the upcoming presidential election started in southern Afghanistan this week, but the commission says voters will not be able to register in parts of Helmand province until security improves.Violence has surged in the south over the past year as Taliban fighters have intensified their attacks on Afghan and international troops. Meanwhile, Afghan and international forces say they killed at least 28 militants late Wednesday and early Thursday in separ... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
10. Afghan Officials: Coalition Airstrike Kills 32 Militants
June 06, 2008
Afghan officials say a U.S.-led coalition airstrike has killed 32 militants in southeastern Afghanistan.
A spokesman for the governor of Paktika province said Friday the strike occurred on Thursday in Paktika, which borders Pakistan.
Coalition officials confirmed the attack and said they had reports of 20 militants killed in the operation.
Also Thursday, coalition officials said NATO forces fought off an attack by militants in southern Zabul province. At least nine militants were killed.
In a separate incident in the same province, a suicide bomber attacked a patrol, wounding two civili... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11. US-Led Coalition Kills 45 Taleban in Afghanistan
September 13, 2007
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says its forces have killed about 45 insurgents in the country's south.
The coalition says ground troops called in air support Wednesday after their patrol of foreign and Afghan troops was attacked by Taleban fighters in Uruzgan province.
A similar exchange on Tuesday killed about 12 Taleban fighters in the southern province of Zabul.
In a separate incident, officials say a Bangladeshi aid worker was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the northeastern province of Badakshan.
Coalition and Afghan forces have been fighting the Taleban since 2001, when a U.S.-led ... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
12. Suspected Taleban Attacks Kill 13 in Southern Afghanistan
August 23, 2007
Suspected Taleban militants have killed 13 people in attacks in southern Afghanistan.
A private security company escorting NATO supply trucks said 10 security guards were killed Thursday in a Taleban ambush. The head of the security detail, Mohammad Naim, said the convoy was attacked on the main highway that runs through Zabul province.
In Helmand province, a provincial police chief narrowly escaped an attack when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in the town of Gereshk Thursday. At least three civilians were killed and more than a dozen others wounded.
Provincial police chief Mohammed Hussein... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
13. More than 24 Suspected Taleban Militants Killed in Afghanistan
June 15, 2007
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says more than 24 suspected Taleban militants and six civilians were killed in clashes and attacks in southern Afghanistan.
A statement says air support was called in after a coalition and Afghan patrol came under attack in Sangin in Helmand province. It says more than 24 militants were killed in the nine-hour battle.
In Zabul province, coalition and Afghan forces killed an unspecified number of militants in a firefight Friday. A civilian caught in the crossfire died of his wounds.
In another incident, Afghan officials say a suicide bomber attacked a NATO ... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
14. Purported Taleban Spokesman Says NATO Soldier Taken Hostage in Afghanistan
June 13, 2007
A purported Taleban spokesman says militants in Afghanistan captured a NATO soldier in southern Helmand province on Tuesday.
U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan Wednesday, said they are investigating the claim.
Also Wednesday, a United Arab Emirates government official said a security guard with a UAE humanitarian mission in Afghanistan is missing.
It is not clear if the two incidents are linked.
Separately, an official in southern Afghanistan says police killed three militants in a clash overnight.
The chief of Mizan district in Zabul province Wednesday, said the battle erupted when Ta... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
15. Afghan Officials Dispute Accounts that 200 Taleban Are Surrounded in South
April 24, 2007
Afghan government and security officials say Afghan forces have surrounded more than 200 Taleban insurgents in the south.
Provincial officials say the militants have been trapped in Uruzgan province since Sunday.
But an Afghan regional commander, General Rahmetullah Raufi, said there is no campaign to surround insurgents there. And a spokesman for NATO said he has no information about fighting in Uruzgan.
Despite the opposing accounts, Afghan officials say a key Taleban commander, Mullah Dadullah, might be among the trapped militants.
But a Taleban spokesman disputes this, saying... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
16. Afghan Security Officials: 200 Taleban Surrounded in South
April 24, 2007
Afghan security officials say NATO and Afghan forces have surrounded more than 200 Taleban insurgents in southern Afghanistan.
The officials say a key Taleban commander, Mullah Dadullah, might be among those militants in Uruzgan province.
A Taleban spokesman denies this, saying Dadullah is not even in Uruzgan.
Afghan military officials say the insurgents have been trapped since Sunday.
Separately in the south, an Afghan regional commander Tuesday said Afghan and NATO forces have clashed with Taleban insurgents in Zabul province. He said 11 Taleban militants were killed.
The Afghan offi... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
17. US, Afghan Forces Kill 35 Taleban Fighters
April 12, 2007
An Afghan official says U.S. and Afghan forces have killed 35 Taleban militants in a battle in the south of the country.
The spokesman for Zabul province's governor says the fighting erupted late Wednesday in the Shahjoy district. The official says Afghan forces called in support from U.S. warplanes after Taleban militants attacked.
