Afghan security forces had killed 23 suicide attackers and detained four others in fighting against Taliban insurgents in southern Kandahar province on Saturday 7th May, Interior Ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashari said Sunday.
"Twenty three suicide bombers had been killed and four others made captive by security forces after militants' attacks in Kandahar on Saturday," Bashari told newsmen at a press conference.
He also added that 15 civilians, 12 policemen, two Afghan soldiers and 11 insurgents were injured in the gun battle which lasted for a few hours, he further added.
Source:Xinhua
Showing posts with label Kandahar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kandahar. Show all posts
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Protesters march on U.N. office in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Hundreds of peaceful protesters blocked the main highway in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday and marched through the southern city of Kandahar toward a United Nations office, denouncing the burning of a Koran by a radical fundamentalist U.S. pastor.
The demonstrations come after two days of deadly violence at similar gatherings, but officials promised a larger police and army deployment in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, to keep control. The protests in Jalalabad, the main city in the east, dissolved after several hours.
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
9 more dead in Koran burning riots
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghans rioted for a second day Saturday to protest the burning of a Quran in Florida, killing nine people in Kandahar and injuring more than 80 in a wave of violence that underscored rising anti-foreign sentiment after nearly a decade of war.
The desecration at a small U.S. church has outraged Muslims worldwide, and in Afghanistan it further strained ties with the West. On Friday, 11 people were killed, including seven foreign U.N. employees, in a protest in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
NATO mobile patrol rammed
KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan man rammed his vehicle into NATO troops on patrol in southern Afghanistan Wednesday 30th March 2011, killing his passenger and a nearby pedestrian, the coalition said.
After three service members were struck, others on the patrol fired on the vehicle, which they believed had deliberately attacked them, NATO said.
The vehicle flipped into in a ditch, killing a passenger and hurting the driver, NATO said. The vehicle also hit and killed a pedestrian. Two other passers-by were injured in the incident in Kandahar city.
British Army Major Tim James, a spokesman for the International Alliance, said the driver was taken to a hospital. It was unclear if he was arrested.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Nato 'kills cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai'
A relative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been mistakenly killed by Nato troops in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
Yar Muhammad Khan was at his home in Dand district near Kandahar city when he was shot dead in an overnight raid.
Nato says it is investigating the incident.
Read more at BBC
Saturday, March 5, 2011
US 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Div. ready to deploy to Afghanistan
The U.S Army's 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team marked the start of its year long deployment to Afghanistan with a ceremony Friday 4th March.
The unit's 3,500 soldiers will spend a year just west of Kandahar and know exactly what to expect.
"This will be a tough fight," brigade commander Col. Patrick D. Frank said. "This is the spiritual homeland of the Taliban, so our soldiers are ready for that type of fight."
The brigade will be relieving the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division, based out of Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Taliban assination team detained
KABUL (4th March 2011) - Afghan and coalition forces detained two Taliban assassination cell members during an operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, yesterday.
According to official reporting, the Taliban assassination cell members were based in Kandahar province where they targeted Afghan civilians and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials through the use of intimidation, extortion and targeted assassinations.
Intelligence reports led the security force to the targeted compound in the district, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The two targeted insurgents were detained after initial questioning at the scene for their involvement in insurgent activity.
According to official reporting, the Taliban assassination cell members were based in Kandahar province where they targeted Afghan civilians and Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials through the use of intimidation, extortion and targeted assassinations.
Intelligence reports led the security force to the targeted compound in the district, where Afghan forces called for all occupants to exit the buildings peacefully before conducting a search. The two targeted insurgents were detained after initial questioning at the scene for their involvement in insurgent activity.
Taliban leader detained
KABUL, Afghanistan (March 4, 2011) – ISAF confirmed today that a Taliban leader was detained during an joint Afghan and Coalition operation in Kandahar province, on 2nd March.
The leader was responsible for coordinating weapons acquisition and distribution for attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
10 killed, 17 hurt in Afghanistan blasts
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) 27th February: Eight civilians and two police officers were killed when two mines planted in a playground went off Sunday in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, officials said.
