32 killed and 103 wounded in Nangarhar funeral suicide bombing, as per provincial public health directorate. Death toll still expected to rise as some of those wounded are in critical condition. The PBIED targeted funeral of pro-govt militia commander Shaikh Akram. Afghanistan
3 week agoAmbush attack was reported by pro-Taliban sources in Sharana, Paktika
3 week agoPolice officer Noor was killed in armed attack in Panjwai, Kandahar
3 week agoTaliban reported ANDSF artillery strikes in Shahjoi, Zabul + raid in Khair Kot, Paktika but claimed civilians were killed/wounded/detained
Russia envoy criticized Ghani's decision to declare military offensive
3 week agoMOI claimed killing 2 attackers after shootout with police in Kandahar city last night
The Afghan Foreign Ministry says the Afghanistan-Iran team starts its probe into the deaths of Afghan migrants on Thursday. Initial findings of the ministry show 10 bodies of the Afghan workers have been found, 19 have been rescued while 17 are missing
3 week agoOver half a dozen policemen killed and wounded in Taliban raid in Dasht-e-Qala, Takhar
3 week agoTOLO reporter in Khewa district in Nangarhar province said sources told him that nearly 40 people were killed in yesterday's funeral attack, and so far no govt delegation has been appointed to investigate the incident. The attack was claimed by ISKP
3 week agoDetailed AMAQ statement claiming yesterday's funeral suicide bombing in Nangarhar
3 week agoTaliban reported fighting in Tarinkot, Uruzgan last night. The fighting has been confirmed by local sources. At least 8-10 ANDSF personnel reportedly killed and wounded in the fighting
3 week agoTaliban claimed IED blast targeting ANDSF patrol in Mohammed Agha district of Logar
3 week agoPolice chief of Ghazni's Rashidan district killed in roadside bomb blast, fourth police chief of the district to be killed in one month: official
Pentagon spox Army Lt Col Thomas Campbell referred VOA to govt of Afghanistan concerning Pres Ghani's "offensive" statement, adding: "Consistent with the agreement, the US military will continue to conduct defensive strikes against the Taliban when they attack our ANDSF partners"
3 week agoReaction from @SecPompeo on Afghanistan attacks
3 week agoKhurasan took credit for Khewa massacre
3 week agoTaliban denied any relation with both attacks happened in Kabul and Nangarhar. Taliban just condemned the Nangarhar attack. It did not condemn the Kabul attack
3 week agoTaliban's Suhail Shaheen tweets that "all the Afghan govt's prisoners (261) have been released" & over past year a number of govt prisoners have were released on the occasion of Eid, or during operations
MSF Afghanistan: We can confirm the attack is over, but details remain unclear. All our efforts at this time are focused on the safety of our patients and staff. @MSF
Ghani says the Taliban have ignored repeated calls for reduced violence and ceasefire, he says a call for a ceasefire does not mean weakness-it shows a commitment to peace, and Ghani once again calls on the Taliban to embrace peace
President Ghani, in an address to the nation, ends the "active defense" position of the Afghan forces since the US-Taliban deal and orders Afghan forces to return to offensive operations because the Taliban have rejected ceasefire calls (even humanitarian) and increased attacks
3 week agoAfghan NSA @hmohib reacting to two brutal terror attacks in Afghanistan, which killed several s today, says, "If Taliban cannot control violence then there seems little point in continuing to engage Taliban in 'peace talks'."
"Pakistan strongly condemns the inhuman and cowardly terrorist attack on a medical facility in Kabul and suicide attack on a funeral in Nangarhar province, resulting in the loss of so many precious lives", says @ForeignOfficePk in its statement
3 week agoFootage shows wreckage of ANDSF vehicles in Laghman province destroyed in a Taliban attack on Sunday night that killed 27 ANA soldiers in Alishing district. Nine soldiers are missing, sources say
3 week agoLocal authorities claimed mass arrest of alleged militants in Khost. Afghanistan
Troopers fired on protesters who carried the bodies of their elders killed in overnight airstrikes to Khas Balkh district center Balkh. The firing left another civilian killed & 5 wounded
13 people including two infants killed, 15 others wounded in Kabul hospital attack: Interior Ministry
3 week agoANSF managed to eliminate the attackers but the clearance operation is ongoing. @moiafghanistan
Afghanistan Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said all the attackers were killed in the Barchi Sadbastar hospital and the security forces' operation over
3 week agoAfghan MoD releases footage of Afghan AF airstrike on what it says were militants planting roadside mines in Khas Balkh district of Balkh province. However, local sources claim that at least 11 civilians have been killed