The official says no casualties were reported among the Afghan forces.
In other violence Wednesday, a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed two Canadian soldiers and wounded two others west of Kandahar city. Three days earlier, a roadside bomb killed six Ca... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
18. Enemy Fire Ruled Out as Cause of US Chopper Crash in Afghanistan
February 18, 2007
Officials have ruled out enemy fire as the cause of a U.S. military helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed eight service members and injured 14 others.
NATO spokesmen say the Chinook transport helicopter crashed after the pilot reported an unexplained loss of power and engine failure.
The helicopter went down early Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan near the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar in the Shahjoy district of Zabul province. Taleban militants are active in the region.
The U.S. military relies heavily on helicopters for transport and operations in Afghanistan because of rou... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
19. Suicide Bomber Kills 4 in Southern Afghanistan
December 14, 2006
Afghan police say a suicide bomber has blown himself up near a police vehicle in southern Afghanistan, killing at least four people.
Police say the explosion hit a vehicle carrying a police commander outside Qalat, the capital of Zabul province. It is is not clear if the official was among those killed.
Shortly before Thursday's attack, officials say a convoy of presidential bodyguards had passed through Qalat on the way back to the capital, Kabul. Witnesses say the convoy may have been the intended target of the bomber.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was not in the convoy. He returned to Kabul... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
20. Seven Militants Killed in Afghanistan Gunbattle
August 24, 2006
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces have killed seven suspected al-Qaida militants in a gunbattle in eastern Afghanistan.
Coalition officials say the fighting broke out Thursday in a village in Kunar province after the militants opened fire on Afghan and coalition forces there.
One child was also killed and a woman was wounded. No Afghan or coalition forces were injured during the operation.
Wednesday, at least 29 suspected Taleban insurgents were killed in clashes with NATO and Afghan forces in two southern provinces.
Authorities in Zabul province say 18 Taleban rebels and one Afghan soldier... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
21. Coalition Soldier, 8 Taleban Insurgents Killed in Afghanistan
July 06, 2006
Officials in Afghanistan say one coalition soldier and eight rebels were killed Wednesday in several clashes, as U.S.-led forces pursue a major crackdown on insurgent groups.
Coalition forces say the foreign soldier was killed when his patrol came under fire from militants in the southeastern province of Paktika, near the border with Pakistan. The soldier's nationality has not been released.
Officials say coalition and Afghan forces also killed at least eight Taleban militants during operations in eastern Afghanistan and the southern province of Zabul.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed about 35... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
22. Taleban Threaten to Kill Indian Contractor in Afghanistan
April 29, 2006
Afghan authorities say security forces are hunting for an Indian telecommunications worker kidnapped by Taleban insurgents.
Officials say the Indian contractor, who was working for the Afghan telecommunications company Roshan, was kidnapped Friday on a main road in the southern province of Zabul.
A Taleban spokesman said the Indian was healthy and that higher authorities within the Taleban would soon decide on the captive's fate.
Afghan security forces clashed Saturday with Taleban militants hiding in a cave complex in southern Helmand province, killing two of them and seizing weapons.
U.S. a... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
23. Afghan Police Shoot at Rioters Protesting Muhammad Cartoons
February 08, 2006
Afghan police have opened fire on hundreds of rioters protesting Danish political cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a terrorist.
Several police officers and protesters were wounded during the clash Wednesday in Qalat, the capital of southern Zabul province.
Authorities say police first fired into the air to try to control the more than 400 protesters, many of whom were throwing stones.
Protests against the drawings have erupted this week across the Islamic world. Tuesday, four demonstrators were killed in Afghanistan and several others hurt in Indian Kashmir.
Denmark has urged... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
24. Afghan Roadside Bomb Blast Injures 3 US Soldiers
December 05, 2005
The U.S. military in Afghanistan says three American soldiers were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in southern Zabul province Sunday.
The military says the wounded soldiers are in stable condition.
Separately, a suicide attacker died when he blew himself up near a coalition troop convoy in the neighboring Kandahar province - a stronghold of the ousted Taleban government.
Also on Sunday, five American soldiers were injured when their (CH-47) Chinook helicopter made a hard landing in Kandahar during combat operations against Taleban insurgents.
And, an Afghan soldier was injured when another Ch... (read more)
|
|
|
|
|
25. 11 Dead in Afghan Attacks
September 04, 2005
A series of attacks by suspected Taleban insurgents has left eleven Afghans dead and an election candidate seriously wounded.
Three policemen guarding a convoy transporting supplies to U.S. bases were killed late Saturday during an ambush in the southern province Zabul.
Another policeman was killed and two were wounded early Sunday in an attack on a police checkpoint on the main highway linking the southern city of Kandahar with Kabul.
Also Sunday, in the southern Helmand province, suspected rebels attacked a district police chief, killing him, three of his bodyguards and his son. Two militan... (read more)
|
|
|
|