The blasts in Arghandab district wounded 12 other civilians and five police officers, the country's interior ministry said.
The explosions took place during a picnic hosted by the former police chief of Arghandab district in the province, said the province's district governor.
No one immediately claimed responsibility.
"The leadership of Ministry of Interior strongly condemns the insurgent's un-Islamic and inhumane action," the ministry said. "The police have launched an investigation in to the case."
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
U.S Customs officer killed by suicide bomber
KABUL - A retired U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was killed and three other U.S. customs workers were wounded in a suicide bombing earlier this week in southern Afghanistan.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement released Tuesday in Washington that David Hillman, a retired customs officer who had worked for the U.S. government for 30 years, died in the blast Monday at the Inland Customs Warehouse in Kandahar.
Afghan police said the suicide bomber detonated a cache of explosives inside the city's customs house compound during a visit by NATO forces.
The Taliban in Kandahar are attacking officials and others who support pro-government forces. Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed the province's deputy governor.
On Wednesday, a roadside bomb killed a senior district police official in the northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Sher Jan Durani said. Four bodyguards were also wounded when the bomb struck the vehicle carrying the director of criminal investigations in the province's Chimtal district, Noor Ahmad.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement released Tuesday in Washington that David Hillman, a retired customs officer who had worked for the U.S. government for 30 years, died in the blast Monday at the Inland Customs Warehouse in Kandahar.
Afghan police said the suicide bomber detonated a cache of explosives inside the city's customs house compound during a visit by NATO forces.
The Taliban in Kandahar are attacking officials and others who support pro-government forces. Earlier this month, a suicide bomber killed the province's deputy governor.
On Wednesday, a roadside bomb killed a senior district police official in the northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Sher Jan Durani said. Four bodyguards were also wounded when the bomb struck the vehicle carrying the director of criminal investigations in the province's Chimtal district, Noor Ahmad.
Monday, February 7, 2011
US troops killed in Afghan suicide blast
(AFP) – US soldiers have been killed in a suicide blast in southern Afghanistan's biggest city, Kandahar, along with an Afghan interpreter for the US military, police said Monday.
Khan Mohammad Mujahid, the provincial police chief for Kandahar, could not specify exactly how many troops died in the attack on the customs office in the city, which is seen as the birthplace of the Taliban.
But a spokesman for the international force in Afghanistan said he believed the number was "not high."
The attack is the latest in a string of bloody incidents to hit Kandahar, which has been the scene of a major anti-Taliban offensive by international troops.
Bomb Hits NATO Troops at Afghan Customs Office
(CBS/AP) - A bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan's largest city of Kandahar on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding two, Afghan officials said. It followed the killing of a local government leader near the country's volatile eastern border region earlier in the day.
The Kandahar bomb went off at the city's customs house during a visit by NATO troops, police chief Khan Mohammad Mujahid said. He said an Afghan interpreter was killed, and at least two people were wounded in the attack.
Sources tell CBS News that initial reports suggest a U.S. service member may also have been killed, but that information could not be immediately returned.
Read full story at CBS News
The Kandahar bomb went off at the city's customs house during a visit by NATO troops, police chief Khan Mohammad Mujahid said. He said an Afghan interpreter was killed, and at least two people were wounded in the attack.
Sources tell CBS News that initial reports suggest a U.S. service member may also have been killed, but that information could not be immediately returned.
Read full story at CBS News
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Canada's hired guns in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Canada spent more than $41 million on hired guns in Afghanistan over four years, much of it going to security companies slammed by the U.S. Senate for having warlords on the payroll.
Both the Defence and Foreign Affairs departments have employed 11 security contractors in Kabul and Kandahar since 2006, but have kept quiet about the details.
Now documents tabled in Parliament at the request of the New Democrats provide the first comprehensive picture of the use of private contractors, which have been accused of adding to the chaos in Afghanistan.
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